Market core
The oldest part of town forms the densest cluster on the map, a knot of short, closely spaced lanes where shops, homes and small workshops sit side by side.
Minimalist map poster · India
A compact Karnataka town of short market lanes and outward roads, surrounded by tanks and farmland north of Bengaluru
13.6107° N / 77.5174° E





One city, five moods
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On the wall



The map
Gauribidanur sits on the plateau of Chikkaballapur district, a short way from the Andhra Pradesh border and within reach of Bengaluru. From above, the town reads as a tight core of short streets and market lanes, with newer residential blocks spreading along the roads that lead out towards surrounding villages. Beyond the built edge, the map turns quickly into a patchwork of field boundaries, tanks and scattered farm tracks.
The town has an unusual reputation in scientific circles. Its outskirts host a seismic array used to monitor distant earth tremors and a radio observatory that listens at low frequencies, both placed here partly for the quiet, open country around them. On a map these sites appear only as modest clearings, which is part of their appeal: serious work carried out in an unassuming landscape.
A Gauribidanur map poster keeps that balance of dense centre and open surroundings. Rendered in fine black lines, the lanes of the old market area gather into a darker knot, while the roads towards Hindupur, Chikkaballapur and the nearby villages stretch outward like spokes. The railway cuts a clean line through the town, and the lighter margins show how quickly streets give way to cultivated land.
The oldest part of town forms the densest cluster on the map, a knot of short, closely spaced lanes where shops, homes and small workshops sit side by side.
The line towards Bengaluru and Hindupur runs through the town as a single steady stroke, a clear counterpoint to the irregular lanes and radiating roads around it.
Beyond the built edge, water tanks appear as smooth pale shapes among finely divided fields, the working landscape that surrounds the town on every side.
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Why Gauribidanur
For many people this map marks a birthplace, a school town or the place the family still returns to for festivals. Others know Gauribidanur through its observatory. You can set your own title and add a date to the subtitle, then choose from Classic black & white, Noir, Paper, Blueprint or Sand.
The digital HD download costs $9 and includes six print sizes, from 30×40 cm to 24×36″, each as a 300 DPI PNG and a print-ready PDF with no watermark. If you would rather receive a finished poster, matte prints with an optional wooden frame are produced by partners in more than 30 countries.
Get the Gauribidanur poster — $9| Print size | Resolution | Files |
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| 30 × 40 cm (11.8 × 15.7″) | 3,543 × 4,724 px | PNG · PDF |
| 29.7 × 42 cm (A3, 11.7 × 16.5″) | 3,508 × 4,961 px | PNG · PDF |
| 42 × 59.4 cm (A2, 16.5 × 23.4″) | 4,961 × 7,016 px | PNG · PDF |
| 45.7 × 61 cm (18 × 24″) | 5,400 × 7,200 px | PNG · PDF |
| 50 × 70 cm (19.7 × 27.6″) | 5,906 × 8,268 px | PNG · PDF |
| 61 × 91.4 cm (24 × 36″) | 7,200 × 10,800 px | PNG · PDF |
For comparison, the free preview is 900 px wide, watermarked and meant for screens. The HD files have up to 8× the resolution in each direction and print cleanly at full poster size.
Yes. Change the title, the subtitle and the coordinates line to anything you like — names, a date, a line of your own — and pick one of five styles.
The HD purchase includes 30×40 cm, 50×70 cm, A3, A2, 18×24″ and 24×36″, each as a 300 DPI PNG and a print-ready PDF.
You can download a free 900 px preview with a watermark. The paid HD files have no watermark and are sharp enough for large prints.
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