# Gumlapuram Village, Denkanikottai, Krishnagiri (Tamil Nadu)

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Village · Denkanikottai, Krishnagiri 

# Gumlapuram

Gumlapuram is a village in Denkanikottai sub-district of Krishnagiri district, Tamil Nadu, PIN code **635118**. The 2011 Census counted **3,331 people in 723 households**, the 42nd largest of 89 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 68.5%, above the sub-district's rural average of 60.1%.

- 3,331people (2011)
- 723households
- 68.5%literacy
- 635118PIN code

## Gumlapuram PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Gumlapuram is 635118.** Gumlapuram falls in Denkanikottai sub-district, Krishnagiri district, Tamil Nadu.

- PIN code635118
- Gram panchayatGumlapuram
- Community development blockThally
- Census village code644037

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## How far is Gumlapuram from nearby towns?

- Denkanikottai (sub-district HQ)25 km by road
- Krishnagiri (district HQ)75 km by road
- Denkanikottai (nearest town)25 km by road

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## What facilities are there in Gumlapuram?

20 services counted by the Census are inside Gumlapuram; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 2 govt
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 2 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1
- ●Sub post officeIn village
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Commercial bankIn village
- ●Agricultural credit societyIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Community centreIn village
- ●Sports fieldIn village
- ●Public libraryIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Thalli
- ○Degree college10+ km · Hosur
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Hosur
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking watertreated tap water, untreated tap water, covered wells and hand pumps
- Electricity (2011)9 h summer · 9 h winter

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed.

## What is Gumlapuram known for?

The main crops are **ragi, maize and tomato**. About 64% of the 678 hectares of village land is sown, and 14 hectares are irrigated.

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## Homes and amenities in Gumlapuram

Of every 100 households in Gumlapuram in 2011, 95 had electricity, 23 a toilet at home and 7 cooked with LPG; 31 had a mobile phone, 12 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Gumlapuram · ■ Denkanikottai rural average

Electricity for lighting ****95%**

**90%

Toilet within the home ****23%**

**16%

No toilet (open defecation) ****75%**

**81%

Tap water ****97%**

**81%

Drinking water within premises ****8%**

**6%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****7%**

**17%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****90%**

**81%

Use banking services ****26%**

**33%

Television ****89%**

**79%

Mobile phone ****31%**

**54%

Computer with internet ****2%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****12%**

**20%

Car / jeep / van ****1%**

**1%

None of these assets ****6%**

**12%

Own their home ****90%**

**92%

Source: [Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14)](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## What is the population of Gumlapuram?

■ Gumlapuram · ■ Denkanikottai rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****68.5%**

**60.1%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****943**

**937

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****915**

**929

Working population ****45.9%**

**52.5%

### Women and men

Literacy is 74.4% for men and 62.3% for women. 60% of men and 31% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 478 (31%) · **■** Farm labourers 175 (11%) · **■** Household industry 25 (2%) · **■** Other work 225 (15%) · **■** Marginal 625 (41%)

Source: [Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## Other villages of similar size in Denkanikottai

- Hosappuram3,561 people
- Udedurgam3,441 people
- Achubalu3,435 people
- Salivaram3,407 people
- Palayamkotta3,292 people
- Malligarjunadurgam3,175 people
- Muthanhalli3,157 people
- Bithireddi3,076 people

[All 118 villages in Denkanikottai](https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/krishnagiri/denkanikottai/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Gumlapuram?635118
- How far is Gumlapuram from Krishnagiri?75 km by road
- What is the population of Gumlapuram?3,331 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Gumlapuram in?Krishnagiri district (Denkanikottai sub-district), Tamil Nadu
- What is the literacy rate of Gumlapuram?68.5% (Census 2011)
