Karnataka > Chamarajanagar > Gundlupet
Gundlupet is a town and a taluk headquarters situated in Chamarajanagar district of the southern state of India, Karnataka. The district headquarters is in the town of Chamrajnagar, which is in the west of Gundlupet at a distance of 35 km. The NH 212 is located at a distance of 56 km. from the town of Gundlupet. Bangalore, the capital of Karnataka is located at a distance of 200 km. The nearest railhead is Chamarajanagar Railway Station on the Mysore - Ooty road. The geographical location of this town is located between 11.8° North latitude and 76.68° East longitude at a distance of 816 metres (2677 feet) above mean sea level. The Census report of the year 2001 shows that Gundlupet had a population of 26,368 inhabitants. Males constitute 51% of the population and females constitute 49% of the population. Statistics record that the town had an average literacy rate of 63%. This is higher than the nationwide standard literacy rate of 59.5%. The male literacy rate is 71% and the female literacy rate is 56%. In Gundlupet, 11% of the population is less than six years of age. Main crops are jowar, ragi, sugar cane, turmeric, onion and banana. It looks like an arid region although there is a national park next to it. Karnataka has been deprived of the benefits of the Kaveri river especially in the human inhabited areas of Chamarajanagar and Gundlupet. It is to be noted that these two places are surrounded by forests and the Bandipur National Park.
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