Gulakamale | |
Settlement Type: | Village |
Pushpin Map: | India Karnataka |
Pushpin Label Position: | right |
Pushpin Map Caption: | Location in Karnataka, India |
Coordinates: | 12.798°N 77.529°W |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Name: | India |
Subdivision Type1: | State |
Subdivision Name1: | Karnataka |
Subdivision Type2: | District |
Subdivision Name2: | Bangalore |
Parts Type: | Talukas |
Parts: | Bangalore South |
Government Type: | Panchayati raj |
Governing Body: | Sarpanch |
Unit Pref: | Metric |
Population Total: | 2,293 |
Population As Of: | 2011 |
Population Density Km2: | auto |
Population Footnotes: | [1] |
Demographics Type1: | Languages |
Demographics1 Title1: | Official |
Demographics1 Info1: | Kannada |
Timezone1: | IST |
Utc Offset1: | +5:30 |
Postal Code Type: | PIN |
Postal Code: | 560082 |
Blank2 Name Sec1: | Lok Sabha constituency |
Blank2 Info Sec1: | Bangalore Rural |
Blank Name Sec1: | literacy rate |
Blank Info Sec1: | 71.82 |
Gulakamale is a village in Bangalore district, Karnataka, India, near Kaggalipura on Bangalore – Kanakapura Road. The population of the village is 2,293 which made up of 1,131 males and 1,162 females. The literacy rate is lower than that of Karnataka and stands at 71.82% as opposed to 75.36% of the rest of the state. Out of those who are literate are 81.05% male and 62.70% female populations. Scheduled Castes and Tribes make up 51.72% and 0.22% respectively.
The documented history of Gulakamale can be dated back to the 14th century CE in which the name of the village is recorded as Gulakamari in the Kempanna herostone-inscription. This inscription documents that a Kempanna died during a fight in Gulakamari and the memorial stone was installed by his brother Kariyappa. Another inscription, Singappan & Nattavar Donation Inscription, is documented in Gulakamale which records a donation by a Singappan and Nattavar of Ponmani who granted grains or food offerings (Amudhu-padi) to a Vishnu temple.[2]