Tumakuru

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Tumakuru v • d • e Karnataka • India
Tumakuru
District(s)	Tumkur
Coordinates	13.34° N 77.1° E
Time zone	IST (UTC+5:30)
Area • Elevation	• 822 m (2,697 ft)
Population	248,592 (2001)

Coordinates: 13.34° N 77.1° E

Tumakuru (Kannada:ತುಮಕೂರು), formerly Tumkur, is a city in Karnataka state of southern India. It is the headquarters of Tumkur District.

1 The name
2 Geography
3 Demographics
4 See Also
5 References

[edit] The name

Etymologically Tumakuru is believed to have been mutated possibly from "Tumbe uuru" due to the abundance of Tumbe huuvu a kind of flower, or Tamate Uuru due to the folk musical percussion instrument Tamate , that might have been used most here.

[edit] Geography

Tumakuru is located at 13.34° N 77.1° E^[1]. It has an average elevation of 822 metres (2696 feet).

The city has a station on the Southern railway, 43 m. N.W. from Bangalore.

[edit] Demographics

As of 2001 India census^GRIndia, Tumakuru had a population of 248,592. Males constitute 52% of the population and females 48%. Tumkur has an average literacy rate of 75%, higher than the national average of 59.5%: male literacy is 79%, and female literacy is 70%. 11% of the population is under 6 years of age.

The population in 1901 was 679,162, showing an increase of 17 % in the decade. The cultivated products consist chiefly of millets, rice, pulses and oil seeds. The chief industries are the making of coarse cotton cloths, woolen blankets, ropes, watches(Hindustan Machine Tools),. WIPRO,TVSE and Karmobile have their industries around the town. Sri Siddaganga Mutt is situated in Kyathsandra and is governed by Dr Sri Sri Sri Shivkumar swamiji , and has more than 5000 students studying there coming from all over karnataka and of different community.It also have its own Engineering College by name Siddaganga Institute of Technology.Even it has several other educating Institutions under its belt. Its endeavours in education sector is disproportionally good, with many engineering colleges and a medical college. It is believed to have been founded by Kante Arasu.

On the occasion of "Suvarna Karnataka", the 50th anniversary of the present Karnataka state, the formal name of the city was Tumakuru.

Another 10 cities of Suvarna Karnataka were renamed from November first marking the Kannada Rajyotsava day. The others are: Bengaluru (Bangalore), Mysuru (Mysore), Mangaluru (Mangalore), Chikmagaluru (Chikmagalur), Shivamogga (Shimoga), Belagaavi (Belgaum), Kalburgi (Gulbarga), Hubballi (Hubli), Hosapete (Hospet).