Gauribidanur

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Gauribidanur v • d • e Karnataka • India
Gauribidanur
District(s)	Kolar
Coordinates	13.61° N 77.52° E
Time zone	IST (UTC+5:30)
Area • Elevation	• 694 m (2,277 ft)
Population	30,530 (2001)

Coordinates: 13.61° N 77.52° E

Gauribidanur is a town in Kolar district in the state of Karnataka, India.It is about 75km 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, Acharya 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.

Dr H Narasimhaiah is one of the famous sons of this Taluk. Born into a poor familiy he struggled in his early years and rose to become the Vice-Chancellor of Bangalore University.

Formerly Sugarcane and Paddy were the main crops of this taluk. In recent times, Silkworm rearing, Groundnuts, Maize and Sunflower are the main crops owing to the lack of groundwater and rainfall. In fact there still is a dormant SugarFactory which was set up as a co-operative unit.

Vidurashwatha an important pilgrim centre which is 6kms from Gauribidanur, is also in this taluk. This place is also known as the second Jallianwallahbagh of Indian freedom struggle, as there was a police firing on a peaceful congregration of people where many died.

This place was also a hub of sporting activities. A national level basketball tournament was being held annually here hosted by the local Dawn Youngsters Basketball Club. Teams from all over India used to participate in this annual event. The local Nav Bharat Ball Badminton club also conducted an annual invitational tourney here.

Gauribidanur also has scientific 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 an 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.

Gauribidanur is also the last railway station before entering Andhra Pradesh in the Bangalore-Hyderabad railway line.

[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.