Pattamadai
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Pattamadai Pathamadai |
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panchayat town | |
Location in Tamil Nadu, India | |
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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[update] 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]