Gundlupet

The last town in Karnataka on the National Highway 766 which goes through Mysore, Ooty, Wayanad, and Kozhikode. It is situated very close to the Tamil Nadu and Kerala state borders. NH 181 begins from Gundlupet and ends in Nagapattinam in Tamil Nadu via Ooty and Coimbatore. The Bandipur National Park is situated 17 km away from Gundlupet, giving the town the epithet also known as "Land of Tigers". Previously known as Vijayapura, named after the ancient Vijayanarayana Temple.

• Name — Gundlupete • Native Name Lang — kn • Other Name — Gundlupete • Type — Town • Pushpin Map — India Karnataka • Pushpin Label Position — right • Pushpin Caption — Location in Karnataka, India • Subdivision Type — Country • Subdivision Name — India • Subdivision Type1 — State • Subdivision Name1 — Karnataka • Subdivision Type2 — District • Subdivision Name2 — Chamarajanagar • Government Type — Gundlupet Town Municipal Council (TMC) • Governing Body — Municipality • Unit Pref — Metric • Area Total Km2 — 12.56 • Elevation M — 816 • Population Total — 28,105 • Population As Of — 2011 • Population Density Km2 — auto • Demographics Type1 — Languages • Demographics1 Title1 — Official • Demographics1 Info1 — Kannada • Time Zone1 — IST • Utc Offset1 — +5:30 • Postal Code Type — PIN • Postal Code — 571111 • Area Code Type — Telephone code • Area Code — 08229 • Registration Plate — KA-10 • Website — www.gundlupettown.gov.in • Illustration — Elephant Camp Gundlupet (Gundlupētē in Kannada) is a municipal town situated in the Chamarajanagar district of Karnataka, India. It is also known as "The flower pot of India". It is situated on NH 766, 60 km away from Mysuru and approximately 200 km from the state administrative capital, Bengaluru. Gundlupet is the last town in Karnataka on the National Highway 766 which goes through Mysore, Ooty, Wayanad, and Kozhikode. It is situated very close to the Tamil Nadu and Kerala state borders. NH 181 begins from Gundlupet and ends in Nagapattinam in Tamil Nadu via Ooty and Coimbatore. The Bandipur National Park is situated 17 km away from Gundlupet, giving the town the epithet also known as "Land of Tigers". Gundlupet was previously known as Vijayapura, named after the ancient Vijayanarayana Temple.

Gundlupet is located at. It has an average elevation of 816 metres (2,677 feet).

• Religion — Total — Male — Female • Hindu — 214,896 — (96.34%) — 106,989 — 107,907 • Muslim — 6,754 — (3.03%) — 3,412 — 3,342 • Christian — 492 — (0.22%) — 246 — 246 • Sikh — 27 — (0.01%) — 14 — 13 • Buddhist — 107 — (0.05%) — 55 — 52 • Jain — 225 — (0.1%) — 118 — 107 • Other Religion — 16 — (0.01%) — 9 — 7 • No Religion Specified — 553 — (0.25%) — 266 — 287

It is a fairly dry region on the rain-shadow side of the Western Ghats, with an average annual rainfall of about 60 cm.

• Illustration — Bus Station • Illustration — NH 766 view from Gundalpet to Wayanad • Illustration — D.B.G.C • Illustration — Karate School • Illustration — Tree Worship • Illustration — St.Johns School • Illustration — Bandipur Tiger Reserve • Illustration — Vijayanarayana Swamy temple