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About Attur Village

Attur is a mid sized village in Mangalore tehsil, in the district of Dakshina Kannada, Karnataka. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,478, made up of 710 males and 768 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,082 females per 1000 males. The village covers 106.7 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 574146, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Attur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Attur village
Description Value
State Karnataka
District Dakshina Kannada
Tehsil Mangalore
Pincode 574146
Area (hectares) 106.7 hectares
Population 1,478
Male Population 710
Female Population 768
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,082
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Attur compares

By the 2011 count Attur is the 62nd largest of the 74 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 2,838 residents. Its 106.7 hectares work out to about 14 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 1060.

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 <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 5 - 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 51 km from Dakshina Kannada, and the nearest railway station is Mulki, about 4.0 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
Nearest railway station Mulki 4.0 km
Tehsil headquarters Mangalore 14 km
Nearest town Mangaluru 14 km
District headquarters Dakshina Kannada 51 km

Villages closest to Attur

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Mangalore 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 1,478. That makes it the 62nd largest of the 74 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,838 residents.

Attur village has 710 males and 768 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Attur has about 1082 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 1060.

The pincode recorded for Attur is 574146. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Attur covers 106.7 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 14 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Attur falls under Mangalore tehsil of Dakshina Kannada district in Karnataka.

The nearest railway station to Attur is Mulki, about 4.0 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 10 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Attur.

Attur is about 51 km from Dakshina Kannada in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Attur is in Mangalore tehsil of Dakshina Kannada district. Mulki is about 4.0 km away. Mangalore is about 14 km away. Mangaluru is about 14 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kemral (under 2 km), Panja (under 2 km) and Koikude (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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