Tumakuru district
Tumakuru District | |
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Clockwise from top-left: View from Shivagange, Markonahalli Reservoir, Chennakeshava Temple at Arlaguppe, Guru Mandir, Mandaragiri, View from Devarayanadurga Hill, Madhugiri Fort | |
| Nickname(s): Kalpataru Nadu (Coconut Country),
Shikshanika Nagari (City of Educational Institutions) | |
Location in Karnataka | |
| Coordinates: 13°20′N 77°06′E / 13.34°N 77.1°E | |
| Country | India |
| State | Karnataka |
| Headquarters | Tumakuru |
| Talukas | Tumakuru, Sira, Gubbi, Tipaturu, Turuvekere, Kunigal, Madhugiri, Pavagada, Koratagere, Chikkanayakanahalli. |
| Government | |
| • Deputy Commissioner and District Magistrate | Subha Kalyan, I.A.S |
| • District In-charge Minister | G. Parameshwara (INC) |
| • President, Zilla Panchayat | Latha Ravikumar (JDS) |
| • Superintendent of police | Ashok K V , I.P.S |
| Area | |
• Total | 10,597 km2 (4,092 sq mi) |
| Population (2011) | |
• Total | 2,678,980 |
| • Rank | 150 in India |
| • Density | 250/km2 (650/sq mi) |
| Languages | |
| • Official | Kannada |
| Time zone | UTC+5:30 (IST) |
| PIN | 572xxx |
| Vehicle registration |
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| Website | tumkur |
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Tumakuru district is an administrative district in the state of Karnataka in India. It is the second largest district in Karnataka by land area with an area of 10,598 km2, and fourth largest by Population. It is a one-and-a-half-hour drive from Bengaluru, the state capital. The district is known for the production of coconuts and is also called as 'Kalpataru Nadu'. It is the only discontiguous district in Karnataka (Pavagada Taluk has no geographical continuity with the rest of the district).
As of census of 2011, the district has a population of 2,678,980, with a population density of 253 people /km2, the district has the literary rate of 75.14% and a sex ratio of 984 women/ 1000 men. Tumakuru district is surrounded by Chikkaballapura district and Bengaluru Rural in East, Ramanagara district in South-East, Mandya and Hassan districts in South-West, Chikmagalur district in west, Chitradurga district in north-west and Sri Sathya Sai district and Anantapur district of Andhra Pradesh in North.