| Gundlupet | |
| Native Name Lang: | kn |
| Other Name: | Gundlupete |
| Settlement Type: | Town |
| Pushpin Map: | India Karnataka |
| Pushpin Label Position: | right |
| Pushpin Map Caption: | Location in Karnataka, India |
| Coordinates: | 11.8°N 76.68°W |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Name: |  India |
| Subdivision Type1: | State |
| Subdivision Name1: | Karnataka |
| Subdivision Type2: | District |
| Subdivision Name2: | Chamarajanagar |
| Government Type: | Gundlupet Town Municipal Council (TMC) |
| Governing Body: | Municipality |
| Unit Pref: | Metric |
| Area Total Km2: | 4.22 |
| Elevation M: | 816 |
| Population Total: | 26,368 |
| Population As Of: | 2018 |
| Demographics Type1: | Languages |
| Demographics1 Title1: | Official |
| Demographics1 Info1: | Kannada |
| Timezone1: | IST |
| Utc Offset1: | +5:30 |
| Postal Code Type: | PIN |
| Postal Code: | 571111 |
| Area Code Type: | Telephone code |
| Area Code: | 08229 |
| Registration Plate: | KA-10 |
Gundlupet (Gundlupētē in Kannada) is a municipal town situated in the Chamarajanagar district of Karnataka, India. It is also known as "The flower pot of India". It is situated on NH 766, 60 km away from Mysuru and approximately 200 km from the state administrative capital, Bengaluru. Gundlupet is the last town in Karnataka on the National Highway 766 which goes through Mysore, Ooty, Wayanad, and Kozhikode. It is situated very close to the Tamil Nadu and Kerala state borders. NH 181 begins from Gundlupet and ends in Nagapattinam in Tamil Nadu via Ooty and Coimbatore.[1]
The Bandipur National Park is situated 17 km away from Gundlupet, giving the town the epithet also known as "Land of Tigers". Gundlupet was previously known as Vijayapura, named after the ancient Vijayanarayana Temple.[2]
Gundlupet is located at .[3] It has an average elevation of 816 metres (2,677 feet).
| Religion | Total | Male | Female | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hindu | 214,896 | (96.34%) | 106,989 | 107,907 | |
| Muslim | 6,754 | (3.03%) | 3,412 | 3,342 | |
| Christian | 492 | (0.22%) | 246 | 246 | |
| Sikh | 27 | (0.01%) | 14 | 13 | |
| Buddhist | 107 | (0.05%) | 55 | 52 | |
| Jain | 225 | (0.1%) | 118 | 107 | |
| Other Religion | 16 | (0.01%) | 9 | 7 | |
| No Religion Specified | 553 | (0.25%) | 266 | 287 | |
The main crops grown are jowar, ragi, sugar cane, turmeric, onion, banana, cotton and sunflower.It is also famous for its flower production and also known as flower pot of karnataka. It is a fairly dry region on the rain-shadow side of the Western Ghats, with an average annual rainfall of about 60 cm. Almost all of the rainfall is during the monsoon months of July through October. The area's vegetation is dry thorn forest, which can be seen in the nearby reserve forests on the boundary of Bandipur National Park.