Gummidipoondi

Gummidipoondi
Gummidipoondi
Neighbourhood
	Gummidipoondi Railway Station
	Gummidipoondi Location in Tamil Nadu, India
	Coordinates: 13°24′24″N 80°07′26″E / 13.40665°N 80.12380°ECoordinates: 13°24′24″N 80°07′26″E / 13.40665°N 80.12380°E
Country	India
State	Tamil Nadu
District	Thiruvallur
Metro	Chennai
Population (2011)
• Total	32,665
Languages
• Official/Other	Tamil
Time zone	UTC+5:30 (IST)
PIN	601 201
Vehicle registration	TN-18-AZ

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Gummidipoondi is an industrial town in Chennai Metropolitan Region of Thiruvallur district in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu. Notably, it is the first legislation of Tamil Nadu. It is the northernmost settlement in the state of Tamil Nadu.

Demographics[edit]

As of 2001^[update] India census,^[1] Gummidipoondi had a population of 32,665. Males constitute 52% of the population and females 48%. Gummidipoondi has an average literacy rate of 86.5%, higher than the national average of 74.5%: male literacy is 89.7%, and female literacy is 83.4%. In Gummidipoondi, 12% of the population is under 6 years of age. Countries major language speakers dwells here.

Languages[edit]

Tamil is the official language for the people of Gummidipoondi town.

Transport[edit]

Gummidipoondi lies on the National Highway 16 (India) from Chennai to Calcutta, which is a part of Golden Quadrilateral project. It is located at 15 km from Tada, Andhra Pradesh, 110 km from Nellore, 52 km from Satyavedu, 45 km from Chennai and 114 km from Tirupati. Gummidipoondi has a large bus stand near Gummidipoondi market. There are bus routes that connects to various rural areas and to Chennai. Various buses pass through GNT road from Tirupathi, Nellore, Sulurpet to Madhavaram inter city bus terminus. Gummidipoondi railway station has frequent trains towards Chennai Central railway station.

References[edit]

↑ "Census of India 2001: Data from the 2011 Census, including cities, villages and towns (Provisional)". Census Commission of India. Archived from the original on 16 June 2004. Retrieved 1 November 2008.

[1] "Census of India 2001: Data from the 2011 Census, including cities, villages and towns (Provisional)". Census Commission of India. Archived from the original on 16 June 2004. Retrieved 1 November 2008.

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