Gummidipoondi taluk

Gummidipoondi taluk is a taluk of Tiruvallur district of the Indian state of Tamil Nadu. The headquarters of the taluk is the town of Gummidipoondi.

Population

According to the 2001 census, the taluk of Gummidipoondi had a population of 159,598 with 80,486 males and 79.112 females. There were 983 women for every 1000 men. The taluk had a literacy rate of 63.6. The total number of households was 37330.

References

"Primary Census Abstract - Census 2001". Directorate of Census Operations-Tamil Nadu. http://www.census.tn.nic.in/pca2001.aspx.

Tiruvallur district

District Headquarters	Tiruvallur

Country	India

State	Tamil Nadu

Region	Tondai Nadu

Divisions	Ponneri Thiruvallur Tiruttani

Taluks	Ambattur Gummidipoondi Madhavaram Pallipattu Ponneri Poonamallee Thiruttani Tiruvallur Uthukkottai

Revenue blocks	Ellapuram Gummidipoondi Kadambathur Minjur Pallipattu Poonamallee Poondi Pulal R.K.Pet Sholavaram Tiruvallur Tiruttani Thiruvalangadu Villivakkam

Municipalities	Ambattur Avadi Kattivakkam Madhavaram Maduravoyal Manali Poonamallee Thiruttani Tiruverkadu Tiruvottiyur Tiruvallur Valasaravakkam

History	Pallavas Medieval Cholas Later Cholas Later Pandyas Delhi Sultanate Madurai Sultanate Vijayanagar Empire Carnatic Kingdom Company Raj British Raj

Places of interest	Ennore Port Heavy Vehicles Factory, Avadi Madhavaram Milk Colony Pulicat Lake Bird Sanctuary Siva Temple, Tiruvottiyur Thiruthani Murugan Temple Thiruevvul