Country India District Thrissur Elevation 14 m Population 7,848 (2011) | State Kerala Taluk Thrissur Area 4.64 km² Government body Kolazhy Grama Panchayat | |
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Block Puzhakkal Block Panchayat Lok Sabha Constituency Alathur (Constituency #9) | ||
Attore North ( /ɑːˈttɔərˌˈnɒrθ/ aa-TT-ore no-R-th; Malayalam: ആട്ടോര് നോര്ത്ത്), also known as Attore Angadi ( /ɑːˈttɔərˌɑːˈŋɑːdi/ aa-TT-ore ang-NGA-di; Malayalam: ആട്ടോര് അങ്ങാടി), or just Attore, is part of Kolazhy grama panchayat, in Puzhakkal block, in Thrissur taluk, in Thrissur district. 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.
History
Present day Attore North, in ancient times, was then part of Vijayapuram "pravrithi" in Trichur "taluq" and known as Attore "desam".
Oldest reference to the name "Attore" can be found in the 1788 publication "Memoir of a map of Hindoostan" by James Rennell.