According to
2011 census, Attur had a population of 61,793 with a sex-ratio of 1,021 females for every 1,000 males, much above the national average of 929. A total of 6,147 were under the age of six, constituting 3,209 males and 2,938 females.
Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes accounted for 22.33% and 0.62% of the population respectively. The average literacy of the city was 74.65%, compared to the national average of 72.99%. As per the religious census of 2011, Attur had 90.7%
Hindus, 7.24%
Muslims, 1.88%
Christians, 0.03%
Sikhs, 0.01%
Buddhists, 0.04%
Jains, 0.11% following other religions and 0.0% following no religion or did not indicate any religious preference. ==Politics==