Gundlupet

Gundlupet
Gundlupet ; Gundlupete
	town
	Manu BM
	Gundlupet Location in Karnataka, India
	Coordinates: 11.8°N 76.68°E
Country	India
State	Karnataka
District	Chamarajanagar
Government
• Type	Gundlupet Town Municipal Council (TMC)
• Body	Municipality
Area
• Total	4.22 km2 (1.63 sq mi)
Elevation	816 m (2,677 ft)
Population (2018)
• Total	26,368
Languages
• Official	Kannada
Time zone	UTC+5:30 (IST)
PIN	571111
Telephone code	08229
Vehicle registration	KA-10
Website	www.gundlupettown.gov.in

Gundlupet or Gundlupete in Kannada is a town in the Chamarajanagar district of the Indian also called as Flower pot of Karnataka state of Karnataka. This small town is about 60 km from the Mysore-Ooty / Mysore-Calicut NH 766 highway and about 200 km from Bangalore, the state capital. Gundlupet is the last town in Karnataka en route to Ooty, Wayanad, Kozhikode, situated very close to Tamil Nadu and Kerala state borders. National Highway -181 ( NH-181 ) starts from Gundlupete and ends in Nagapattinam in Tamil Nadu via Ooty and Coimbatore.

Gundlupet Stadium

The Bandipur National Park Forest Office is 17 km from Gundlupet. Previously this town was known as "Vijayapura" which got its name due presence of historical Vijayanarayana temple.

Geography

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

Agriculture

Main crops are jowar, ragi, sugar cane, turmeric, onion and banana. It is a fairly dry region on the rain-shadow side of the Western Ghats with an average annual rainfall of about 600 mm (almost all of it falling during the monsoon months of July through October. The natural vegetation of the area is Dry Thorn Forest, as can be seen in the nearby reserve forests on the boundary of Bandipur National Park.

Tourist places near by

1. Himavad Gopalswamy hills (20 km from Gundlupet)

2. Bandipur National Park (24 km from Gundlupet)

3, Huluganamuradi Venkataramana betta (26 km from Gundlupet)

4. Paarvati Betta (10 km from Gundlupet)

5. Terakanabi and Triyambakpura temples 12 km from gundlupet.

6. Narasamangala shiva temple 7 km from terkanambi.

7. Manchalli cave temple 12 km from gundlupet

8. Padaguru lingayth math (or Adavi Math Padagur). 11 km from gundlupet.

9. Yeriyur Bisilu basappa temple

10. Shri Shasana Basaveshvara temple in Bommanahalli 22 km from Gundlupet

Image gallery

Bus Station
NH 766 view from Gundalpet to Wayanad
D.B.G.C
Mysore Road with sanju
Karate School
Tree Worship
Gundlupet Lunch
St.Johns School
Bandipur Tiger Reserve
Vijayanarayana swamy temple
Gundlupet - Ooty road

References

Falling Rain Genomics, Inc - Gundlupet

External links

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[1] Falling Rain Genomics, Inc - Gundlupet