Athipattu is a

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Thiruvallur district Thiruvallur District, also spelled as Tiruvallur District, is one of the 38 districts (an administrative district) in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu. The fast developing city of Tiruvallur is the district headquarters. The district has a mixture ...

in the state of

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. The neighbourhood is served by Athipattu railway station of the

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network. It is a suburb in northern part of

. North Ennore (including Ennore Port and

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) is under the jurisdiction of Athipattu Town Panchayat.

Demographics

According to the 2001 census, Athipattu had a population of 8,382. Males constitute 50% of the population and females 50%. Athipattu has an average literacy rate of 72%, higher than the national average of 59.5%; with 56% of the males and 44% of females literate. 11% of the population is under 6 years of age.

References

Neighbourhoods in Chennai Cities and towns in Tiruvallur district {{Tiruvallur-geo-stub