Pattamadai


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

Demographics

India census, Pattamadai had a population of 14,965. 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 also called as Indian Chattai. They are flexible and have been gifted to leaders like Nikolai Bulganin and Nikita Khrushchev.