14. The Word Tumkur possibly originated
from Tumbe uuru (due to the
abundance of a kind of flower called
Tumbe huuvu)

15. Another Theory of Tumkur Tamate Uuru
(referring to a folk musical percussion
instrument Tamate that was probably used
here).

16. Tumkur was Founded by Kante Arasu
of Mysore Royal Family

17. • Tumkur History goes long back to the 10th
century
• Geographically Tumkur is located at 13.34°N
77.1°E
• Tumkur is Situated 70 Kms away From
Bangalore
• 1 .5 hour Drive from the Metropolitan City
• Tumkur is a District head quarters with 10
taluks
• Tumkur Occupies a area of 10,598 km²

18. Two National Highways NH-4 and NH-206
passes through Tumkur city

19. • Population of Tumkur is 2,584,711
• Males constitute 52% of the population
• Females constitute 48% of the Population
• 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.

20. Tumkur is prettily situated on the
north-western base of the
Devarayanadurga group of hills on an
elevated ground near the water-weir
of a large tank

21. • Tumkur district has a population
of 2,681,449, roughly equal to
the nation of Kuwait or the US
state of Nevada. This gives it a
ranking of 149th in India (out of a
total of 640). The district has a
population density of 253
inhabitants per square kilometre
(660 /sq mi)

22. Taluks of Tumkur
• Koratagere
• Gubbi
• Chikkanayakana Halli
• Tumkur
• Pavagada
• Sira
• Turuvekere
• Kunigal
• Madhugiri
• Tiptur

24. • Tumakur is a good study center from primary
education to higher education. It has its own
university. Within this town, there are four
technology institutions and one medical institution.

26. Educational institutions in Tumkur
• Shridevi Group Of Educational Institutions
• Siddaganga Group Of Educational Institutions
• Sri Siddharatha Group Of Educational Institutions
• H.M.S Group Of Educational Institutions
• CIT Group Of Educational Institutions
• Akshaya Group of Educational Institutions
• Sacred Heart Group Of Educational Institutions

27. Educational institutions in Tumkur
• DAT Public School
• Sarvodaya Group Of Educational Institutions
• St.Joseph's Group Of Educational Institutions
• sri Sapthagiri Education Trust
• Sri Maruthi Education Trust
• Vidyaniketan Group of Educational Institutions
• Vidyodaya Foundation (R)
• Kautilya Academy of Management

28. Banks At Tumkur
• All Nationalised Banks have their Branch
Offices in Tumkur
• ICICI Bank has its Commercial Banking Branch
in tumkur City
• HDFC has its Branch in Tumkur
• Axis Bank has a couple of branches Across the
city

29. The Famous Sculptor Amarashilpi
Jakanachari who Shaped the Belur Temple
town was born in Kaidala near Tumkur

30. Member Of parliament
• Mr Gs Basavaraju
Residential Address :
# 10, 1st main Road,
Gandhinagar, Near the
Office of the Circle
Inspector of Police
Tumkur
Mobile : 9448079192

31. Member of legislative Assembly
• Mr S Shivanna
• Residential address
• Ratna Mahal, NH4
• Ranganathapura
• Tumkur-06
• Mobile: 9448372736

32. Member of Legislative Council (MLC)
- Dr Hulinaykar

33. Country club at Tumkur

35. Places

36. Places to Visit in Tumkur
• Turuvekere - The temple town.
• Devarayana Durga 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.

38. Places of visit in Tumkur
• 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.

40. Places of visit in tumkur
• 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 Basadis 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.

41. Pavagada fort- dates back to Tipu
sulthan `s era

42. Places of visit in Tumkur
• 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.

44. Train connectivity- Below Picture of
Tumkur Railway Station

45. • All The Up trains Towards North india Stop
At Tumkur City
• Around 17 Trains move Up and Down Towards
Bangalore from the city
• Fare in The Trains are – Rs 11/- From Majestic
in Shuttle Trains
• Rs 25/- In Express Trains

46. Travel Time in Express train is Max 1
Hour and shuttle trains, Max 100 Min
to Bangalore

47. Bus Connectivity to Tumkur

48. Bus Connectivity
• Tumkur is the Main Junction for all the KSRTC
buses
• Buses Plying From 24 Districts of Karnataka
Towards Bangalore Stop At Tumkur
• For every 5 Min You will Get aBus To
Bangalore
• Apart From This Buses Plying to Mumbai, Goa
add more Numbers to the Bus Traffic

49. • Shuttle Service of KSRTC Buses within the
town limits of a Radius of 10 km is Introduced
Recently
• Connectivity to all The Major areas, Lanes and
by lanes of Tumkur

50. Industries at Tumkur – Wipro Cosmetic
Factory in Pic At tumkur

51. Reliance Gas Pipeline Passes Through
the District

53. Layout in The lap of the nature – Lush
Greenery

54. Residential Layout Situated Beside the
Tumkur- Mangalore State Highway

55. Tumkur- mangalore Road is Proposed
to become a Four lane Road

56. The Natural beauty of the Tumkur remains
unspoilt amid Rapid Globalization , You can
Still Hear the Melodious Songs of the Birds

57. Best Place To spend your weekends at least
for the Next 10 years

58. 100 % Greenery around – and Just 1.5
Km Drive From Bangalore, This place is
Truly a Stress buster for the entire
family

59. Gated Community Layout for only 12
Families- Layout Approved by DTCP
Call 9845017139

60. Layout Situated 10 Km away from Mini
vidhan Soudha

61. Layout Situated 7 kms away from
Siddhartha Engineering college

62. Layout Is Located just 1 Km From Varin
International School

63. We Will Not Disturb the nature But
construct The Tar Roads in the layout
Call 9845017139

64. Strom Water Drains Across the layout

65. Exclusive Children Play area