Pattamadai
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Pattamadai
Pathamadai | |
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special grade town panchayath | |
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| Country | File:Flag of India.svg India |
| 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
[edit | edit source]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
[edit | edit source]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
[edit | edit source]- Sivananda Saraswati, Hindu spiritual teacher and a proponent of Yoga and Vedanta.
- Madurai Sundar, Carnatic musician
References
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