About Attur Village

Attur is a large village in Mayiladuthurai tehsil, in the district of Nagapattinam, Tamil Nadu. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,648, made up of 1,305 males and 1,343 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,029 females per 1000 males. The village covers 350.35 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 609204, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Attur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Attur village
Description	Value
State	Tamil Nadu
District	Nagapattinam
Tehsil	Mayiladuthurai
Pincode	609204
Area (hectares)	350.35 hectares
Population	2,648
Male Population	1,305
Female Population	1,343
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,029
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 26th largest of the 59 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 2,796 residents. Its 350.35 hectares work out to about 7.6 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1017.

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 32 km from Nagapattinam, and the nearest railway station is Peralam Junction, about 7.2 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	Peralam Junction	7.2 km
Tehsil headquarters	Mayiladuthurai	11 km
District headquarters	Nagapattinam	32 km

Villages closest to Attur

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

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Common questions about Attur

As per the Census of India 2011, Attur village had a population of 2,648. That makes it the 26th largest of the 59 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,796 residents.

Attur village has 1,305 males and 1,343 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Attur has about 1029 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1017.

The pincode recorded for Attur is 609204. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Attur covers 350.35 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 7.6 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Attur falls under Mayiladuthurai tehsil of Nagapattinam district in Tamil Nadu.

The nearest railway station to Attur is Peralam Junction, about 7.2 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 32 km from Nagapattinam in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Attur is in Mayiladuthurai tehsil of Nagapattinam district. Peralam Junction is about 7.2 km away. Mayiladuthurai is about 11 km away. Nagapattinam is about 32 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.