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'''Pathamadai''' is a [[panchayat town]] in [[Tirunelveli district]] in the [[India]]n [[States and territories of India|state]] of [[Tamil Nadu]].
'''Pathamadai''' or '''Pattamadai''' is a special grade town [[panchayath]] in [[Tirunelveli district]] in the [[India]]n [[States and territories of India|state]] of [[Tamil Nadu]].


==Demographics==
==Demographics==
[[As of 2001]] India [[census]]{{GR|India}}, Pathamadai had a population of 14,965. 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 6 years of age.
{{As of|2011}} India [[census]], Pattamadai had a population of 14,965.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.censusindia.net/results/town.php?stad=A&state5=999|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20040616075334/http://www.censusindia.net/results/town.php?stad=A&state5=999|archive-date=2004-06-16|title=Census of India 2001|access-date=2008-11-01|publisher= Census Commission of India}}</ref> 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)|Reed plant]]) also called as Indian Chattai.<ref>{{cite news|title=Sole stories|url=http://www.thehindu.com/arts/magazine/article509423.ece|newspaper=The Hindu|date=10 July 2010|location=India}}</ref> They are flexible and have been gifted to leaders like [[Nikolai Bulganin]] and [[Nikita Khrushchev]].<ref>{{cite news|title=Grass mats still hold their own here|url=http://www.thehindubusinessline.in/2005/11/04/stories/2005110401741300.htm|newspaper=Business Line|date=4 November 2005|location=Chennai, India}}</ref>


==Notable people==
*[[Sivananda Saraswati]], [[Hindu]] spiritual teacher and a proponent of [[Yoga]] and [[Vedanta]].
*[[Madurai Sundar]], [[Carnatic music|Carnatic]] musician


==References==
{{TamilNadu-geo-stub}}
{{Reflist}}


{{Tirunelveli district}}
[[Category:Cities and towns in Tamil Nadu]]


[[Category:Cities and towns in Tirunelveli district]]
[[pt:Pathamadai]]
[[Category:Hindu holy cities]]

Latest revision as of 01:27, 22 August 2024

Pattamadai
Pathamadai
special grade town panchayath
Pattamadai is located in Tamil Nadu
Pattamadai
Pattamadai
Location in Tamil Nadu, India
Coordinates: 8°39′51″N 77°34′56″E / 8.664167°N 77.582222°E / 8.664167; 77.582222
Country India
StateTamil Nadu
DistrictTirunelveli district
Government
 • BodyTown Panchayat
Elevation
61 m (200 ft)
Population
 • Total
14,965
Languages
 • OfficialTamil
Time zoneUTC+5:30 (IST)
PIN
627453
Telephone code04634
Vehicle registrationTN 76
Nearest cityPalayamkottai, Ambasamudram
Sex ratio1:1 ♂/♀
Literacy72%
Lok Sabha constituencyTirunelveli
Vidhan Sabha constituencyAmbasamudram

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

Demographics

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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

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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

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References

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  1. ^ "Census of India 2001". Census Commission of India. Archived from the original on 16 June 2004. Retrieved 1 November 2008.
  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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