Gauribidanur

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Coordinates: 13.61° N 77.52° E

Gauribidanur
Gauribidanur
State  - District(s)	Karnataka  - Kolar
Coordinates	13.61° N 77.52° E
Area  - Elevation	- 694 m
Time zone	IST (UTC+5:30)
Population (2001)  - Density	30,530  -

Gauribidanur is a town in Kolar district in the state of Karnataka, India.It is about 70 kms from Bangalore the capital of Karnataka state in India. Bordering neighbouring Andhra Pradesh, Telugu is spoken widely along with the native language of the state, Kannada. Not long ago, this town used to be the hub of lot of cultural activities and sports. With the advent of television, people seem to have forgotten the good old days. The old school, Achaarya high school churned out many talented people from all walks of life. Homi Babha and Mahatma Gandhi visitied this school way back in its infancy and was labelled a model school in the country.

Gauribidanur also has scintiffic facilities nearby. BARC and TIFR have set up research labs here owing to its suitability in terms of geography and soil contents. BARC hosts several highly sensitive seismometers that can record minutest disturbances in the earths crust across the globe. TIFR has a centre for research on gravitational fields. Another important presence is that of a enormous radio telescope, hosted by Raman Research Instute actually an array, spread across many hectares and this is primarily used in reception and analysis of cosmic signals.

[edit] Geography

Gauribidanur is located at 13.61° N 77.52° E^[1]. It has an average elevation of 694 metres (2276 feet).

[edit] Demographics

As of 2001 India census^GRIndia, Gauribidanur had a population of 30,530. Males constitute 51% of the population and females 49%. Gauribidanur has an average literacy rate of 72%, higher than the national average of 59.5%: male literacy is 77%, and female literacy is 67%. In Gauribidanur, 11% of the population is under 6 years of age.

[edit] References

1. ^ Falling Rain Genomics, Inc - Gauribidanur