Gundlupet

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?Gundlupet Karnataka • India
Gundlupet
Coordinates: 11°48′N 76°41′E / 11.8, 76.68
Time zone	IST (UTC+5:30)
Area • Elevation	4.22 km² (2 sq mi) • 816 m (2,677 ft)
District(s)	Chamarajanagar
Population • Density	26,368 (2001) • 6,248.34 /km² (16,183 /sq mi)
Codes • Pincode • Telephone • Vehicle	• 571 111 • +08229 • KA-10

Coordinates: 11°48′N 76°41′E / 11.8, 76.68 Gundlupet is a town in Chamarajanagar district in the Indian state of Karnataka. This small town is about 56 km from on the Mysore-Ooty / Mysore-Calicut(NH 212) road and about 200 km from Bangalore. It is the last town in Karnataka enroute to Ooty or Calicut. Bandipur National Park Forest Office is 16 km from Gundlupet.

1 Geography
2 Demographics
3 Agriculture
4 Irrigation
5 References

[edit] Geography

Gundlupet is located at 11.8° N 76.68° E^[1]. It has an average elevation of 816 metres (2677 feet).

[edit] Demographics

As of 2001 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, Suger cane, Turmeric and Banana. It looks like a arid region although has a national park next to it. Karnataka has been deprived of Kaveri especially in the human inhabited areas of Chamarajanagar and Gundlupet . It is to be noted that these two places are surrounded by forests and national parks like Bandipur.