Tumkur district
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| ?Tumkur Karnataka • India |
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| Time zone | IST (UTC+5:30) |
| Headquarters | Tumkur |
| Subdistrict | Tumkur, Gubbi, Tiptur, Turuvekere, Kunigal, Madhugiri, Pavagada, Koratagere, Chikkanayakanahalli, Sira |
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| Codes • Telephone • Vehicle |
• ++ 91 (0) • KA-05 |
| Website: www.tumkurcity.gov.in | |
Tumkur (Kannada: ತುಮಕೂರು) is an administrative district in the state of Karnataka in India. The district headquarters are located at Tumkur. The district occupies an area of 10,598 km² and had a population of 2,584,711, of which 19.62% were urban as of 2001. [1] It is a one and a half hour drive from Bangalore, the capital of Karnataka.
The area of the district is 4158 m². It consists chiefly of elevated land intersected by river valleys. A range of hills rising to nearly 4000 feet crosses it from north to south, forming the watershed between the systems of the Krishna and the Kaveri. The principal streams are the Jayamangala and the Shimsha. The mineral wealth of Tumkur is considerable; iron is obtained in large quantities from the hill-sides; and excellent building-stone is quarried. The slopes of the Devarayanadurga hills, a tract of 18 m²., are clothed with forests, in which large game abounds, including tigers, leopards, bears and wild hog. The annual rainfall averages 39 inches.
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[edit] Taluks of Tumkur
[edit] Famous People
- Dr. Raja Ramanna
- Amarashilpi Jakanachari
- Karnataka Rathna Dr. Sree Sree Shivakumara Swamiji
- HuchchamastiGowda,Huliyurdurga constuancy (Ex Speaker of Karnataka assembly)
- Kalaratna Dr.GubbiVeeranna,(Guru of Dr.Rajkumar)
- Dr. S. Rajashekharaiah, founder vice-chancellor, Vishveshwaraiah Technological University, Belgaum
- Talakere subramanyam,ExMinister,Dreamer of Hemavathi water Project.
- Y.K.Ramaiah,Ex.MLA,Kunigal,(Hemavathi water Project)
[edit] NGO's In Tumkur
- Rotary Club of Tumkur
- Rotary Club of Tumkur East
- Rotary Club of Tumkur Central
- Tumkur Management Association (TuMA)
- Wildlife Awareness Nature Club (WANC)
- Women's Liberation and Rehabilitation society (WLARS), Madhugiri
- Vishwa Gramodaya (Rural Biosphere Sustainable Development Society) Pavagada.
- Sumpoorna Basketball School, Betta Shambhunahalli, Koratagere Taluk
[edit] Places to Visit in Tumkur
- Turuvekere - The temple town.
- Devarayana Durga is a beautiful hill station just 15 km from Tumkur.
- Kydala just 5 km from Tumkur has beautiful temple with God carved from stone.
- Siddaganga about 7 km from Tumkur where Siddaganga Swamiji resides.
- Shivaganga is about 25 km from Tumkur.
- Gulur where during Navaratri 10 foot high God Ganesh made out of clay will be on display.
- Yediyur is about 60 km from Tumkur where God Siddalingeswara Temple is situated.
- Gubbi is 20 km from where God Channabasaveswara Temple is situated.
- Goravana halli Lakshmi Temple is about 25 km near Kortagere.
- Siddara betta
- Mycemco cement factory which is the earliest cement factories of Karnataka is located at Ammasandra which is 45 km from Tumkur.
- Kunigal Farm: The oldest stud farm is found here.
- Pavagada Fort: The Hill Fort built in 1405 by a Vijayanagar chieftain was the scene of fierce battle between the English and Tipu Sultan. It is famous for groundnuts.
- Madhugiri: This prosperous town is known for its pomegranates and has one of the finest Hill Forts built by the Vijayanagar Kings.Also to be seen are Jain Basadis and temples. Madhugiri hill, the biggest monolith in Asia, is great for climbers also found here.
- Midigeshi Fort: The fort has a mosque and a temple complex within it and is 19Km from Madhugiri.
- Marconahalli :Has a reservoir built across Shimsha river. Boating is available here.
- Pattanayakanahalli: Jagadguru Sri Gurugunda Brahmendraswami mata is there.
- Nidagallu betta: It is in Pavagada taluk. Its height is above 3000 feets. At the peak of the hill, a Nandi(Basavanna) is there. Down the hill there is a Rameswara temple. It is worth to visit this place once.
- Vaddagere VeeraNagamma temple is 5 km from Koratgere. Goddess Veeranagamma's devotees are mainly from Southern karnataka, North Tamil Nadu and even Andhra Pradesh.
- Maidenahalli(Jayamangali) Blackbuck Reserve: Among the best protected area in south India to see and photograph endangered wildlife like blackbuck.
- Sumpoorna Basketball School, Betta Shambhunahalli, Kuramkote Post - the first residential basketball school of India.
[edit] colleges
- SSMCH (Sri Siddartha Medical College and Hospital)
- SIT (Siddaganga Institute of Technology)
- SSIT (Sri Siddartha Institute of Technology)
- SIET (Sridevi Institute of Engineering and Technology)
- CIT (Channabasaveshwara Institute of Technology)
- HMSIT(Hazrath Madari Shah Institute of Technology)
- KIT (Kalpataru Institute of Technology)
 Male Blackbuck, Jayamangli Blackbuck reserve, Tumkur district |
 Small Blackbuck herd, Jayamangli Blackbuck reserve, Tumkur district |
 Countryside, Tumkur district |
 Yoganarasimha Temple, Devarayana Durga, Tumkur district |
[edit] References
- ^ www.censusindiamaps.net/page/India_WhizMap/IndiaMap.htm
[edit] External links
- Siddaganga Institute of Technology, Tumkur
- WANC - Tumkur's first environmental NGO
- A private website on Tumkur
- Official website of Tumkur city
- HMS Group of Education Institutions, Tumkur
- BSNL, Tumkur District
- Devarayanadurga - south India's oldest State Forest
- Maidenahalli (Jayamangali) Blackbuck Conservation Reserve
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