Tamil Nadu
Salem district
Attur

Attur

Attur or Aathur is a municipality and headquarters of Attur taluk in the in the state of , . As of the 2011 census, the town had a population of 61,793. Attur is growing economically.
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  • Type: Town with 10,000 residents
  • Description: town in Salem district of Tamil Nadu, India
  • Also known as: “Athur”, “Atoor”, “Attoor”, “Āttūr”, “Attur, Salem”, and “Atur-Salem”

Places of Interest

Highlights include Attur Fort.

Castle
Photo: Thamizhpparithi Maari, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is a historic fort present in Attur in in the state of . The fort is located on the banks of river Vashista, 56 km away from .The fort was built by a Palaiyakkarar chieftain Gatti Mudaliar dynasty under Madurai Nayaks, called Lakshmana Nayakan during the 17th century.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Narasingapuram and Alagapuri, Ariyalur.

Village
is a municipality in Attur Taluk, in the Indian state of . As of 2011, the town had a population of 23,084.

Village
Alagapuri is a village in the Udayarpalayam taluk of , , . It is also Known as alagapuram… is situated 5 km west of Attur.

Attur

Latitude
11.5995° or 11° 35′ 58″ north
Longitude
78.5963° or 78° 35′ 47″ east
Population
10,000
Elevation
219 metres (719 feet)
Open location code
7J3WHHXW+RG
Open­Street­Map ID
node 1805742512
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­town
Geo­Names ID
1278173
Wiki­data ID
Q282637
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In Other Languages

From Bengali to Vietnamese—“Attur” goes by many names.
  • Bengali: “আতুর”
  • Bishnupriya: “আত্তুর”
  • Bulgarian: “Атур”
  • Cebuano: “Attur”
  • Chinese: “阿图尔”
  • Chinese: “阿圖爾”
  • Dutch: “Attur”
  • French: “Attur”
  • German: “Attur”
  • Gujarati: “અત્તુર”
  • Hindi: “अत्तुर”
  • Hindi: “आत्तूर”
  • Irish: “Attur”
  • Italian: “Attur”
  • Italian: “Atur”
  • Japanese: “アットォー”
  • Kannada: “ಅಟ್ಟೂರ್”
  • Kashmiri: “اتتور”
  • Korean: “아투르”
  • Malagasy: “Attur”
  • Malay: “Attur”
  • Newari: “अत्तुर”
  • Portuguese: “Attur”
  • Russian: “Аттур”
  • Spanish: “Attur”
  • Swedish: “Attur”
  • Tamil: “ஆத்தூர் (சேலம்)”
  • Tamil: “ஆத்தூர்”
  • Telugu: “అత్తూరు”
  • Urdu: “اتتور”
  • Vietnamese: “Attur”

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