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{{Infobox settlement
| name = Gummidipoondi
| native_name =

| nickname =
| settlement_type = Neighbourhood
| image_skyline = Gummidipoondi railway station.JPG
| image_caption = Gummidipoondi Railway Station
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| pushpin_map_caption = Location in Tamil Nadu, India
| coordinates = {{coord|13.40665|N|80.12380|E|display=inline,title}}
| subdivision_type = Country
| subdivision_name = [[India]]
| subdivision_type1 = [[States and territories of India|State]]
| subdivision_name1 = [[Tamil Nadu]]
| subdivision_type2 = [[List of districts of India|District]]
| subdivision_name2 = [[Thiruvallur district|Thiruvallur]]
| subdivision_type3 = Metro
| subdivision_name3 = [[Chennai]]
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| unit_pref = Metri
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| population_total = 32665
| population_as_of = 2011
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| demographics_type1 = Languages
| demographics1_title1 = Official/Other
| demographics1_info1 = [[Tamil language|Tamil]]
| timezone1 = [[Indian Standard Time|IST]]
| utc_offset1 = +5:30
| postal_code_type = [[Postal Index Number|PIN]]
| postal_code = 601 201
| registration_plate = TN-18-AZ
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'''Gummidipoondi''' is an industrial town in [[Chennai|Chennai Metropolitan Region]] of [[Thiruvallur district]] in the [[India]]n [[States and territories of India|state]] of [[Tamil Nadu|Tamil]] Nadu. Notably, it is the first legislation of Tamil Nadu. It is the northernmost settlement in the state of Tamil Nadu.

==Demographics==
{{As of|2001}} India census,<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.censusindia.net/results/town.php?stad=A&state5=999|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20040616075334/http://www.censusindia.net/results/town.php?stad=A&state5=999|archive-date=2004-06-16|title= Census of India 2001: Data from the 2011 Census, including cities, villages and towns (Provisional)|access-date=2008-11-01|publisher= Census Commission of India}}</ref> Gummidipoondi had a population of 32,665. Males constitute 52% of the population and females 48%. Gummidipoondi has an average literacy rate of 86.5%, higher than the national average of 74.5%: male literacy is 89.7%, and female literacy is 83.4%. In Gummidipoondi, 12% of the population is under 6 years of age. Countries major language speakers dwells here.

==Languages==
Tamil is the official language for the people of Gummidipoondi town.

== Transport ==
Gummidipoondi lies on the [[National Highway 16 (India)]] from [[Chennai]] to [[Calcutta]], which is a part of [[Golden Quadrilateral]] project. It is located at 15 km from [[Tada, Nellore district|Tada, Andhra Pradesh]], 110 km from [[Nellore]], 52 km from [[Satyavedu]], 45 km from Chennai and 114 km from [[Tirupati]]. Gummidipoondi has a large bus stand near Gummidipoondi market. There are bus routes that connects to various rural areas and to Chennai. Various buses pass through GNT road from Tirupathi, Nellore, Sulurpet to Madhavaram inter city bus terminus. Gummidipoondi railway station has frequent trains towards [[Chennai Central railway station]].

==References==
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[[Category:Cities and towns in Tiruvallur district]]

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