?Gummidipoondi
Tamil Nadu • India
Coordinates: 13°24′24″N 80°07′26″E / 13.40665, 80.1238
Time zone IST (UTC+5:30)
District(s) Thiruvallur
Population 16,116 (2001)
Codes
• Pincode
• 601201

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Coordinates: 13°24′24″N 80°07′26″E / 13.40665, 80.1238 Gummidipoondi is an industrial town in Thiruvallur district in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu.

Gummdipoondi lies on the National Highway 5 from Chennai to Calcutta. This road is part of the Golden Quadrilateral which is a project launched by the Vajpayee Government. Gummidipoondi prides itself on housing two important factories, Dupont Fibers and Hitech Carbon ( A Aditya Birla Group Company)also know as Birla Carbon. Subsequently, DuPont Fibres has been taken over by SRF Limited. SRF stands for Shriram Fibres Limited and is the 8th largest producer of nylon tyre cord fabric in the world.

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Demographics

As of 2001 India census[1], Gummidipoondi had a population of 16,116. Males constitute 52% of the population and females 48%. Gummidipoondi has an average literacy rate of 70%, higher than the national average of 59.5%: male literacy is 77%, and female literacy is 63%. In Gummidipoondi, 13% of the population is under 6 years of age. The languages spoken in Gummidipoondi isTamil.

Distance

Chennai - 50 KMS (Road)

Kanyakumari - 806 KMS(Railway)

Gudalur (via Connoor)- 700 KMS (Road)

Rameshwaram - 720 KMS (Railway)

References

  1. ^ "Census of India 2001: Data from the 2001 Census, including cities, villages and towns. (Provisional)". Census Commission of India. Retrieved on 2007-09-03.

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Gummidipoondi
Next station south:
Kavaraipettai		 Chennai suburban railway: North line Next station north:
Elavur
Stop number: 17 KM from starting: {{{5}}}
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