Gundlupet also known as Land of Tigers (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 60 km away from NH 766 and approximately 200 km from the state administrative capital, Bangalore. Gundlupet is the last town in Karnataka on the National Highway 766 which goes through Mysore, Ooty, Wayanad, and Calicut. 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.[1]

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Gundlupet Gundlupete
Town
Gundlupete - Ooty road
Gundlupet Location in Karnataka, India
Coordinates: 11.8°N 76.68°E / 11.8; 76.68
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

The Bandipur National Park is situated 17 km away from Gundlupet. Gundlupet was previously known as Vijayapura, named after the ancient Vijayanarayana Temple.^{[citation needed]}

Geography

Gundlupet is located at 11.8°N 76.68°E / 11.8; 76.68.[2] It has an average elevation of 816 metres (2,677 feet).^{[citation needed]}

Demographics

Religion-wise Population - Gundlupet Taluka

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Agriculture

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The main crops grown 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 60 cm^{[citation needed]}. Almost all of the rainfall is during the monsoon months of July through October. The area's vegetation is dry thorn forest, which can be seen in the nearby reserve forests on the boundary of Bandipur National Park.

Notable attractions and sites nearby

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1. Himavad Gopalaswamy hills, 20 km from Gundlupet

2. Bandipur National Park, 24 km from Gundlupet [3]

3, Hulugan Muradi Venkataramana betta, 26 km from Gundlupet

4. Parvati, 10 km from Gundlupet

5. Terakanambi and Triyambakpura temples, 12 km from Gundlupet

6. Narasamangala Shiva temple, 7 km from Terakanambi

7. Manchalli Cave temple, 12 km from Gundlupet

8. Pada Guru Lingayat Math (or Adavi Math Padagur), 11km from Gundlupet

9. Yeri Uur Bisilu Bassapa temple

10. Shri Sharana Basaveshwara temple in Bommanahalli, 22 km from Gundlupet

11. Gavi Siddeshvara cave Manchalli, 14 km from Gundlupet

Image gallery

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

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Wikivoyage has a travel guide for Gundlupet.