Gummidipoondi

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Gummidipoondi v • d • e Tamil Nadu • India
Gummidipoondi
District(s)	Thiruvallur
Coordinates	13.40665° N 80.12380° E
Time zone	IST (UTC+5:30)
Population	16,116 (2001)
Codes • Postal	• vehicle_code_range =

Coordinates: 13.40665° N 80.12380° E

Gummidipoondi is a town in Thiruvallur district in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu.

Gummdipoondi lies on the road from Chennai to Calcutta. This road is part of the Golden Quadrilateral which is a project launched by the Vajpayee Government. Gummidipoondi prides itself on housing two important factories, Dupont Fibers and Hitech Carbon.Subsequently,DuPont Fibres has been taken over by SRF Limited.SRF stands for Shriram Fibres Limited and is the 8th largest producer of nylon tyre cord fabric in the world.

[edit] Demographics

As of 2001 India census^GRIndia, Gummidipoondi had a population of 16,116. Males constitute 52% of the population and females 48%. Gummidipoondi has an average literacy rate of 70%, higher than the national average of 59.5%: male literacy is 77%, and female literacy is 63%. In Gummidipoondi, 13% of the population is under 6 years of age.

[edit] External links

Gummidipoondi
Next station south: Kavaraipettai	Chennai suburban railway : North line		Next station north: Elavur
	Stop Number:17	KM from starting:{{{5}}}

These are the stations of Chennai suburban railway - North line

Chennai Central - Basin Bridge - Korukkupet - Tondiarpet - V.O.C. Nagar - Tiruvottiyur - Wimco Nagar - Kathivakkam - Ennore - Attipattu Pudunagar - Attipattu - Nandiambakkam - Minjur - Anuppampattu - Ponneri - Kavaraipettai - Gummidipundi - Elavur - Arambakkam - Tada - Akkampet - Sullurupetta