Attur
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Attur is a town, municipality and capital of Attur Taluk
in the Salem district
in the state of Tamil Nadu
, India
.
(literally, Attur "River Town"). Attur is one of the king's town.
built the temples inside the fort.
attur has lovely fort of ancient forts with all facility.and attur is one of the busy business center at salem in ancient days.
attur peoples has helpness and ecoless.
(cassava
roots), and there are several tapioca-based industries today which manufacture products like "javvarisi" (sago
) for markets all over India. It has many medicinal plant cultivars. Some of them are MGP (Coleus-medicinal plant), south India herbs (coleus).
Attur is one of the four places in India to produce hybrid seeds (Cotton, BT Cotton) on an Industrial scale. Attur is also notified for Rice Mills which supplies Rice to all parts of India.
on the east (north-east) at 45 kilometres on the Salem-Ulunderpet NH 79 which in turn connects to Chennai through arterial NH 45 at Ulunderpet and NH 47 (Salem-Kanyakumari via Coimbatore, Cochin, Trivandrum)at Salem with a number of bus
routes.
Private buses are being operated between Attur and nearby towns/villages. TAMIL NADU State run corporation, formerly known as Anna Transport Corporation (ATC), in Salem district compete with private buses in that area.
Train services are also available between Attur to Salem, Attur to Virudhachalam and Salem-Chennai Egmore express train runs via Attur . The frequency of operation is very low; one on each direction in the morning and one in the evening. Pondicherry-Bangalore AC express train is expected to run shortly and runs via Attur. There are direct buses to Coimbatore via Avinashi.
Attur has many transport services including Southern Roadways Ltd (TVS), ABT, ARC and other daily transporters.
Attur is landlocked and depends on the Port of Chennai for most oceangoing freight.
Nearest airport is Salem Airport
which is 55KM away from the town.
river that flows from the Kalvarayan Hills (misspelt in English as Kalrayan). Attur has a small dam across Vashistanadi river in the west end of town. The average elevation of the town is 212 metres (695 feet) above mean sea level (msl).
, Attur had a population of 58,150. Males constitute 50% of the population and females 50%.
Attur Taluk
Attur Taluk is one of the taluks, or administrative division of Salem District in the state of Tamil Nadu, India. The division's headquarters is Attur town.-Background:...
in the Salem district
Salem District
Salem District is a district of Tamil Nadu state in southern India. The city of Salem is the district headquarters. Other major towns in the district are Mettur, Omalur and Attur...
in the state of Tamil Nadu
Tamil Nadu
Tamil Nadu is one of the 28 states of India. Its capital and largest city is Chennai. Tamil Nadu lies in the southernmost part of the Indian Peninsula and is bordered by the union territory of Pondicherry, and the states of Kerala, Karnataka, and Andhra Pradesh...
, India
India
India , officially the Republic of India , is a country in South Asia. It is the seventh-largest country by geographical area, the second-most populous country with over 1.2 billion people, and the most populous democracy in the world...
.
Etymology
The name of the town derives from the word "Aaru", meaning "River" and "Oor", meaning "Town/City/village" - Vasishta NadiVasishta Nadi
Vasishta Nadi, named after the Hindu sage Vasishtha, originates from Salem district, flows through Attur, Pattuthurai, Thalaivasal, Aragalur, Sitheri and Cuddalore district. This river flows in Tiruchirapalli and joins Sweata Nadi before flowing into the Bay of Bengal. Dams on the river are located...
(literally, Attur "River Town"). Attur is one of the king's town.
History
C.Lakshmana Nayakan (17th Century), local Palayakarar, built the fort. Gatti MudalisGatti Mudalis
The Gatti Mudalis were in charge of the most dangerously exposed province of the Nayak Kingdom with Kaveripuram on the right bank of the Cauvery as their strategic capital commencing one of the principal passes to the Mysore Plateau. The centre of their power seems, however, to have been...
built the temples inside the fort.
attur has lovely fort of ancient forts with all facility.and attur is one of the busy business center at salem in ancient days.
attur peoples has helpness and ecoless.
Economy
Attur is the main shopping center for the neighboring region. Attur region is principally an agricultural area. Attur is also famous for tapiocaTapioca
Tapioca is a starch extracted Manihot esculenta. This species, native to the Amazon, Brazil, Colombia, Venezuela, Cuba, Puerto Rico, Haiti, the Dominican Republic, Honduras, and most of the West Indies, is now cultivated worldwide and has many names, including cassava, manioc, aipim,...
(cassava
Cassava
Cassava , also called yuca or manioc, a woody shrub of the Euphorbiaceae native to South America, is extensively cultivated as an annual crop in tropical and subtropical regions for its edible starchy tuberous root, a major source of carbohydrates...
roots), and there are several tapioca-based industries today which manufacture products like "javvarisi" (sago
Sago
Sago is a starch extracted in the spongy center or pith, of various tropical palm stems, Metroxylon sagu. It is a major staple food for the lowland peoples of New Guinea and the Moluccas, where it is called saksak and sagu. A type of flour, called sago flour, is made from sago. The largest supply...
) for markets all over India. It has many medicinal plant cultivars. Some of them are MGP (Coleus-medicinal plant), south India herbs (coleus).
Attur is one of the four places in India to produce hybrid seeds (Cotton, BT Cotton) on an Industrial scale. Attur is also notified for Rice Mills which supplies Rice to all parts of India.
Transportation
Attur is on NH 79. Attur is well connected with Salem on the west at 55 kilometres and KallakkurichiKallakkurichi
Kallakurichi is a municipality in Viluppuram district in state of Tamil Nadu, India.-Demographics: India census, Kallakurichi had a population of 36,742. Males constitute 50% of the population and females 50%. Kallakurichi has an average literacy rate of 74%, higher than the national average of...
on the east (north-east) at 45 kilometres on the Salem-Ulunderpet NH 79 which in turn connects to Chennai through arterial NH 45 at Ulunderpet and NH 47 (Salem-Kanyakumari via Coimbatore, Cochin, Trivandrum)at Salem with a number of bus
Bus
A bus is a road vehicle designed to carry passengers. Buses can have a capacity as high as 300 passengers. The most common type of bus is the single-decker bus, with larger loads carried by double-decker buses and articulated buses, and smaller loads carried by midibuses and minibuses; coaches are...
routes.
Private buses are being operated between Attur and nearby towns/villages. TAMIL NADU State run corporation, formerly known as Anna Transport Corporation (ATC), in Salem district compete with private buses in that area.
Train services are also available between Attur to Salem, Attur to Virudhachalam and Salem-Chennai Egmore express train runs via Attur . The frequency of operation is very low; one on each direction in the morning and one in the evening. Pondicherry-Bangalore AC express train is expected to run shortly and runs via Attur. There are direct buses to Coimbatore via Avinashi.
Attur has many transport services including Southern Roadways Ltd (TVS), ABT, ARC and other daily transporters.
Attur is landlocked and depends on the Port of Chennai for most oceangoing freight.
Nearest airport is Salem Airport
Salem Airport (India)
Salem Airport is located in Kamalapuram, Salem, India. This airport serves Salem city and the districts of Salem, Dharmapuri and Krishnagiri. Salem Airport is being connected only by from Chennai....
which is 55KM away from the town.
Places of worship
- Arulmigu Murgar/BalasubramaniyarMuruganMurugan also called Kartikeya, Skanda and Subrahmanya, is a popular Hindu deity especially among Tamil Hindus, worshipped primarily in areas with Tamil influences, especially South India, Singapore, Sri Lanka, Malaysia, Mauritius and Reunion Island. His six most important shrines in India are the...
Thirukovil, Vadachennimalai - Ayyanaarappan aka Iyanaar Kovil
- Church of South India(CSI)Church of South IndiaThe Church of South India is the successor of the Church of England in India. It came into being in 1947 as a union of Anglican and Protestant churches in South India. With a membership of over 3.8 million, it is India's second largest Christian church after the Roman Catholic Church in India...
union of Anglican and Protestant Church, Railway Road - Droupathi AmmanAmmanAmman is the capital of Jordan. It is the country's political, cultural and commercial centre and one of the oldest continuously inhabited cities in the world. The Greater Amman area has a population of 2,842,629 as of 2010. The population of Amman is expected to jump from 2.8 million to almost...
Kovil - Kailaasanaathar Kovil, Attur
- Kottai Prasanna Venkateswara Swami Kovil, Attur Kottai
- Kottai Shivan Kovil
- Kovarthana Giri
- Maariamman Koyil in Murugan Nagar, Paithoor
- Mada Kovil aka St. Lawrence Shrine, West Mada Kovil Street, Attur
- Manjini Maariamman Kovil
- Monthly Girivalam (sacred walk around the hill) celebrated by devotees on fullmoon nights
- Oddapatti Shrila Shri Sanniyasi Varadha Swamigal Madam
- Periyaayi also called Periyaandavan Kovil
- Vara Siddhi Vinayakar Kovil-Agraharam
- Pudupet Sultan Jamia Masjid
- Puthu Maariamman Kovil, Senthil Nagar, Attur
- Vaanam Paartha Easwari Kovil
- Vellai Pillaiyar Kovil
Geography
Attur is situated approximately 55 km to the east of Salem. The town has a fort on the northern banks of the Vasishta NadhiVasishta Nadi
Vasishta Nadi, named after the Hindu sage Vasishtha, originates from Salem district, flows through Attur, Pattuthurai, Thalaivasal, Aragalur, Sitheri and Cuddalore district. This river flows in Tiruchirapalli and joins Sweata Nadi before flowing into the Bay of Bengal. Dams on the river are located...
river that flows from the Kalvarayan Hills (misspelt in English as Kalrayan). Attur has a small dam across Vashistanadi river in the west end of town. The average elevation of the town is 212 metres (695 feet) above mean sea level (msl).
Tourism
- Attur Kottai Kaaya NirmaleswarShivaShiva is a major Hindu deity, and is the destroyer god or transformer among the Trimurti, the Hindu Trinity of the primary aspects of the divine. God Shiva is a yogi who has notice of everything that happens in the world and is the main aspect of life. Yet one with great power lives a life of a...
Temple (part of the 'pancha boodha' (=Five Elements] temples on the Vasishta Nadhi - fire) - Vadachennimalai MuruganMuruganMurugan also called Kartikeya, Skanda and Subrahmanya, is a popular Hindu deity especially among Tamil Hindus, worshipped primarily in areas with Tamil influences, especially South India, Singapore, Sri Lanka, Malaysia, Mauritius and Reunion Island. His six most important shrines in India are the...
Temple - Yaanaivaari Hills
- Yaanaivaari Water Falls
- Irataimalai Falls
- Kottai (700 year old Fortress surrounded by Vashista Nadhi River (Aaru) on one side and motes on the other three sides)
- St. Lawrence Shrine, Attur
- Periyakalvarayan Malai Falls look at the falls in Selliampalayam.
Demographics
As of the 2001 India censusCensus
A census is the procedure of systematically acquiring and recording information about the members of a given population. It is a regularly occurring and official count of a particular population. The term is used mostly in connection with national population and housing censuses; other common...
, Attur had a population of 58,150. Males constitute 50% of the population and females 50%.
Personalities
- Mr M. Ramasami, Managing Director, Rasi Seeds
- Mr.M.Desingurajan, Chairman, Greentech College of Engineering for Women
Schools
- Little Flower School, Nathakarai, Thalaivasal.
- GOVERNMENT BOYS AND GIRLS HIGHER SECONDARY SCHOOL
- Greenpark Matric & Hr Sec school
- Vaani Vikas Matric Higher Secondary School, Kothambadi, Attur
- Bharath Matric & Higher Sec School, Vinayagapuram, Attur
- government girls higher secondary school, Attur
- government boys higher secondary school, Attur
- Saraswathi Matric Hr Sec School, Ammanagar, Ammampalayam, Attur
- Sri Saradha matric & hr sec school
- Acchara BalaBavan School
- Government High School, Deviakurichi
- Tagore matric & hr sec school
- Bharathiyar matric & hr sec school
- AET matric & hr sec school
- Jaya Bhrath matric & hr sec school
- Maruthi Higher Sec School, Manivizhundan (South), Attur
- Malar matric & hr sec school
- Vivekanandha matric & hr sec school
- TSP matriculation & hr sec school
- Sri Ramakrishna matric school
- Bharathi vidyalaya Matric Hr sec School, Siruvachur
- Classic Matriculation School, Siruvachur
- Govt Hr sec School, Siruvachur
- Govt Primary School, santhanagiri, mullaivadi
- Sri Venkateshwara Matriculation High School, Thalaivasal
- Thuluva Velalar Nursery & Primary School
Colleges
- Greentech College of Engineering for Women
- Arignar Anna Government arts & science college
- Bharathiyar Institute of Engineering for Women
- Tagore college of Engineering & Technology
- JemGates arts&science college
- Bharathiyar women's arts & science college
- AET arts & science college
- Maruthi ITI & Polytechnic college
- Sri Saradha Teacher Training & ITI & Polytechnic college
- Paavendar Arts and Science college
External links
See also
- Attur-kemralAttur-kemralAttur or Atturu is a village coming under Kemral post office in Dakshina Kannada district of Karnataka state in INDIA.It is near to Kinnigoli town. Nandini river originates from eastern part of Kateel i.e. Muchur and the origin is further up abt 20 km starts as a small arteri...