Attore South Explained

Attore South
Other Name:Attore Road
Settlement Type:Neighbourhood
Pushpin Map:India Kerala#India
Pushpin Label Position:left
Pushpin Mapsize:250px
Pushpin Map Caption:Location of Attore South in Kerala, India
Coordinates:10.5664°N 76.2005°W
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Type1:State
Subdivision Name1:Kerala
Subdivision Type2:District
Subdivision Name2:Thrissur
Subdivision Type3:Taluk
Subdivision Name3:Thrissur
Subdivision Type4:Block
Subdivision Name4:Puzhakkal Block Panchayat
Established Date:1951
Seat:Alathur (Constituency #9)
Parts Style:para
P1:Wadakkanchery (Constituency #65)
Government Type:Grama Panchayat
Governing Body:Kolazhy Grama Panchayat
Leader Title1:President of the Grama Panchayat
Unit Pref:Metric
Area Total Km2:4.64
Elevation M:14
Population Total:7848
Population As Of:2011
Population Density Km2:auto
Population Demonym:Attokkaran
Population Footnotes:Pottore Census Town
Demographics Type1:Languages
Demographics1 Title1:Official
Demographics1 Info1:Malayalam, English
Timezone1:IST
Utc Offset1:+5:30
Postal Code Type:Postal Index Number (PIN)
Postal Code:680013 - Kuttur (Thrissur) PO
Area Code Type:Telephone code
Area Code:+91-487
Registration Plate:KL-08
Blank1 Name Sec2:Climate
Blank1 Info Sec2:Tropical monsoon (Köppen Am)
Website:http://lsgkerala.in/kolazhypanchayat/

Attore South (also known as Attore Road, is part of Kolazhy grama panchayat, in Puzhakkal block, in Thrissur taluk, in Thrissur district.[1] It is located 5km (03miles) north of Thrissur city.

Attore South is also known by the name "Attore Road", because the road to Attore North passes by here.

Attore South is included in Pottore Census Town and served by Kuttur (Thrissur) post office, PIN 680013.

History

Present day Attore South, in ancient times, was just a road, that connected Attore angadi (Attore village) to Thrissur city. It was then part of Vijayapuram "pravrithi" in Trichur "taluq".[2]

Oldest reference to the name "Attore" can be found in the 1788 publication "Memoir of a map of Hindoostan" by James Rennell.

Notes and References

  1. http://www.lsgkerala.gov.in/pages/electiondetails.php?intID=5&ID=740&ln=en Kolazhy Grama Panchayat Details
  2. https://books.google.com/books?id=NUVIAAAAYAAJ&dq=inauthor%3A%22Cochin%20(India).%20Census%20commissioner%22&pg=PR15 Kingdom of Cochin Census of 1891