The cultivated products consist chiefly of millet, rice, pulses, arecanut and oil seeds. The chief industries are the making of coarse cotton cloths, woolen blankets, ropes, watches,. WIPRO, TVSE and Karmobiles Ltd. which is merged with Rane Madras. “Tumkur Glow for Beauty Crowns” SWARNMANDIR has been chiselling out the intricate nuances of gold crowns for Miss India, Sponsored by TANISHQ and many Temple Crowns even for Sri Channakeshava Temple, Belur… have their industries around the town. In 2011 this city is proposed to become a Municipal Corporation of Karnataka.
As of 2011 India census, Tumkur had a population of 305,821. At the 2001 census, 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%. About 11% of the population is under 6 years of age.
Tumkur is an industrial town located in the state of Karnataka. Since 28 August 2010, Tumkur has been accorded the status of a corporation city. It is situated at a distance of 70 kilometers northwest of Bangalore, along National Highway 206. It is the headquarters of the Tumkur district.
13.34°N 77.1°E. It has an average elevation of 822 metres (2696 feet). The city has a station on the South Western railway, 43 m. N.W. from Bangalore. This city, which is just 70 km from Bangalore, appears to be an increasingly viable alternative for Bangaloreans looking to purchase sites.
Etymologically, Tumakuru is believed to have been mutated possibly from “Tumbe ooru” due to the abundance of Tumbe huuvu, a kind of flower, or Tamate ooru due to the folk musical percussion instrument Tamate, that might have been used most here. Also, it is called as the coconut city.
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 Tumakuru.
The cultivated products consist chiefly of millet, rice, pulses, arecanut and oil seeds. The chief industries are the making of coarse cotton cloths, woolen blankets, ropes, watches,. WIPRO, TVSE and Karmobiles Ltd. which is merged with Rane Madras. “Tumkur Glow for Beauty Crowns” SWARNMANDIR has been chiselling out the intricate nuances of gold crowns for Miss India, Sponsored by TANISHQ and many Temple Crowns even for Sri Channakeshava Temple, Belur… have their industries around the town. In 2011 this city is proposed to become a Municipal Corporation of Karnataka.
As of 2011 India census, Tumkur had a population of 305,821. At the 2001 census, 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%. About 11% of the population is under 6 years of age.
Tumkur is an industrial town located in the state of Karnataka. Since 28 August 2010, Tumkur has been accorded the status of a corporation city. It is situated at a distance of 70 kilometers northwest of Bangalore, along National Highway 206. It is the headquarters of the Tumkur district.
13.34°N 77.1°E. It has an average elevation of 822 metres (2696 feet). The city has a station on the South Western railway, 43 m. N.W. from Bangalore. This city, which is just 70 km from Bangalore, appears to be an increasingly viable alternative for Bangaloreans looking to purchase sites.
Etymologically, Tumakuru is believed to have been mutated possibly from “Tumbe ooru” due to the abundance of Tumbe huuvu, a kind of flower, or Tamate ooru due to the folk musical percussion instrument Tamate, that might have been used most here. Also, it is called as the coconut city.
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 Tumakuru.
The cultivated products consist chiefly of millet, rice, pulses, arecanut and oil seeds. The chief industries are the making of coarse cotton cloths, woolen blankets, ropes, watches,. WIPRO, TVSE and Karmobiles Ltd. which is merged with Rane Madras. “Tumkur Glow for Beauty Crowns” SWARNMANDIR has been chiselling out the intricate nuances of gold crowns for Miss India, Sponsored by TANISHQ and many Temple Crowns even for Sri Channakeshava Temple, Belur… have their industries around the town. In 2011 this city is proposed to become a Municipal Corporation of Karnataka.
As of 2011 India census, Tumkur had a population of 305,821. At the 2001 census, 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%. About 11% of the population is under 6 years of age.
Tumkur is an industrial town located in the state of Karnataka. Since 28 August 2010, Tumkur has been accorded the status of a corporation city. It is situated at a distance of 70 kilometers northwest of Bangalore, along National Highway 206. It is the headquarters of the Tumkur district.
13.34°N 77.1°E. It has an average elevation of 822 metres (2696 feet). The city has a station on the South Western railway, 43 m. N.W. from Bangalore. This city, which is just 70 km from Bangalore, appears to be an increasingly viable alternative for Bangaloreans looking to purchase sites.
Etymologically, Tumakuru is believed to have been mutated possibly from “Tumbe ooru” due to the abundance of Tumbe huuvu, a kind of flower, or Tamate ooru due to the folk musical percussion instrument Tamate, that might have been used most here. Also, it is called as the coconut city.
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 Tumakuru.
The cultivated products consist chiefly of millet, rice, pulses, arecanut and oil seeds. The chief industries are the making of coarse cotton cloths, woolen blankets, ropes, watches,. WIPRO, TVSE and Karmobiles Ltd. which is merged with Rane Madras. “Tumkur Glow for Beauty Crowns” SWARNMANDIR has been chiselling out the intricate nuances of gold crowns for Miss India, Sponsored by TANISHQ and many Temple Crowns even for Sri Channakeshava Temple, Belur… have their industries around the town. In 2011 this city is proposed to become a Municipal Corporation of Karnataka.
As of 2011 India census, Tumkur had a population of 305,821. At the 2001 census, 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%. About 11% of the population is under 6 years of age.