Gulakamale Explained

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.

History of Gulakamale

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]

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Gulakamale Population – Bangalore, Karnataka. Census 2011. 11 May 2018.
  2. Book: The Mythic Society . Quarterly Journal of the Mythic Society (QJMS) VOl 113 2 2022 43 Undocumented Bengaluru Inscriptions . April 2022.