Pathamadai

Pattamadai

Pattamadai

Special grade town panchayath in Tamil Nadu, India

Pathamadai or Pattamadai is a special grade town panchayath in Tirunelveli district in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu.

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Demographics

As of 2011 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

References

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