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About Attur Forest Village

Attur Forest is a mid sized village in Somvarpet tehsil, in the district of Kodagu, Karnataka. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 628, made up of 384 males and 244 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 635 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1179.28 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 571234, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Attur Forest Overview

Census 2011 figures for Attur Forest village
Description Value
State Karnataka
District Kodagu
Tehsil Somvarpet
Pincode 571234
Area (hectares) 1179.28 hectares
Population 628
Male Population 384
Female Population 244
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 635
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Attur Forest compares

By the 2011 count Attur Forest is the 82nd largest of the 129 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,421 residents. Its 1179.28 hectares work out to about 0.5 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 1053.

Getting to Attur Forest

Attur Forest is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Attur Forest 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 10+ km distance. The nearest villages by name are Alur, Andagove, Anekad Forest and Anjanageri Bettageri. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

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 Forest

As per the Census of India 2011, Attur Forest village had a population of 628. That makes it the 82nd largest of the 129 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,421 residents.

Attur Forest village has 384 males and 244 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Attur Forest has about 635 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 1053.

The pincode recorded for Attur Forest is 571234. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Attur Forest covers 1179.28 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.5 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Attur Forest falls under Somvarpet tehsil of Kodagu district in Karnataka.

The census record for Attur Forest notes the nearest railway station as Available within 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 Forest.

Attur Forest is in Somvarpet tehsil of Kodagu district. The district and tehsil pages linked from here list the neighbouring villages, which is usually the quickest way to place it on a map.

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

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