Pattamadai

Pattamadai
Pathamadai
panchayat town
Pattamadai

Location in Tamil Nadu, India

Coordinates: 8°39′51″N 77°34′56″E / 8.664167°N 77.582222°E / 8.664167; 77.582222Coordinates: 8°39′51″N 77°34′56″E / 8.664167°N 77.582222°E / 8.664167; 77.582222
Country  India
State Tamil Nadu
District Tirunelveli district
Government
  Body Town Panchayat
Elevation 61 m (200 ft)
Population
  Total 14,957
Languages
  Official Tamil
Time zone IST (UTC+5:30)
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 panchayat town in Tirunelveli district in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu.

Demographics

As of 2011 India census, Pathamadai had a population of 14,965.[1] Males constitute 49% of the population and females 51%. Pathamadai 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 Pathamadai, 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]

References

  1. "Census of India 2001". Census Commission of India. Archived from the original on 2004-06-16. Retrieved 2008-11-01.
  2. "Sole stories". The Hindu (India). 10 July 2010.
  3. "Grass mats still hold their own here". Business Line (Chennai, India). 4 November 2005.
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