Attore South (English: /ɑːˈtɔːr/, also known as Attore Road, is part of Kolazhy grama panchayat, in Puzhakkal block, in Thrissur taluk, in Thrissur district.[1] It is located 5 kilometres (3.1 mi) north of Thrissur city.

Attore South Attore Road
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Coordinates: 10°33′59″N 76°12′02″E
Country	India
State	Kerala
District	Thrissur
Taluk	Thrissur
Block	Puzhakkal Block Panchayat
Lok Sabha Constituency	Alathur (Constituency #9)
നിയമസഭ (Niyamasabha) (or Vidhan Sabha or Legislative Assembly) Constituency	Wadakkanchery (Constituency #65)
Government
• Type	Grama Panchayat
• Body	Kolazhy Grama Panchayat
Area
• Total	4.64 km2 (1.79 sq mi)
Elevation	14 m (46 ft)
Population  (2011)Pottore Census Town
• Total	7,848
• Density	1,700/km2 (4,400/sq mi)
Demonym(s)	Attokkaran
Languages
• Official	Malayalam, English
Time zone	UTC+5:30 (IST)
Postal Index Number (PIN)	680013 - Kuttur (Thrissur) PO
Telephone code	+91-487
Vehicle registration	KL-08
Climate	Tropical monsoon (Köppen Am)
Website	http://lsgkerala.in/kolazhypanchayat/

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.

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