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Aathur
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Attur
Attur, Tamil Nadu
Coordinates: 11°35′54″N78°35′51″E / 11.598300°N 78.597400°E / 11.598300; 78.597400
CountryFlag of India.svg  India
State Tamil Nadu
District Salem
Government
 • TypeSelection Grade Municipality
 • BodyAttur Municipality
Elevation
244 m (801 ft)
Population
 (2011)
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.

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Transport

Aaththur railway station, part of the Salem- Virudhachalam branch line Attur railway station.JPG
Aaththur railway station, part of the Salem- Virudhachalam branch line

Attur is located at the junction of NH 79 and NH 136. [1] One National Highway [2] and two state highways originate from Attur.

Demographics

Religious census
ReligionPercent(%)
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. [3] 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%. [3] 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. [4] 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. [5]

Politics

Attur assembly constituency is part of Kallakurichi (Lok Sabha constituency). [6] Jayashankar is the current Member of Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly (MLA) representing the Attur constituency as of 2021.

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References

  1. ↑ National Highway 136 (India) [ circular reference ]
  2. ↑ "Three more State highways get upgraded as NH - TAMIL NADU". The Hindu. 21 August 2017. Retrieved 11 March 2019.
  3. 1 2 "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.
  4. ↑ "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.
  5. ↑ "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.
  6. ↑ "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.
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