Elevation 14 m Population 7,848 (2011) | Area 4.64 km² Government body Kolazhy Grama Panchayat | |
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Lok Sabha Constituency Alathur (Constituency #9) | ||
Attore South ( /ɑːˈttɔərˌˈʃaʊθ/ aa-TT-ore SOU-th; Malayalam: ആട്ടോർ സൌത്ത്), also known as Attore Road, is part of Kolazhy grama panchayat, in Puzhakkal block, in Thrissur taluk, in Thrissur district. It is located 5 kilometres (3.1 mi) north of Thrissur city.
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Map of Attore, Thrissur, Kerala 680581
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.
Since 1992, Attore South is mostly served by Marymatha Church of Kuttur parish, under Kottekkad forane church, in Thrissur diocese.
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".
Oldest reference to the name "Attore" can be found in the 1788 publication "Memoir of a map of Hindoostan" by James Rennell.