Tumkur, officially Tumakuru,
Tumkur is an emerging industrial hub in India, and has a large upcoming industrial corridor as well as a Japanese township.
Etymology
Etymologically, the name of the city is believed to have been mutated possibly from "Tumbe ooru" because of the abundance of thumbe hoovu, a kind of flower, or thamate ooru because of the folk musical percussion instrument thamate, that might have been used most here. It is also called
Kalpatharu Nadu (land of coconut trees), due to the abundance of coconut trees in the area.
Another story says that during the rule of cholas Gulur was their capital. Since Tumkur is at high elevation the guards used to be there on any hill with tumaki (a kind of drum) and used to make sound in case of any alerts, hence the name. The Indian central government approved the request to officially rename the Tumkur and 12 other cities in October 2014. The city officially became "Tumakuru" on 1 November 2014.
Geography
Tumkur is located at .
Tumkur is a city located in the southern state of Karnataka, India. It is situated at an altitude of around 800 meters above sea level and is located about 70 kilometres northwest of the state capital, Bengaluru.
Climate
Demographics
As per the 2011 India census,
the population of Tumkur was approximately 542,000. The city has a population density of 3,100 people per square kilometre. The majority of the population belongs to the Hindu religion, with a small minority of Muslims and Christians.
Languages
Kannada is the language of the majority in Tumkur, which is also the state's official language.
The city has a significant number of
Urdu speakers, and small populations of
Telugu language,
Tamil language and
Hindi speakers.
Religion
form the majority of the population, with a significant
Muslim minority.
Transportation
The city's railway station comes under the South Western Railway Zone (India), and has been renovated recently.
It is on the Bangalore-Hubli main line, and is located in the centre of the city, close to the bus stand and the town hall.
Municipal buses are available for transportation within the city, and are run by KSRTC. The service is known as Sri Siddaganga Nagara Sarige, named after the holy place, Siddaganga Matha.
The nearest airport to Tumkur is Kempegowda International Airport in Bangalore which is around 90 km from the city.
The state government has plans to expand Bengaluru's Namma Metro rail to Tumkur to enhance connectivity between city & the Bangalore.
Educational institutes
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Siddaganga Institute of Technology
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Sri Siddhartha Medical College
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Tumkur University
Tbe Siddaganga Matha provides free education and accommodation for more than 9000 children. Karnataka Rathna Shivakumara Swami was the president of this matha.
Media
Tumkur has a private FM radio channel, Siddhartha, situated at SSIT campus, broadcasting in Kannada language. Amogha local channel is Amogha Networks.
Notable people
Actors
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Achyuth Kumar, actor
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Arjun Sarja, actor
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Ashika Ranganath, actress
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Jaggesh, actor
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Komal Kumar, actor and comedian
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Lohithaswa T.S actor, writer
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Manjula, actress
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Narasimharaju, Indian theatre and film actor
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Rangayana Raghu, Actor and Comedian
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Tabla Nani, actor and Comedian
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Sharath Lohithaswa, actor
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Siddhanth, actor
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Sudha Rani, actress
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Suman Ranganath, actress
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Umang Jain, actress
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Umashree, actress
Arts
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Doddarange Gowda, poet
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Chandrika Gururaj - playback singer
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Amarashilpi Jakanachari, sculptor
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Renuka Kesaramadu, painter and sculptor
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Kunigal Nagabhushan, writer
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T. Sunandamma, writer and humorist
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B. M. Srikantaiah, writer known as Kannadada Kanva
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T. N. Srikantaiah, poet, linguist and teacher
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Chi. Udayashankar, lyricist
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Gubbi Veeranna, theatre director
Politicians
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Rank Nazeer Ahmed, politician
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G. S. Basavaraj, politician
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K. Lakkappa, politician
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S. Mallikarjunaiah, politician
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G. Parameshwara, former Deputy Chief Minister of Karnataka, former KPCC President
Sports
Others
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C. P. Sadashivaiah, Indian freedom fighter
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Shivakumara Swami, supercentenarian, humanitarian, spiritual leader and educator
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Saalumarada Thimmakka, Indian environmentalist
See also
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Tumkur City Assembly constituency
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Ajjappanahalli, Tumkur
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Bajagur
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Narasimha Swamy Temple, Seebi
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