Sira, India

Sira, Karnataka.
ಸಿರಾ
City
Sira, Karnataka.

Location in Karnataka, India

Coordinates: 13°44′42″N 76°54′32″E / 13.745°N 76.909°ECoordinates: 13°44′42″N 76°54′32″E / 13.745°N 76.909°E
Country  India
State Karnataka
District Tumkur district
Government
 • Body city municipal council
Area
 • Total 17.47 km2 (6.75 sq mi)
Elevation 661 m (2,169 ft)
Population (2011)
 • Total 105,012
 • Density 2,867.09/km2 (7,425.7/sq mi)
Languages
 • Official Kannada
Time zone IST (UTC+5:30)
PIN 572 137
Telephone code 08135
Vehicle registration KA-06

| MLA. = T B Jayachandra

Sira is a City and taluk headquarters of Sira Taluk of Tumkur district in the state of Karnataka, India. It lies on the National Highway NH-4 (Mumbai - Chennai) and NH-234 (Mangalore - Villupuram).

Geography

Sira is located at 13°45′N 76°55′E / 13.75°N 76.91°E.[1] It has an average elevation of 662 metres (2171 feet).

Demographics

As of 2001 India census,[2] Sira had a population of 50,056. Males constitute 52% of the population and females 48%. Sira has an average literacy rate of 67%, higher than the national average of 59.5%: male literacy is 72%, and female literacy is 62%. In Sira, 13% of the population is under 6 years of age.

History

Sira Town was one of south India's strategically important places prior to the British Raj.

The foundation of the town and the fort is attributed to Rangappa Nayaka, a chief of Ratnagiri. The previous name of the town was Siriya.The beautiful fort is named after the 'Nayaka' ruler. It is symbolic of the hold the Nayaka community rulers once had on Sira.we can

still see the remains of beautiful fort which is situated adjacent to

Doddakere.

It was ruled by the Bijapur Kings from 1638 to 1687. It was the capital of the erstwhile Suba or Province of Sira of the Mughal Empire that lasted from 1687 to 1757. The Marathas wrested the province from Mughals and held it from 1757 to 1759, when the Mughals regained it. Haidar Ali declared himself the Nawab of the province in 1761 only to lose it to the Marathas from 1766 until 1774 when his son Tipu Sultan, captured it for him.[3]

Historical places in Sira City

Like most other places of historical importance in India, Sira also has structures built by its erstwhile rulers. Among them are the Sira fort, all people of sira taluk worship durgamma hence it is called Sri grama devate durga devate this temple is very famous temple people come from so many cities and every casts people worship and give a visit every year on navarathri utsava and dasara and according to some info it is also called as second Mysore dasara, Eidgah, Juma Masjid and the dargah or tomb over the grave of Mallik Rehan, who was the Subahdar of Sira. The Jumma Masjid and the tomb of Malik Rihan (1651 A.D) are fine structures built in the Mughal style of architecture.

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File:SRI_GRAMA_DEVATAE_DURGAMMA3.jpg

Road

Sira is well connected to all nearby district headquarters.

Rail

Still no railway station here, but soon it may have the sophisticated railway link to Davanagere to Blore via Sira to Tumkur :)

Air

Nearby airport is Kempe Gowda International Airport, Devanahalli

Gallery

Education

Primary schools

Higher Education

Nearest Engineering college @ tumkur

Nearest Polytechnic college @ tumkur

External links

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See also

References

  1. ↑ Falling Rain Genomics, Inc - Sira
  2. ↑ "Census of India 2001: Data from the 2001 Census, including cities, villages and towns (Provisional)". Census Commission of India. Archived from the original on 2004-06-16. Retrieved 2008-11-01.
  3. ↑ [Mysore: A Gazetteer Compiled for the Government, Volume I, Mysore In General]
  4. ↑ "TUMKUR DISTRICT TOURIST PLACES".