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| population_demonym = Attingalkaran
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[[File:Bus stand. jpg.jpg|thumb|Attingal KSRTC bus stand]]

[[File:Avanavancherry Temple.jpg|thumb|[[Avanavanchery Sri Indilayappan Temple]]]]
'''Attingal''' is a [[Municipalities of India|municipality]] in [[Thiruvananthapuram metropolitan area]] in [[Thiruvananthapuram district]] of [[Kerala]] state, India. It is the headquarters of [[Chirayinkeezhu]] Taluk, and the important government institutions of the taluk such as the Taluk office, court complex, office of the deputy superintendent of Police, civil station and treasuries are situated in Attingal. It is one among the oldest municipalities of Kerala which constituted prior to the independence on 1924. On 1914 itself Attingal Town Improvement Authority (TIA) was formed which was the term used before the municipality regulation act of 1922. Attingal Town is located {{convert|25|km}} north of [[Thiruvananthapuram]]. Attingal is the 3rd densely populated municipality in the district.

==Demographics==
[[File:NH 47 At Attingal.jpg|thumb|[[NH 66]] at Attingal]]

According to the 2011 [[census]],<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.censusindia.gov.in/pca/SearchDetails.aspx?Id=674053|title = Census of India: Search Details}}</ref> Attingal has a population of 37,346. Males constitute 17,009 of the population and females 20,337. Attingal has an average literacy rate of 88.9% of the population is under the age of 6.
The town is famed for its cleanliness in recent years. The municipality has undertaken many plans which has been successful. The municipality has also achieved a couple of awards for the success.

==Politics==
The Attingal assembly constituency is part of [[Attingal (Lok Sabha constituency)]].<ref>{{cite web
|url=http://archive.eci.gov.in/se2001/background/S11/KL_Dist_PC_AC.pdf
|title=Assembly Constituencies - Corresponding Districts and Parliamentary Constituencies
|access-date=2008-10-21
|work=Kerala
|publisher=Election Commission of India
|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081030085443/http://archive.eci.gov.in/se2001/background/S11/KL_Dist_PC_AC.pdf
|archive-date=30 October 2008
|url-status=dead
}}</ref>

==Anchuthengu Fort==
The historical fort of [[Tourism in Thiruvananthapuram#Anchuthengu|Anchuthengu]] is about 10 km from Attingal town and the famous [[Shiva|Siva]] temple [[Avanavanchery Sri Indilayappan Temple]] is within the Attingal Municipal area.

==Transport==
Attingal is one of the important hubs of Thiruvananthapuram district.
[[Kanyakumari]]-[[Panvel]] Highway([[National Highway 66 (India)]]) along with [[State Highway 46 (Kerala)|SH 46]] and [[State Highway 47 (Kerala)|SH 47]] connecting the town to [[Kilimanoor]] and [[Nedumangadu]], passes through the town.SH46 joins the Town at [[Alamcode, Thiruvananthapuram|Alamcode]] and SH47 at Munumukku.
Both KSRTC and private buses have frequent services to nearby towns like [[Varkala]], [[Kilimanoor]], [[Chirayinkil]], [[Kadakkavoor]], [[Venjarammoodu]], [[Nedumangad]], [[Karette]], [[Vamanapuram]], [[Madathara]] and to the cities like [[Trivandrum]], [[Kollam]], [[Ernakulam]] etc.
The nearest railway stations are [[Chirayinkeezhu]] Railway station(7 km) and [[Kadakkavoor]] Railway station (8 km)and [[Varkala]] railway station which is 15 km away.
[[Trivandrum International Airport]] (33 km) is the nearest airport.
Two dedicated bus depots are available in the forms of a [[Kerala State Road Transport Corporation]](KSRTC) bus depot which is one among the 28 Main depots of KSRTC and one Private Bus Terminal, both in the heart of the town.
Currently as part of NH66 4laning [[Attingal Bypass]] is planning to construction from mamom to ayamkonam.



==Notable people==

* [[Prem Nazir]], film actor
* [[Raveendran]], music composer
* [[Jagathy Sreekumar]], film actor
* [[G. Venugopal]], playback singer
*[[Kumaran Asan]], poet
*[[Marthanda Varma]], Travancore King
*[[Bharat Gopy]], Film Actor (also producer and director)
*[[Murali Gopy]], Film Actor (also screenwriter, author, singer and former journalist)

==Educational institutions==
[[File:Collegeofengg.jpg|thumb|College of Engineering, Attingal]]
Educational institutions include:
* [[College of Engineering, Attingal]].
* [[Trivandrum International School]], Edackode PO, Korani, Attingal
* [[Rajadhani Institute of Engineering and Technology]], Nagaroor, Attingal
* [[Govt College Attingal]]
* [[Govt Polytechnic college]], Valiyakunnu, Attingal
* [[Govt ITI Attingal]]

==References==

{{Commons category|Attingal}}
{{Reflist}}
{{Kerala}}
{{Municipalities of Kerala}}
{{Thiruvananthapuram district}}

Govt:ITI(SCDD)EDACODU, KURAKKADA.PO, KORANI, KIZHUVILAM(VIA), ATTINGAL, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM(DIST), PIN CODE:695104

==External links==
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20191013043120/https://keralapanchayatelection2020.keralas.info/ Remaining Date for Attingal Municipality Election 2020]

[[Category:Cities and towns in Thiruvananthapuram district]]
[[Category:Kingdom of Travancore]]

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>Rajeev Sathyamoorthy at 00:13, 29 June 2021