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.

Demographics

According to the 2011 census, the taluk of Gummidipoondi had a population of 190,548 with 95,833 males and 94,715 females. There were 988 women for every 1000 men. The taluk had a literacy rate of 64.49. Child population in the age group below 6 was 10,232 Males and 9,986 Females.^[1]

References

1. ↑ "Provisional Population Totals - Tamil Nadu-Census 2011" (PDF). Census Tamil Nadu. Retrieved 4 July 2013. 

Tiruvallur district
District Headquarters	Tiruvallur
Country	India
State	Tamil Nadu
Region	Tondai Nadu
Revenue Divisions	Ambattur Ponneri Thiruvallur Tiruttani
Taluks	Ambattur Avadi Gummidipoondi Madhavaram Maduravoyal Pallipattu Ponneri Poonamallee Thiruttani Tiruvallur Tiruvottiyur Uthukkottai
Revenue blocks	Ellapuram Gummidipoondi Kadambathur Minjur Pallipattu Poonamallee Poondi Pulal R.K.Pet Sholavaram Tiruvallur Tiruttani Thiruvalangadu Villivakkam
Municipal Corporation	Greater Chennai Corporation (part)
Municipalities	Avadi Poonamallee Thiruttani Tiruverkadu Tiruvallur
Town Panchayats	Arani Gummidipoondi Minjur Naravarikuppam Pallipattu Pothatturpettai Ponneri Thirumazhisai Thirunindravur Uthukottai
History	Pallavas Medieval Cholas Later Cholas Pandyan dynasty Vijayanagar Empire Carnatic Kingdom Company Raj British Raj
Places of interest	Ennore Port Queens Land Madhavaram Botanical Garden Mathur MMDA Park Puzhal aeri Poondi aeri Pulicat Lake Bird Sanctuary Kattupalli Shipyard Heavy Vehicles Factory, Avadi Madhavaram Truck Terminal Manjambakkam Truck Terminal Thiruevvul Bhaktavatsala Perumal Temple, Thirunindravur Sri Vadaranyeswarar Temple Thyagaraja Temple, Tiruvottiyur Kalyana Varadharaja Perumal Temple (Thiruvottiyur) Hridayaleeswarar Temple Vaseeswarar Temple Thiruthani Murugan Temple Sri Viswaroopa Panchamukha Anjaneyaswami Temple Narasinghapuram Lakshmi Narasimhar Temple Vedapureeswarar Temple, Thiruverkadu Thiruverkadu Devi Karumariamman Temple Periyapalayam Bhavani Amman Temple Siruvapuri Sri Balasubrahmanyam temple Arani Sampangi Pichandeshwarer Temple Big Mosque, Poonamallee
Universities	Tamil Nadu Veterinary and Animal Sciences University Sri Ramachandra University Veltech Dr.RR & Dr.SR University Saveetha University St. Peter's University