Pattabiramapuramis an attractive and environmentally clean town located 2.9 km east of Tiruttani

Tiruttani

Tiruttani is a town in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu. It is one of the main tourist centre in Thiruvallur district about 84 km from Chennai. Thiruthani Murugan Temple is one of the six abodes of Lord Muruga. Tiruttani is 15 km from Andhra Pradesh state...

, 80 km from Chennai

Chennai

Chennai , formerly known as Madras or Madarasapatinam , is the capital city of the Indian state of Tamil Nadu, located on the Coromandel Coast off the Bay of Bengal. Chennai is the fourth most populous metropolitan area and the sixth most populous city in India...

, 34 km from Tiruvallur

Tiruvallur

Tiruvallur is a temple town and Grade I municipality in Tiruvallur district in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu. It is located on the Cooum river about northwest of the city of Chennai , the capital city of Tamil Nadu. It is the administrative headquarters of Tiruvallur district...

, and 66 km from Tirupathi. It is situated on the NH 205 (Chennai to Anantpur national highway).

Economy

Pattabiramapuram is surrounded by Mel Vinayagapuram, Kel Vinayagapuram, Kasinathapuram, T-Puthur, Velancheri, and Methinipuram. The major economy of the town depends on Agriculture with 50% of the inhabitants having their own jasmine farms; Other crops include rice, sugar cane, peanuts (groundnuts), and vegetables.

Education

Approximately 60% of the inhabitants of Pattabiramapuram have had some formal education. The town has facilities for higher education, with several educational institutions nearby, including Panchayat Union middle school, Thalapathy Matriculation school, and colleges including the B.K.R College of Engineering and the Arulmigu Subramaniya Swamy Government Art College.

Population statistics

The 2001 Census

Census

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shows the total population of the town as 3362, with 1687 male and 1675 female. 50% of adult inhabitants are farmers, 25% are self employed, and 25% are professionals. Commuters travel regularly to the nearby cities of Chennai, Kanchipuram, and Tiruvallur.

Facilities

The town has good internal architecture such as cement roads, mains water and electricity, mobile communications towers, and a main Post Office. There is a recreation area with nearly 200 trees.

Local administration: Pattabiramapuram panchayat

The Pattabiramapuram panchayat (local administration area) covers the following towns and villages:

• Pattabiramapuram
• Mel Vinayagapuram
• Kel vinayagapuram
• Pattabiramapuram Arunthathiyar colony
• Pattabiramapuram Irular colony
• Kasinathapuram
• Kasinathapuaram colony
• Teachers Nagar

The president of Pattabiramapuram as at October 2011 is Mr.S. Dhenan. This panchayat is connected with the Tiruttani Panchayat Union.