- Gummidipoondi
Infobox Indian Jurisdiction
native_name = Gummidipoondi | type = city | latd = 13.40665| longd = 80.12380
state_name = Tamil Nadu
district = Thiruvallur
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population_as_of = 2001
population_total = 16,116| population_density =
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postal_code = 601201
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footnotes =Gummidipoondi is an industrial town in
Thiruvallur district in theIndia n state ofTamil 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.
Demographics
As of 2001 Indiacensus [GR|India] , 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 km (Road)
Kanyakumari - 806 km (Railway)
Gudalur (via Connoor)- 700 km (Road)
Rameshwaram - 720 km (Railway)
Politics
Gummidipoondi assembly constituency is part of
Sriperumbudur (Lok Sabha constituency) . [cite web
url = http://archive.eci.gov.in/se2001/background/S22/TN_ACPC.pdf
title = List of Parliamentary and Assembly Constituencies
accessdate = 2008-10-08
work = Tamil Nadu
publisher = Election Commission of India ]References
External links
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