There is a river near here named Sungai Jarak (dark in color, full of pig waste and smelly from Kampung Selamat pig farm). Tasek Gelugor is near to Kedah border which is close to Kampung Selamat in Penang and Padang Serai in Kedah.
The Tasek Gelugor railway station serves residents here and in Padang Serai to travel to Bukit Mertajam and Sungai Petani.
As of 2020[update], Mukim 12, the subdivision that contains Tasek Gelugor, was home to a population of 31,160.[1]Malays formed almost 78% of the population, followed by Chinese at 12%.