# Attur Village, Mayiladuthurai, Nagapattinam (Tamil Nadu)

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Village · Mayiladuthurai, Nagapattinam 

# Attur

Attur is a village in Mayiladuthurai sub-district of Nagapattinam district, Tamil Nadu, PIN code **609204**. The 2011 Census counted **2,648 people in 675 households**, the 26th largest of 59 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 82.6%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 83.1%.

- 2,648people (2011)
- 675households
- 82.6%literacy
- 609204PIN code

## Attur PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Attur is 609204.** Attur falls in Mayiladuthurai sub-district, Nagapattinam district, Tamil Nadu.

- PIN code609204
- Gram panchayatAttur
- Community development blockMayiladuthurai
- Census village code637451

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## How far is Attur from nearby towns?

- Mayiladuthurai (sub-district HQ)24 km by road
- Nagapattinam (district HQ)84 km by road
- Manalmedu (nearest town)5 km by road

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## What facilities are there in Attur?

16 services counted by the Census are inside Attur; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 2 govt · 1 private
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 2 govt · 1 private
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●State highwayIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Sports fieldIn village
- ●Public libraryIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Manalmedu
- ○Degree college5–10 km · Aruvappadi
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Vaitheeswaran Koil
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km

### Water and power

- Drinking watertreated tap water, untreated tap water, hand pumps and tube wells / boreholes
- Electricity (2011)12 h summer · 10 h winter

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed.

## What is Attur known for?

The main crops are **paddy and sugarcane**. About 74% of the 350 hectares of village land is sown, and 257 hectares are irrigated.

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## Homes and amenities in Attur

Of every 100 households in Attur in 2011, 94 had electricity, 27 a toilet at home and 22 cooked with LPG; 48 had a mobile phone, 17 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Attur · ■ Mayiladuthurai rural average

Electricity for lighting ****94%**

**95%

Toilet within the home ****27%**

**34%

No toilet (open defecation) ****73%**

**65%

Tap water ****50%**

**68%

Drinking water within premises ****32%**

**33%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****22%**

**33%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****77%**

**66%

Use banking services ****43%**

**45%

Television ****94%**

**92%

Mobile phone ****48%**

**60%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****17%**

**22%

Car / jeep / van ****0%**

**2%

None of these assets ****4%**

**4%

Own their home ****98%**

**92%

Source: [Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14)](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## What is the population of Attur?

■ Attur · ■ Mayiladuthurai rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****82.6%**

**83.1%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1029**

**1016

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****802**

**970

Working population ****41.7%**

**42.2%

### Women and men

Literacy is 88.5% for men and 77.1% for women. 60% of men and 24% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 154 (14%) · **■** Farm labourers 728 (66%) · **■** Household industry 11 (1%) · **■** Other work 131 (12%) · **■** Marginal 79 (7%)

Source: [Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## Other villages of similar size in Mayiladuthurai

- Talainayar2,967 people
- Uluthakuppai2,919 people
- Tiruchitrambalam2,880 people
- Kesingan2,768 people
- Mudikandanallur2,571 people
- Dharmadanapuram2,507 people
- Korukkai2,442 people
- Sethur2,442 people

[All 59 villages in Mayiladuthurai](https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/nagapattinam/mayiladuthurai/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Attur?609204
- How far is Attur from Nagapattinam?84 km by road
- What is the population of Attur?2,648 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Attur in?Nagapattinam district (Mayiladuthurai sub-district), Tamil Nadu
- What is the literacy rate of Attur?82.6% (Census 2011)