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About Attur Village

Attur is a small village in Hosakote tehsil, in the district of Bangalore Rural, Karnataka. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 347, made up of 169 males and 178 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,053 females per 1000 males. The village covers 147.37 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 562114, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Attur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Attur village
Description Value
State Karnataka
District Bangalore Rural
Tehsil Hosakote
Pincode 562114
Area (hectares) 147.37 hectares
Population 347
Male Population 169
Female Population 178
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,053
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Attur compares

By the 2011 count Attur is the 185th largest of the 253 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 820 residents. Its 147.37 hectares work out to about 2.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 950.

Getting to Attur

Attur is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Attur as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Attur from other places

Attur lies about 34 km from Bangalore Rural, and the nearest railway station is Devangonthi, about 13 km away. The figures below are straight-line distances from the village to each place. A road journey is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again.

Distances from Attur
Tehsil headquarters Hosakote 7.3 km
Nearest town Hoskote 7.3 km
Nearest railway station Devangonthi 13 km
District headquarters Bangalore Rural 34 km

Villages closest to Attur

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Hosakote tehsil.

Source: Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. Figures have not been revised since collection. Read more on our about the data page.

Common questions about Attur

As per the Census of India 2011, Attur village had a population of 347. That makes it the 185th largest of the 253 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 820 residents.

Attur village has 169 males and 178 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Attur has about 1053 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 950.

The pincode recorded for Attur is 562114. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Attur covers 147.37 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Attur falls under Hosakote tehsil of Bangalore Rural district in Karnataka.

The nearest railway station to Attur is Devangonthi, about 13 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 10+ km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within village for Attur.

Attur is about 34 km from Bangalore Rural in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Attur is in Hosakote tehsil of Bangalore Rural district. Hosakote is about 7.3 km away. Hoskote is about 7.3 km away. Devangonthi is about 13 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Channapura (under 2 km), Gottipura (under 2 km) and Nidagatta (under 2 km).

No. It is the count from the Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. The population of Attur today is likely to be higher.

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