Tumakuru district

Tumakuru district Tumakuru
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Website	www.tumkurcity.gov.in

Tumkur district (Template:Lang-kn) 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. It is a one and a half hour drive from Bangalore, the capital of Karnataka.

It consists chiefly of elevated land intersected by river valleys. A range of hills rising to nearly 4,000 feet (1,200 m) 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 hillsides; and excellent building-stone is quarried. The slopes of the Devarayanadurga hills are clothed with forests, in which large game abounds, including tigers, leopards, bears and wild hog. The annual rainfall averages 39 inches.

Taluks of Tumkur

• Koratagere
• Gubbi
• Chikkanayakana Halli
• Tumkur
• Pavagada
• Sira
• Turuvekere
• Kunigal
• Madhugiri
• Tiptur

Top Educational Institutions in Tumkur

• Siddaganga Group Of Educational Institutions
• Sri Siddharatha Group Of Educational Institutions
• Shri Devi Group Of Educational Institutions
• H.M.S Group Of Educational Institutions
• CIT Group Of Educational Institutions
• Akshaya Group of Educational Institutions
• Sacred Heart Group Of Educational Institutions
• Sarvodaya Group Of Educational Institutions
• St.Joseph's Group Of Educational Institutions
• Vidyavahini Group Of Educational Institutions

Associations & Social Organizations in Tumkur

• Rotary Club of Tumkur meets on Wednesdays
• Rotary Club of Tumkur East meets on Mondays
• Rotary Club of Tumkur Central meets on Thrusdays
• Rotary Club of Tumkur City meets on Tuesdays
• Tumkur Management Association (TuMA)
• Indian Red Cross Society, Tumkur Branch

Education

Tumakuru is good study center from primary education to higher education.It has its own university.With in this town only there are four technology institutions and one medical institution,providing a good education to the city.

Others

• Amruthur

Famous People

• Dr. Sree Sree Shivakumara Swamiji
• Dr. Sree Sree Shivananda Shivacharya Swamiji
• Sree Sree Veereshananda Swamiji
• Amarashilpi Jakanachari
• Gubbi Veeranna
• Dr. Raja Ramanna
• H N Gangadhariah, Educationist
• Dr. Nazeer Ahmed, Former NASA Scientist, Philanthropist & Ex-MLA
• Soggadu Shivanna , M.L.A
• Dr. T S Vivekananda, Environmentalist/Writer
• Prof. K B Siddaiah, Poet
• Narsimharaju, actor
• G M Siddaramanna
• C. P. Sadashivaiah, Inventor
• K.S.Nanjundiah, Senior Educationist
• Nawaz Ahmed Sharief, politecian
• Dr. G .Parameshwar , Ex Higher Education Minister of Karnataka
• Dr. T S Mallikarjuniah
• T V N Murthy - JCI National President 2005

External links

• Official website of Tumkur city