Paramathi is a

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Namakkal district Namakkal District is one of the 38 districts (an districts of Tamil Nadu, administrative district) in the States and territories of India, state of Tamil Nadu, India. The district was bifurcated from Salem District with Namakkal city as headqua ...

in the

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. It is the headquarter of Paramathi block.

Demographics

India

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, Paramathi had a population of 10,957. Males constitute 50% of the population and females 50%. Paramathi has an average literacy rate of 69%, higher than the national average of 59.5%: male literacy is 77%, and female literacy is 61%. In Paramathi, 11% of the population is under 6 years of age.

Education

Schools

* Government Higher Secondary School, Palapatti, Namakkal * Government Boys Higher Secondary School, Paramathi, Namakkal. * Government Girls Higher Secondary School, Paramathi, Namakkal. * Malar Matric Higher Secondary School, Paramathi, Namakkal. * sivabakkiam Muthusamy Matric Higher Secondary school, Paramathi, Namakkal.

colleges

* K.S. Maniam College of Education, Irukkur Post, Paramathi Velur-Tk, Namakkal-Dt * Kandaswami Kandar's College, Velur, Paramathi velur-Tk, Namakkal. * PGP Group of Educational Institutions, NH-7, Namakkal to Paramathi Main Road, Namakkal. These colleges can be connected to Paramathi with 5 kilometers. And also there are many colleges nearby Namakkal, Rasipuram, Tiruchengode, Karur and Erode which are connected approximately 35 kilometers each.

Economy

Agriculture, lorry and poultry farms are the main source for the economy apart from this textiles, oil mills, etc.

Transport

Paramathi is located on the highway NH7 which connects Salem and

Namakkal Namakkal () is a city and the headquarters of Namakkal district, Tamil Nadu. It is the first ISO 14001-2004 certified municipality in Asia for environmental management, specifically the provision and maintenance of water supply, solid wast ...

and

Karur Karur () is a municipal corporation (India), municipal corporation in the States and union territories of India, Indian state of Tamil Nadu. It is the administrative headquarters of Karur district and is administered by the Karur Municipal Cor ...

. And also located on the SH86 which connects

Tiruchengode Tiruchengode is a special grade municipality town located in western part of southern Indian state of Tamil Nadu. It is famous for the ancient hilltop Ardhanareeswarar Temple, dedicated to the unique combined male-female form of Lord Shiva and G ...

and

. Paramathi is well connected by private and government buses from Tiruchengode, Erode, Salem, Namakkal, Rasipuram, Karur, Sankagiri, Attur, Paramathi-Velur, Edappadi, etc., The nearest railway station is Pugalur Railway Station (13 km) and Mohanur Railway Station (20 km). The nearest major Railway Junction is Namakkal Railway Station (24 km), Karur Railway Station (27 km) and Salem Railway Station (73 km)

References

Cities and towns in Namakkal district {{Namakkal-geo-stub