Tumakuru District is an administrative district in the state of Karnataka in India. It was formerly the part of old Mysuru State. It was formed in 1832 during the days of British commissioner of Mysuru Sir Mark Cubbon as Chitaldroog Division including the area of present Chitradurga and Tumakuru districts headquartered at Tumakuru, Major General Richard Stewart Dobbs was the first collector of the district, who was key responsible for the establishment of Munro system of administration. In the year 1862 Chitaldroog division was abolished and Tumakuru and Chitradurga established as separate districts by Lewin Bentham Bowring. The district headquarters are located at Tumakuru. 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. It is a one-and-a-half-hour drive from Bengaluru, the capital of Karnataka. The district is known for the production of coconuts, called as 'Kalpataru Nadu'. It is the only discontiguous district in Karnataka.
Jaggesh is an Indian actor, director, producer and politician who predominantly works in Kannada film industry and is very famous by his screen name as "Navarasa Nayaka ".
Arsikere is a town and taluk in the Hassan district in the state of Karnataka, India. This region is known for its coconut production and second largest coconut market in Karnataka after tiptur along with Malekallu Tirupathi hill. Arsikere is the taluk headquarters, a major railway junction on the South Western Railway which links Mangalore and Mysore to North Karnataka and a central place for tourists who visit nearby places that do not have rail access, such as Belur, Halebidu and Shravanabelagola.
Hassan is a district in Karnataka state, India. The district headquarter is Hassan.
Tumkur is one of the industrial cities located in the state of Karnataka, also known as Shaikshanika Nagari and Kalpatharu Nadu. Since 28 August 2010, Tumkur has been accorded the status of a City Corporation. It is situated at a distance of 70 km (43 mi) northwest of Bangalore, along National Highway NH-4 and NH-206. It is the headquarters of the Tumkur district.
Koratagere is a Panchayat Town in Tumkur district in the Indian state of Karnataka.
Kunigal is a town in Tumkur district in the Indian state of Karnataka. It is the headquarters of Kunigal taluk. As of 2011 census, the town has a population of 34155.
Madhugiri is a town in Tumkur district in the Indian state of Karnataka. The town derives its name from a hillock, Madhu-giri (honey-hill) which is to the south of the place. Madhugiri is one of the 34 educational districts of the Karnataka state
Pavagada is a taluk in the Tumkur district in Karnataka, India. Historically it was part of the Mysore kingdom. Though it is geographically connected to Chitradurga district inside state of Karnataka, it comes under Tumkur district. It is 157.8 km from state capital of Bangalore and Uttara Pinakini river flows in this Taluk.
Tiptur is a taluk and the sub-divisional headquarters of Tumkur district in Karnataka.
An Agraharam or Agrahara was a grant of land and royal income from it, typically by a king or a noble family, to religious purposes, particularly to Brahmins to maintain temples in that land or a pilgrimage site and to sustain their families. Agraharams were also known as Chaturvedimangalams in ancient times. They were also known as ghatoka, and boya.
Shimsha is a river that flows in the state of Karnataka, India. It is one of the tributaries of the river Kaveri, which is one of the major rivers of South India. The river originates in the southern part of the Devarayanadurga hill in the Tumkur district of Karnataka and flows for about 221 km (137 mi). before joining the river Kaveri.
Belluru is a village in the southern state of Karnataka, India. It is located in the Nagamangala taluk of Mandya district in Karnataka.
Huliyurdurga is a village in the southern state of Karnataka, India. It is located in the Kunigal taluk of Tumkur district in Karnataka.
Yallappa Nayakana Hosakote, often written as Y. N. Hosakote is a small town in the southern state of Karnataka, India. It is located in the Pavagada taluk of Tumkur district in Karnataka. In 1556 a local king named Yallappa nayaka founded the fort on the hill Siddarabetta beside of Kundurpi. This place gate name as Yallappanayakana hosakote.
Bajagur is a village in Tiptur Taluk in Tumkur district of Karnataka, India. It is situated on the southern side of the state of Karnataka. Kannada is widely spoken language in Bajagur. It is famous for a temple for Sri Kempamma Devi which organizes an yearly festival dedicated to the deity and people from 12 nearby villages participate in the festival which includes homa, devi pooja, and folk dances.
Kibbanahalli is a village in the Tiptur taluk of Tumkur district in Karnataka state, India. Kibbanahalli is a pre-historic site. Archaeologists believe that this site along with Biligere belong to the Early stone age. Hand-axe, guillotine chisels and many other Palaeolithic specimens found in the region are kept in the museum of the Geology Department of the Central College, Bangalore.
Kammanahalli is a small village located in Tumkur District, Turuvekere Taluk, Mayasandra Hobli and Vittalapura Post in India's Karnataka State. The village is about 12 km from Yadiyur which is famous for the Lord Siddalingeshwara Temple and is about 100 km from Bangalore.
Haagalavaadi is a town in the Tumkur District of the Indian state of Karnataka. It belongs to the Bangalore Division. It is located 50 km from the district headquarters Tumkur. Bangalore is the nearest Metropolitan Area to Hagalavadi which is located 120 km from Hagalavadi.
