Gubbi Town 20 km from Tumakuru and 90 km from Bengaluru along NH-206 (BH Road). Gubbi ULB Contains 17 Wards and equal number of Councilors. The population of the Gubbi Town is 18,457 as per Census 2011. The total area of the Town is 6.67 sq. km.  It has both Railway Station and National Highway (NH-206) connectivity which is a major attraction for people to settle or look for accommodation.

Gubbi was earlier known by the name Amaragonda. Gubbi is famous for Gosala Sri Channabasaveshwara Swamy Temple and Sri Chidambarashrama. 

Gubbi has educational institutes which help students for education up to Graduation. Major educational institutions are Priya English school, Government junior college, Sri Chidambara ashrama, Greenwood International School, Shubhodaya English School, Government First Grade College, Government Junior College and Channabasaveshwara Institute of Technology.

Due to good transport infrastructure, it is a major business hub for neighboring small villages and towns.