Pattamadai
Special grade town panchayath in Tamil Nadu, India
Pattamadai Pathamadai | |
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special grade town panchayath | |
8°39′51″N 77°34′56″E / 8.664167°N 77.582222°E / 8.664167; 77.582222 | |
Country | ![]() |
State | Tamil Nadu |
District | Tirunelveli district |
Government | |
• Body | Town Panchayat |
Elevation | 61 m (200 ft) |
Population | |
• Total | 14,965 |
Languages | |
• Official | Tamil |
Time zone | UTC+5:30 (IST) |
PIN | 627453 |
Telephone code | 04634 |
Vehicle registration | TN 76 |
Nearest city | Palayamkottai, Ambasamudram |
Sex ratio | 1:1 ♂/♀ |
Literacy | 72% |
Lok Sabha constituency | Tirunelveli |
Vidhan Sabha constituency | Ambasamudram |
Pathamadai or Pattamadai is a special grade town panchayath in Tirunelveli district in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu.
Demographics
As of 2011[update] India census, Pattamadai had a population of 14,965.[1] Males constitute 49% of the population and females 51%. Pattamadai has an average literacy rate of 72%, higher than the national average of 59.5%: male literacy is 80%, and female literacy is 66%. In Pattamadai, 11% of the population is under age 6.
Mats of Pathamadai
Pathamadai has a mat industry which produces mats crafted out of korai grass (Reed plant) also called as Indian Chattai.[2] They are flexible and have been gifted to leaders like Nikolai Bulganin and Nikita Khrushchev.[3]
Notable people
- Sivananda Saraswati, Hindu spiritual teacher and a proponent of Yoga and Vedanta.
- Madurai Sundar, Carnatic musician
References
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- Ambasamudram
- Cheranmadevi
- Manur
- Nanguneri
- Palayamkottai
- Radhapuram
- Tirunelveli
- Tisaiyanvilai
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