Attingal
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Attingal is located in Thiruvananthapuram district of Kerala state, south India.
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Feudal status
The mother of the Maharaja of Travancore and her sister received the principality of Attingal in joint appanage. They were consequently styled the Senior and Junior Rani (the female form of Raja or Rana) of Attingal, respectively.
Their husbands, known as Koil Tampurans, came from one of four or five princely houses who were closely related to the Royal House.
Attingal Revolution
The grant of Anchuthengu to the English provoked the wrath of a section of the local population and in 1697 the English factory was subjected to a violent but futile attack. In 1721, the English factors felt the need to appease the Rani of Attingal (Queen) after alienating the local population by their "overbearing behaviour". They sent a set of presents to the Rani. The local agents of the "Pillamar" demanded that those presents should be given to them for transmission to the Rani. When it was denied, 140 Englishmen were massacred on their way to the Rani, and the fort was laid under siege for nearly six months. The fort was relieved only when reinforcements for the English arrived from Talassery.
Similarly the grant of Talassery was resented by Kurangoth Nair who claimed the territory to be under his control. He in alliance with one of the dissident Kolathiri princes, raided the Company's warehouse and inflicted heavy damage to property in 1704-05.
Statistics (2001)
- Population: 35,648
- Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males): 1136.7
- Literacy: 98.65 % (97.22% male, 88.69% female)
Miscellanea
It is the birth place of Vakkom Moulavi, one of the greatest renaissance leaders of Kerala. Vakkom Purushothaman, the former speaker of Kerala Legislative Assembly, was also born here. Sarkara Devi Temple and Varkala Beach (5 km) are points of interest nearby.
Attingal Bus Station is the nearest bus station. Varkala Railway Station (5 km) and Trivandrum International Airport (30 km) serve this area. It is about 8 km off the National Highway 47 and 3 km off the Varkala-Kadakavur road.
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