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{{Infobox settlement
| name = Attur
| native_name = 
| native_name_lang =
| other_name = Aathur
| nickname = [[Sago City of India]]
| settlement_type = Town
| image_skyline = "A long Shot of Fort of Attur".jpg
| image_alt =
| image_caption = Attur Fort
| pushpin_map = India Tamil Nadu
| pushpin_map_alt =
| pushpin_map_caption = Location in Tamil Nadu, India
| coordinates = {{coord|11.599341|N|78.597752|E|display=inline,title}}
| subdivision_type = Country
| subdivision_name = {{flag|India}}
| subdivision_type1 = [[States and territories of India|State]]
| subdivision_name1 = [[Tamil Nadu]]
| subdivision_type2 = [[Region]]
| subdivision_name2 = [[Kongu Nadu]]
| subdivision_type3 = [[List of districts of India|District]]
| subdivision_name3 = [[Salem district|Salem]]
| established_title = 
| established_date =
| founder =
| named_for =
| government_type = Selection Grade Municipality
| governing_body = Attur Municipality
| unit_pref = Metric
| area_footnotes =
| area_rank =
| area_total_km2 =
| elevation_footnotes =
| elevation_m = 212
| population_town = 61,793
| population_as_of = 2011
| population_rank =
| population_density_km2 = auto
| population_demonym = Atturkaran
| population_footnotes =
| demographics_type1 = Languages
| demographics1_title1 = Official
| demographics1_info1 = [[Tamil language|Tamil]]
| timezone1 = [[Indian Standard Time|IST]]
| utc_offset1 = +5:30
| postal_code_type = [[Postal Index Number|PIN]]
| postal_code = 636 102
| area_code_type = [[Telephone code]]
| area_code = 04282
| registration_plate = TN-77, TN-54 X,Y,Z
| website = {{URL|www.salem.tn.nic.in/aprofile.htm}}
| footnotes =
| official_name =
}}
'''Attur''' or '''Aathur''' is a town, [[Subdivisions of India#Municipalities|municipality]] and headquarters of [[Attur Taluk, Salem|Attur taluk]] in the [[Salem district]] in the state of [[Tamil Nadu]], [[India]]. As of the 2011 census, the town had a population of 61,793.

==Transport==
[[File:Attur railway station.JPG|thumb|180 px|Aaththur railway station, part of the Salem- Virudhachalam branch line]]
Attur is located at the junction of NH 79 and [[National Highway 136 (India)|NH 136]].<ref>[[National Highway 136 (India)]]{{Circular reference|date=January 2018}}</ref> One National Highway<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-national/tp-tamilnadu/three-more-state-highways-get-upgraded-as-nh/article19532154.ece |title=Three more State highways get upgraded as NH - TAMIL NADU |publisher=The Hindu |date=21 August 2017 |access-date=11 March 2019}}</ref> and two state highways originate from Attur.

==Demographics==
{{bar box|title=Religious census|titlebar=#ddd|left1=Religion|right1=Percent(%)|float=left|bars={{bar percent|[[Hinduism|Hindu]]|Orange|90.7}}{{bar percent|[[Islam|Muslim]]|Green|7.24}}{{bar percent|[[Christianity|Christian]]|purple|1.88}}{{bar percent|[[Sikhism|Sikh]]|yellow|0.03}}{{bar percent|[[Buddhism|Buddhist]]|Gold|0.01}}{{bar percent|[[Jainism|Jain]]|Blue|0.04}}{{bar percent|Other|grey|0.11}}{{bar percent|[[Irreligion|No religion]]|violet|0.0}}}}

According to [[2011 census of India|2011 census]], Attur had a population of 61,793 with a sex-ratio of 1,021 females for every 1,000 males, much above the national average of 929.<ref name="dashboard">{{cite web|title=Census Info 2011 Final population totals|url=http://www.censusindia.gov.in/2011census/censusinfodashboard/index.html|publisher=Office of The Registrar General and Census Commissioner, Ministry of Home Affairs, Government of India|year=2013|access-date=26 January 2014}}</ref> A total of 6,147 were under the age of six, constituting 3,209 males and 2,938 females. [[Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes]] accounted for 22.33% and 0.62% of the population respectively. The average literacy of the city was 74.65%, compared to the national average of 72.99%.<ref name="dashboard"/> The city had a total of 16,371 households. There were a total of 25,949 workers, comprising 1,417 cultivators, 3,740 main agricultural labourers, 735 in household industries, 17,482 other workers, 2,575 marginal workers, 36 marginal cultivators, 703 marginal agricultural labourers, 176 marginal workers in household industries and 1,660 other marginal workers.<ref name=2011census>{{cite web|title=Census Info 2011 Final population totals - Attur|url=http://www.censusindia.gov.in/pca/SearchDetails.aspx?Id=686538|publisher=Office of The Registrar General and Census Commissioner, Ministry of Home Affairs, Government of India|year=2013|access-date=26 January 2014}}</ref> As per the religious census of 2011, Attur had 90.7% [[Hindus]], 7.24% [[Muslims]], 1.88% [[Christians]], 0.03% [[Sikhs]], 0.01% [[Buddhists]], 0.04% [[Jainism|Jains]], 0.11% following other religions and 0.0% following no religion or did not indicate any religious preference.<ref name=religion2011>{{cite web|title=Population By Religious Community - Tamil Nadu|year=2011|url=http://www.censusindia.gov.in/2011census/C-01.html|format=XLS|publisher=Office of The Registrar General and Census Commissioner, Ministry of Home Affairs, Government of India|access-date=13 September 2015}}</ref>

==Politics==
Attur assembly constituency is part of [[Kallakurichi (Lok Sabha constituency)]].<ref>{{cite web
|url=http://archive.eci.gov.in/se2001/background/S22/TN_ACPC.pdf
|title=List of Parliamentary and Assembly Constituencies
|access-date=9 October 2008
|work=Tamil Nadu
|publisher=Election Commission of India
|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081031131000/http://archive.eci.gov.in/se2001/background/S22/TN_ACPC.pdf
|archive-date=2 May 2021 |url-status=dead
}}</ref> Thiru.Jayashankar is the current Member of Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly (MLA) representing the Attur constituency as of 2021.

==See also==
* [[Attur-kemral]]

==References==
{{Reflist|3}}

==External links==
{{Commons category|Attur}}
* [http://www.salem.tn.nic.in/aprofile.htm Official District Page]

{{Municipalities of Tamil Nadu}}
{{Salem District}}
{{Vasishta Nadi}}
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[[Category:Cities and towns in Salem district]]
[[Category:Localities in Salem, Tamil Nadu]]

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