Paramathi

Paramathi is a panchayat town in Namakkal district in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu. It is the headquarter of Paramathi block.

Paramathi
Panchayat town
Paramathi Location in Tamil Nadu, India
Coordinates: 11.1667°N 78.0333°E / 11.1667; 78.0333
Country	India
State	Tamil Nadu
District	Namakkal
Population  (2011)
• Total	11,986
Languages
• Official	Tamil
Time zone	UTC+5:30 (IST)
Vehicle registration	TN-88Z

Demographics

Populations and Households

The 2011 Census reports 11,986 residents, with 6,022 males and 5,964 females across 3,353 households within the town limits. The town is organized into 15 wards under the town panchayat administration.

Sex ratio and child population

Overall sex ratio stands at 990 females per 1,000 males, with a notably higher child sex ratio of 998 among ages 0–6. Children aged 0–6 number 1,001, accounting for approximately 8.35% of the population.

Literacy

Overall literacy is 82.26%, above the Tamil Nadu average in 2011, with male literacy at 89.53% and female literacy at 74.91%. Total literates number about 9,036, reflecting broad educational attainment for a semi-urban panchayat town.

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

The main sources of income in Paramathi are agriculture, lorry/transport-related businesses, and poultry farming, with additional contributions from textiles, oil mills, granite, and sugar/jaggery-linked activities in the wider Namakkal economy.

Transport

Paramathi is located on the highway NH7 which connects Salem and Namakkal and Karur. And also located on the SH86 which connects Tiruchengode and Karur.

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)