Gundlupet
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| Coordinates | 11°48′N 76°41′E / 11.8°N 76.68°ECoordinates: 11°48′N 76°41′E / 11.8°N 76.68°E |
| Country | India |
| State | Karnataka |
| District(s) | Chamarajanagar |
| Population • Density |
26,368 (2001[update]) • 6,248.34 /km2 (16,183 /sq mi) |
| Time zone | IST (UTC+05:30) |
| Area |
4.22 square kilometres (1.63 sq mi) • 816 metres (2,677 ft) |
Gundlupet is a town in Chamarajanagar district in the Indian state of Karnataka. This small town is about 56 km from the Mysore-Ooty / Mysore-Calicut (NH 212) road and about 200 km from Bangalore. Gundlupet is the last town in Karnataka en route to Ooty or Kozhikode.
The Bandipur National Park Forest Office is 16 km from Gundlupet.
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[edit] Geography
Gundlupet is located at 11°48′N 76°41′E / 11.8°N 76.68°E.[1] It has an average elevation of 816 metres (2677 feet).
[edit] Demographics
As of 2001[update] India census,[2] Gundlupet had a population of 26,368. Males constitute 51% of the population and females 49%. Gundlupet has an average literacy rate of 63%, higher than the national average of 59.5%: male literacy is 71%, and female literacy is 56%. In Gundlupet, 11% of the population is under 6 years of age.
[edit] Agriculture
Main crops are jowar, ragi, sugar cane, turmeric, onion and banana. It is a fairly dry region on the rain-shadow side of the Western Ghats with an average annual rainfall of about 600 mm (almost all of it falling during the monsoon months of July through October. The natural vegetation of the area is Dry Thorn Forest, as can be seen in the nearby reserve forests on the boundary of Bandipur National Park.
[edit] Irrigation
There are no rivers or canals that pass through this town.
[edit] References
- ^ Falling Rain Genomics, Inc - Gundlupet
- ^ "Census of India 2001: Data from the 2001 Census, including cities, villages and towns (Provisional)". Census Commission of India. Archived from the original on 2004-06-16. http://web.archive.org/web/20040616075334/http://www.censusindia.net/results/town.php?stad=A&state5=999. Retrieved 2008-11-01.
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