Attur
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Attur ஆத்தூர் Aaththur |
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Aaththur Fort
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 Attur
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| Coordinates: 11°35′58″N 78°35′52″E / 11.599341°N 78.597752°ECoordinates: 11°35′58″N 78°35′52″E / 11.599341°N 78.597752°E | |
| Country |
 India
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| State | Tamil Nadu |
| District | Salem |
| Government | |
| • Type | Selection Grade Municipality |
| • Body | Attur Municipality |
| Elevation | 212 m (696 ft) |
| Population (2011) | |
| • Total | 61,973 |
| Languages | |
| • Official | Tamil |
| Time zone | IST (UTC+5:30) |
| PIN | 636 102 |
| Telephone code | 04282 |
| Vehicle registration | TN-77 |
| Website | www |
Attur or Aaththur is a town, municipality and headquarters of Attur taluk in the Salem district in the state of Tamil Nadu, India. It is known as Sago City.As of 2011[update] census, the town had a population of 61,793. Outgrowth of Attur town is Narasingapuram Municipality. Total UA population of Attur town is around 85000. Attur is the second largest town in the district after the district capital Salem. The villages nearby are Manivizhundhan North, Manivizhundhan South, North Pudur and South Pudur.
Attur became municipality in 1965. In 2008, Attur was upgraded as Selection Grade Municipality.
The name of the town derives from the word "Aaaru", meaning "River" and "O0tru ooru", meaning "fountain" - Vasishta Nadi (literally, Attur "River Town"). Attur is one of the king's city. This name of the city call for the reason in long long years ago the situated in the river banks vasista nadhi took the water from this river by making the fountain by their hand.
C.Lakshmana Nayakan (17th Century), local Palayakarar, built the Attur Fort. Gatti Mudalis built the temples inside the fort. Attur has an ancient fort with all facilities and is one of the busy business centers in Salem till date. People are very generous, soft natured and have great tendency to help others and for the down-trodden.
Attur is the main shopping center for the neighboring region. Attur region is principally an agricultural area. Attur is also famous for tapioca (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.
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