Attore North

Coordinates: 10°34′36″N 76°12′00″E / 10.576675°N 76.200003°E / 10.576675; 76.200003
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Attore North
Attore Angadi
Neighbourhood
India
Attore North is located in Kerala
Attore North
Attore North
Location of Attore North in Kerala, India
Attore North is located in India
Attore North
Attore North
Attore North (India)
Coordinates: 10°34′36″N 76°12′00″E / 10.576675°N 76.200003°E / 10.576675; 76.200003
CountryIndia
StateKerala
DistrictThrissur
TalukThrissur
BlockPuzhakkal Block Panchayat
Lok Sabha ConstituencyAlathur (Constituency #9)
നിയമസഭ (Niyamasabha) (or Vidhan Sabha or Legislative Assembly) ConstituencyWadakkanchery (Constituency #65)
Government
 • TypeGrama Panchayat
 • BodyKolazhy Grama Panchayat
Area
 • Total4.64 km2 (1.79 sq mi)
Elevation
14 m (46 ft)
Population
 • Total7,848
 • Density1,700/km2 (4,400/sq mi)
DemonymAttokkaran
Languages
 • OfficialMalayalam, English
Time zoneUTC+5:30 (IST)
Postal Index Number (PIN)
680581 - Pottore (Mulagunnathukavu) PO
Telephone code+91-487
Vehicle registrationKL-08
ClimateTropical monsoon (Köppen Am)
Websitehttp://lsgkerala.in/kolazhypanchayat/

Attore North, also known as Attore Angadi, or just Attore, is part of Kolazhy grama panchayat, in Puzhakkal block, in Thrissur taluk, in Thrissur district.[1] It is located 6.5 kilometres (4.0 mi) north of Thrissur city.

Attore North is where the settlement originated and constituted the main village, hence the name, "Attore angadi" (meaning "Attore village").

Attore North is included in Pottore Census Town and served by Pottore (Mulagunnathukavu) post office, PIN 680581.

Kolazhy Grama Panchayath Wards

History[edit]

Present day Attore North, in ancient times, was then part of Vijayapuram "pravrithi" in Trichur "taluq" and known as Attore "desam".[2]

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

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