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.
Kaladgi is a panchayat village in the Bagalkot Taluka, Bagalkot District of Karnataka State and is located about 25 km by road west of the town of Bagalkot. Kaladgi is well known for its fruit gardens.
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.
Kallur is a village in the Gubbi subdistrict of the Tumkur district of Karnataka state in India. It has a Gram Panchayat. The village is located on the bank of the Shimsha river. The village is blessed with the natural resources. It is mainly known for its handloom silk sarees. The Handloom work is being performed by traditionally, this work is transferred from their ancestors. The major caste in this village is Hindu Devanga.
Akkirampura is a small village in the district of Tumkur in Karnataka, India. Housing some 500-600 families, it's a kind of valley made in between the Madhugiri hill range and the Jayamangali River which feeds the farms in this village.
Naravi is a panchayat village in Belthangady taluk, Dakshina Kannada in the foothills of the Western Ghats. There are two villages in the Naravi gram panchayat: Naravi and Kuthluru. It is 58 km from Mangalore and 20 km from Karkala towards Dharmasthala. Naravi is known for Sri Sooryanarayana temple which is one of the two well known Sun temples, the other of which is located at Konark. This name came because of "Naa Ravi" in Kannada means no visible Sun light because forest at day time. It also has Sri Veenugopalakrishna Temple has a beautiful idol of lord krishna carrying a child in his hands. Those who dont have childrens they come here and pray lord Krishna and we have many examples here.
Kanathur is a village in Turvekere taluk of Tumkur district, in the Indian state of Karnataka. There is a Venugopalaswamy temple in Kanathur.Just next to the temple, there is a house in which the Patel of Kanathur, K.H.Adi Narayana Rao lived.
Naliganahalli is a village in the Tumkur district of Karnataka, India. The village is located about 105 kilometres (65 mi) from Tumakuru, the district centre, and about 5 kilometres (3.1 mi) from the taluk of Pavagada. The village's name is derived from the Kannada words for "dance" ("nali") and "sing" ("gana"), reflecting the village's rich culture.The total geographical area of the village is 893.71 hectares. Naliganahalli has a population of 903 males, 947 females, and 175 children, for a total of 2,025 people. There are about 429 houses in Naliganahalli village.
Hebbur is a village in the southern state of Karnataka, India. It is located in the Tumkur taluk of Tumkur district in Karnataka.
Akkathangiyarakatte Kaval is a village in the southern state of Karnataka, India. It is located in the Tumkur taluk of Tumkur district.
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.
Patrame is a small, rural panchayat village on the left (east) bank of the Netravati River in Karnataka, India. Administratively, it is under Belthangady taluk, Dakshina Kannada district, Karnataka. Patrame is the only village in its gram panchayat. The village of Patrame is 26 km from its taluk headquarters Belthangady, and 8 km by road from Dharmasthala.
Gunadal is a panchayat village in the state of Karnataka, India. Administratively it is under Bijapur Taluka of Bijapur district, Karnataka. Located in the far southwestern corner of the district, Gunadal is nearly 45 km by road from the district headquarters, the city of Bijapur. In Gunadal there is a Government Ayurvedic Hospital, Government Veterinary Hospital, Post Office, Police Station and gram panchayat headquarters.
Anandur is a panchayat village in Mysore Taluka, Mysore District, Karnataka, India.
Bendebembli, is a panchayat village in the southern state of Karnataka, India. Administratively, Bendebembli is under the Shahapur Taluka of Yadgir district in Karnataka. It lies on the left (east) bank of the Krishna River. Bendebembli is 10 km by road southeast of the village of Tumkur and 40 km by road south of the town of Yadgir. The nearest rail station is Chegunda Station and the nearest railhead is in Yadgir.
Tumkur is a village in the southern state of Karnataka, India. Administratively, it is under Bendebembli panchayat village, Shahapur Taluka of Yadgir district in Karnataka. It lies on the left (east) bank of the Krishna River. Tumkur is 10 km by road northwest of the village of Bendebembli and 31 km by road south of the town of Yadgir. The nearest rail station is Chegunda Station and the nearest railhead is in Yadgir.
Teggi is a panchayat village in the southern state of Karnataka, India. Administratively, Teggi is under Bilagi Taluka of Bagalkot District in Karnataka. The village of Teggi is 18.1 km by road east of Galagali and 12.5 km by road northwest of the town of Bilagi. Teggi is on the south shore of the Krishna River. Teggi has Higher Primary School (HPS) and Government High School and medium of teaching is in Kannada. The people of this village worship Shri Somalingeshwar god and has temple of it built it in stone. Population is dominated by the Valmiki/Nayak/Bedar community. The Teggi village has Vijaya Bank and customers from nearby villages Bisanal, Shivapur, Hanchinal, and Ballur along with local people use this.
Kadalaveni is a village in the southern state of Karnataka, India. It is located in the Gauribidanur taluk of Chikkaballapura district in Karnataka. It is situated 6 km away from sub-district headquarter Gauribidanur and 44 km away from district headquarter Chikkaballapura
Hikkal is a hill surrounded by serine beauty in Urdigere Taluk, Tumkur District, and Karnataka State, India. It is approximately 16 km from the district main city of Tumkur. And it is 70 km away from the capital city Bangalore. The hill is sanctified by the temple of Lord Srinivasa in the form of a stone resembling a ripped ant hill. Goddesses Sridevi and Bhudevi also grace this hill to make this place more sacred. The nearby village is also named after the hill Hikkal and the deity (Srinivasa) is called Hikkallappa. There is another idol of Balaji, which was installed in 1999. It was presented by the Tirumala Tirupathi Devasthanam (TTD) of Andhra Pradesh which has recognised this temple as one of the 108 sub-shrines of the original deity at Tirumala.
