Pattamadai
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Pattamadai
Pathamadai | |
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special grade town panchayath | |
Coordinates: 8°39′51″N 77°34′56″E / 8.664167°N 77.582222°ECoordinates: 8°39′51″N 77°34′56″E / 8.664167°N 77.582222°E | |
Country | India |
State | Tamil Nadu |
District | Tirunelveli district |
Government | |
• Body | Town Panchayat |
Elevation | 61 m (200 ft) |
Population | |
• Total | 20,000 |
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]
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]
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]
- Sivananda Saraswati, Hindu spiritual teacher and a proponent of Yoga and Vedanta.
- Madurai Sundar, Carnatic musician
References[edit]
- ↑ "Census of India 2001". Census Commission of India. Archived from the original on 16 June 2004. Retrieved 1 November 2008.
- ↑ "Sole stories". The Hindu. India. 10 July 2010.
- ↑ "Grass mats still hold their own here". Business Line. Chennai, India. 4 November 2005.