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Town in Tamil Nadu, India

Attur Aathur
Town
Attur Fort
Nickname: Sago City of India
AtturAttur, Tamil Nadu
Coordinates: 11°35′54″N 78°35′51″E / 11.598300°N 78.597400°E / 11.598300; 78.597400
Country	India
State	Tamil Nadu
District	Salem
Government
• Type	Selection Grade Municipality
• Body	Attur Municipality
Elevation	244 m (801 ft)
Population	61,793
Demonym	Atturkaran
Languages
• Official	Tamil
Time zone	UTC+5:30 (IST)
PIN	636 102
Telephone code	04282
Vehicle registration	TN-77, TN-54 X,Y,Z
Website	www.salem.tn.nic.in/aprofile.htm

Attur or Aathur is a municipality and headquarters of Attur taluk in the Salem district in the state of Tamil Nadu, India. As of the 2011 census, the town had a population of 61,793. Attur is growing economically.

Transport

Attur is located at the junction of NH 79 and NH 136. One National Highway and two state highways originate from Attur.

Demographics

Religious census
Religion			Percent(%)
Hindu			90.7%
Muslim			7.24%
Christian			1.88%
Sikh			0.03%
Buddhist			0.01%
Jain			0.04%
Other			0.11%
No religion			0.0%

According to 2011 census, Attur had a population of 61,793 with a sex-ratio of 1,021 females for every 1,000 males, much above the national average of 929. A total of 6,147 were under the age of six, constituting 3,209 males and 2,938 females. Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes accounted for 22.33% and 0.62% of the population respectively. The average literacy of the city was 74.65%, compared to the national average of 72.99%. The city had a total of 16,371 households. There were a total of 25,949 workers, comprising 1,417 cultivators, 3,740 main agricultural labourers, 735 in household industries, 17,482 other workers, 2,575 marginal workers, 36 marginal cultivators, 703 marginal agricultural labourers, 176 marginal workers in household industries and 1,660 other marginal workers. As per the religious census of 2011, Attur had 90.7% Hindus, 7.24% Muslims, 1.88% Christians, 0.03% Sikhs, 0.01% Buddhists, 0.04% Jains, 0.11% following other religions and 0.0% following no religion or did not indicate any religious preference.

Politics

Attur assembly constituency is part of Kallakurichi (Lok Sabha constituency). Jayashankar is the current Member of Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly (MLA) representing the Attur constituency as of 2021.

References

National Highway 136 (India)
"Three more State highways get upgraded as NH - TAMIL NADU". The Hindu. 21 August 2017. Retrieved 11 March 2019.
^ "Census Info 2011 Final population totals". Office of The Registrar General and Census Commissioner, Ministry of Home Affairs, Government of India. 2013. Retrieved 26 January 2014.
"Census Info 2011 Final population totals - Attur". Office of The Registrar General and Census Commissioner, Ministry of Home Affairs, Government of India. 2013. Retrieved 26 January 2014.
"Population By Religious Community - Tamil Nadu" (XLS). Office of The Registrar General and Census Commissioner, Ministry of Home Affairs, Government of India. 2011. Retrieved 13 September 2015.
"List of Parliamentary and Assembly Constituencies" (PDF). Tamil Nadu. Election Commission of India. Archived from the original (PDF) on 31 October 2008. Retrieved 9 October 2008.

External links

Official District Page Archived 31 May 2017 at the Wayback Machine

Corporations and Municipalities of Tamil Nadu

Corporations

Municipalities

Special grade	Dharmapuri Kodaikanal Kovilpatti Krishnagiri Maraimalai Nagar Mayiladuthurai Pollachi Rajapalayam Ramanathapuram Theni Allinagaram Udagamandalam Viluppuram
Selection grade	Ambur Attur Chidambaram Coonoor Dharapuram Gobichettipalayam Mannargudi Mettupalayam Mettur Nagapattinam Palani Pattukkottai Perambalur Ranipet Tenkasi Thiruvarur Thuraiyur Tindivanam Tiruchengode Tirupattur Udumalaipettai Valparai Vaniyambadi Virudhunagar
First grade	Arakkonam Arani Aranthangi Arcot Aruppukkottai Bodinayakkanur Chengalpattu Colachel Cumbum Devakottai Edappadi Gudiyatham Jayankondam Kadayanallur Kallakurichi Komarapalayam Manapparai Palladam Panruti Paramakudi Rasipuram Sankarankovil Sathyamangalam Sivaganga Srivilliputhur Tirumangalam Tiruvallur Tiruttani Vedaranyam Virudhachalam
Second grade	Adirampattinam Ambasamudram Ariyalur Bhavani Cheyyar Chinnamanur Edaganasalai Gudalur (Coimbatore) Gudalur (Nilgiris) Gudalur (Theni) Harur Jolarpettai Kalakkad Kangeyam Karamadai Karumathampatti Kayalpatnam Kilakarai Kollankodu Koothanallur Kottakuppam Kulithalai Kundrathur Kuzhithurai Lalgudi Maduranthakam Manamadurai Mangadu Melur Melvisharam Musiri Nandivaram-Guduvancheri Narasingapuram Nellikuppam Nelliyalam Oddanchatram Padmanabhapuram Pallapatti Pallipalayam Periyakulam Pernambut Ponneri Pugalur Puliyankudi Punjai Puliampatti Rameswaram Sattur Sengottai Sholinghur Sirkazhi Surandai Tharamangalam Thirumuruganpoondi Thiruthuraipoondi Thuvakudi Tiruchendur Tirukoilur Tittakudi Ulundurpettai Usilampatti Vadalur Vandavasi Vellakoil Vikramasingapuram Walajapet

v t e Salem District
Taluks	Attur Gangavalli Idappadi Kadyampatti Mettur Omalur Peddanayakkan Palayam Salem Salem South Salem West Sankagiri Vazhapady Yercaud
Blocks	Attur Ayothiapattinam Gangavalli Idappadi Kadaiyampatty Kolathur Konganapuram Magudanchavadi Mecheri Nangavalli Omalur Panaimarathupatti Pethanaickenpalayam Salem Sankagiri Talavasal Tharamangalam Valapady Veerapandi Yercaud
Corporations	Salem Corporation
Municipalities	Attur Edappadi Mettur Narasingapuram
Census towns	Avadattur Dalavaipatti Kondalampatti Mallamooppampatti Maramangalathupatti Masinaickenpatti Neikkarapatti Papparapatti
Town panchayats	Attayampatti Ayothiapattinam Jalakandapuram Kannankurichi Kolathur Konganapuram Mecheri Omalur P.N.Patti Pethanaickenpalayam Sankari Thammampatti Tharamangalam Vazhapadi Veerakkalpudur Belur Edaganasalai Elampillai Ethapur Gangavalli Kadayampatti Karuppur Keeripatti Mallur Panaimarathupatti Sentharapatti Thedavur Thevur Veeraganur Arasiramani Nangavalli Poolampatti Vanavasi
Revenue divisions	Attur Mettur Salem Sankari
Rivers	Cauveri Sarabanga Vashista Suvetha Thirumanimutharu
Places of interest	Jarugumalai Yercaud Kanjamalai Kurumbapatti Zoological Park Mettur Dam Shevaroy Hills Sankagiri Fort Attur Fort Kalrayan Hills

v t e Vasishta Nadi
Tributaries	Ammapalaiam Mananji Rariyakoil
Dams	Puluthikuttai Attur Thalaivasal Aragalur
Features	The Vellar system Kalrayan Hills
Cities and towns	Belur Ethapur Chinnamasamudram Pethanaickenpalayam Kothampadi Narasingapuram Attur Ammapalaiam Kattukottai Appasamudram Deviyakurichi Thalaivasal Aragalur Kottavadi Koogayur
Riparian Districts	Salem Viluppuram
Bridges	SH-160 @ Ethapur & Belur NH68@Thalaivasal Aragalur

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Cities and towns in Salem district