Gudiyatham
| Gudiyatham | |
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| Town | |
| Nickname(s): Kudiyettram | |
 Gudiyatham
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| Coordinates: 12°56′23″N 78°51′52″E / 12.93972°N 78.8644°ECoordinates: 12°56′23″N 78°51′52″E / 12.93972°N 78.8644°E | |
| Country |
 India
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| State | Tamil Nadu |
| District | Vellore |
| Government | |
| • Type | First Grade Municipality |
| • Body | Gudiyatham Municipality |
| Population (2011) | |
| • Total | 291,558 |
| Languages | |
| • Official | Tamil |
| Time zone | IST (UTC+5:30) |
| PIN | 632 601, 632 602, 635 803 |
| Telephone code | 91 4171 |
| Vehicle registration | TN 23 |
Gudiyatham (also called Gudiyattam or Gudiyettram) is a municipality in Vellore district in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu. It is located in the centre of two megacities namely Bangalore and Chennai. District headquarter Vellore is 31 km away from the city. In 2011, the town had a population of 91,558. This is where the first Indian national flag was woven. Gudiyatham is a first-grade municipality. It was named as Gudiyatham Municipality in 1886.
Gudiyatham is about 160 km west of Chennai and 165 km southeast of Bengaluru. The town is near the border of Andhra Pradesh state. Gudiyatham has more than 500 small villages around it.
In 2010, the opening of NH 234 highway was announced. NH234 passes through it from Mangaluru to Villupuram en route to Vellore and Tiruvannamalai.
According to the 2011 census, Gudiyatham had a population of 291,558 with a sex-ratio of 1,029 females for every 1,000 males, much above the national average of 929. A total of 9,273 were under the age of six, constituting 4,738 males and 4,535 females. Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes accounted for 16.8% and 0.1% of the population respectively.
The average literacy of the town was 77.46%, compared to the national average of 72.99%. The town had 21,363 households. There were 39,067 workers, comprising 108 cultivators, 284 main agricultural labourers, 6,532 in household industries, 28,401 other workers, 3,742 marginal workers, 23 marginal cultivators, 37 marginal agricultural labourers, 870 marginal workers in household industries and 2,812 other marginal workers.
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