Tumkur district

Tumkur  (: ತುಮಕೂರು) is an administrative in the state of  in. The district headquarters are located at. The district occupies an of 10,598  and had a  of 2,584,711, of which 19.62% were urban as of 2001. It is a one and a half hour drive from, the capital of Karnataka.

The area of the district is 4158 m². It consists chiefly of elevated land intersected by river valleys. A range of hills rising to nearly 4000 feet 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 hill-sides; and excellent building-stone is quarried. The slopes of the Devaray-durga hills, a tract of 18 m²., are clothed with forests, in which large game abounds, including tigers, leopards, bears and wild hog. The annual rainfall averages 39.

Famous People

 * Dr.
 * Karnataka Rathna Dr.
 * Gubbi Veeranna
 * Huchche Gowda (Ex Speaker of Karnataka assembly)
 * Dr. S. Rajashekharaiah, founder vice-chancellor, Vishveshwaraiah Technological University, Belgaum
 * Dr. S. Rajashekharaiah, founder vice-chancellor, Vishveshwaraiah Technological University, Belgaum
 * Dr. S. Rajashekharaiah, founder vice-chancellor, Vishveshwaraiah Technological University, Belgaum

NGO's In Tumkur

 * Rotary Club of Tumkur
 * Rotary Club of Tumkur East
 * Rotary Club of Tumkur Central
 * Tumkur Management Association (TuMA)
 * Wildlife Awareness Nature Club (WANC)
 * Women's Liberation and Rehabilitation society (WLARS), Madhugiri
 * Vishwa Gramodaya (Rural Biosphere Sustainable Development Society) Pavagada.

Places to Visit in Tumkur

 * - The temple town.
 * is a beautiful hill station just 15 km from Tumkur.
 * Kydala just 5 km from Tumkur has beautiful temple with God carved from stone.
 * Siddaganga about 7 km from Tumkur where Siddaganga Swamiji resides.
 * Shivaganga is about 25 km from Tumkur.
 * Gulur where during Navaratri 10 foot high God Ganesh made out of clay will be on display.
 * Yediyur is about 60 km from Tumkur where God Siddalingeswara Temple is situated.
 * Gubbi is 20 km from where God Channabasaveswara Temple is situated.
 * Goravana halli Lakshmi Temple is about 25 km near Kortagere.
 * Siddara betta
 * Kunigal Farm: The oldest stud farm is found here.
 * Pavagada Fort: The Hill Fort built in 1405 by a Vijayanagar chieftain was the scene of fierce battle between the English and Tipu Sultan. It is famous for groundnuts.
 * Madhugiri: This prosperous town is known for its pomegranates and has one of the finest Hill Forts built by the Vijayanagar Kings.Also to be seen are Jain s and temples. Madhugiri hill, the biggest monolith in Asia, is great for climbers also found here.
 * Marconahalli :Has a reservoir built across Shimsha river. Boating is available here.
 * Pattanayakanahalli: Jagadguru Sri Gurugunda Brahmendraswami mata is there.
 * Nidagallu betta: It is in Pavagada taluk. Its height is above 3000 feets. At the peak of the hill, a Nandi(Basavanna) is there. Down the hill there is a Rameswara temple. It is worth to visit this place once.
 * Vaddagere VeeraNagamma temple is 5 km from koratgere.

colleges

 * SSMCH(Sri Siddhartha Medical College and Hospital)
 * SIT (Siddaganga Institute of Technology)
 * SSIT (Sri Siddartha Institue of Technology)
 * Sri devi engineering college
 * CIT
 * HMS
 * KIT