Tarikere

Tarikere
ತರಿಕೆರೆ
Taluk
Tarikere

Location in Karnataka, India

Coordinates: 13°48′58″N 76°02′00″E / 13.816244°N 76.033287°E / 13.816244; 76.033287Coordinates: 13°48′58″N 76°02′00″E / 13.816244°N 76.033287°E / 13.816244; 76.033287
Country  India
State Karnataka
District Chikkamagaluru
Elevation 697 m (2,287 ft)
Population (2011)[1]
 • Total 35,942
Languages
 • Official Kannada
 • Spoken Languages Kannada, Urdu, English
Time zone IST (UTC+5:30)
PIN 577228
Telephone code 08261
Vehicle registration KA-18

Tarikere is a taluk in Chikkamagaluru district in the state of Karnataka of India. The headquarters of Tarikere taluk is a town of the same name. The town has derived its name from number of water tanks by which the town is surrounded (Kere is a large water tank). There are a large number of tanks in and around Tarikere, namely, Chikkere, Doddakere, Dalavikere, Ramanayakankere, Kenddarahalla etc.

Getting there

Road

National Highway NH-206 (Bangalore to Honnavar) passes through the Tarikere town. From the district headquarters of Chickmagalur, Tarikere can be reached by a road via Lingadahalli. The famous hill station of Kemmangundi falls on this road.

Rail

Tarikere lies on the birur - Talguppa railway line and there are trains from Mysore and Bangalore which stop at Tarikere on the way to Shimoga.

Air

There are no airports in the near vicinity. Air travellers have to make use of one of Mangalore, Hubli or Bangalore airports and choose an alternate means of transport to reach Tarikere.

Geography

Tarikere is located at 13°43′N 75°49′E / 13.72°N 75.82°E / 13.72; 75.82.[2] It has an average elevation of 698 metres (2290 feet). Tarikere Taluk borders Narasimharajapura Taluk of Chikkamagaluru district to the West, Chickmagalur Taluk of Chikkamagaluru district to the South-West, Kadur Taluk of Chikkamagaluru district to the south, Shimoga and Bhadravathi Taluks of Shimoga District to the North and Hosadurga Taluk of Chitradurga District to the East. The following are the Hobli Headquarters within Tarikere Taluk

  1. Ajjampura
  2. Amruthapura
  3. Lakkavalli
  4. Lingadahalli
  5. Shivani
  6. Tarikere

Demographics

As of 2001 India census,[3] Tarikere Town had a population of about 35,000. Males constitute 51% of the population and females 49%. Tarikere has an average literacy rate of 68%, higher than the national average of 59.5%: male literacy is 73%, and female literacy is 62%. In Tarikere, 11% of the population is under 6 years of age.

Business and Economy

Vigyan Industries, a subsidiary of BEML is present near Tarikere town. It is a major producer of steel castings. Agriculture is the primary occupation here. Betelnut, Paddy, Ragi, Arecanut, Coffee, Coconut, Banana, Pan leaves, Mango and Corn are the major cash crops grown in this region. The region was formerly a major rice producing area which have been largely replaced by arecanut

Places to see

Accommodation: Thirumala Lodge, T.H.Thimmaiah Lodging Complex, N.H.206, Tarikere

Other information

Tarikere is immortalised in the popular Kannada tongue-twister "Tarikere Kere Eri Mele Mooru Kari Kuri Mari Meyuthittu". This was also used as the title for a film song in the Kannada film Devara Duddu and was sung by the famous singer, S P Balasubramanyam. On the eve of Makara Sankranthi every year, procession of Lord Revannasiddeshwara will be carried which will be a feast for eyes.Every year, the procession of Lord Subramanya (Car Festival) is taken out during December–January (Pushya Shuddha Shasti), which attracts huge crowd.and also a famous "subramanya temple", situated in M.G Road of Tarikere town

References

Tarikere is surrounded by many tanks and ponds. There aer several historical places surrounding Tarikere.

  1. ↑ http://www.censusindia.gov.in/pca/SearchDetails.aspx?Id=652732
  2. ↑ Falling Rain Genomics, Inc - Tarikere
  3. ↑ "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.

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