The Word Tumkur possibly originated from Tumbe uuru (due to the abundance of a

kind of flower called Tumbe huuvu)

Another Theory of Tumkur Tamate Uuru (referring to a folk musical percussion

instrument Tamate that was probably used here).

Tumkur was Founded by Kante Arasu of Mysore Royal Family

• 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

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

• 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.

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

• 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)

Taluks of Tumkur

• Koratagere• Gubbi• Chikkanayakana Halli• Tumkur• Pavagada• Sira• Turuvekere• Kunigal• Madhugiri• Tiptur

• 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.

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

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

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

The Famous Sculptor Amarashilpi Jakanachari who Shaped the Belur Temple town was born in

Kaidala near Tumkur

Member Of parliament

• Mr Gs BasavarajuResidential Address : # 10, 1st main Road, Gandhinagar, Near the Office of the Circle Inspector of Police Tumkur Mobile : 9448079192

Member of legislative Assembly

• Mr S Shivanna• Residential address• Ratna Mahal, NH4• Ranganathapura• Tumkur-06• Mobile: 9448372736

Member of Legislative Council (MLC)- Dr Hulinaykar

Country club at Tumkur

Places

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.

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.

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.

Pavagada fort- dates back to Tipu sulthan `s era

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.

Train connectivity- Below Picture of Tumkur Railway Station

• 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

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

Bangalore

Bus Connectivity to Tumkur

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

• 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

Industries at Tumkur – Wipro Cosmetic Factory in Pic At tumkur

Reliance Gas Pipeline Passes Through the District

Layout in The lap of the nature – Lush Greenery

Residential Layout Situated Beside the Tumkur- Mangalore State Highway

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

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

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

100 % Greenery around – and Just 1.5 Km Drive From Bangalore, This place is

Truly a Stress buster for the entire family

Gated Community Layout for only 12 Families- Layout Approved by DTCP

Call 9845017139

Layout Situated 10 Km away from Mini vidhan Soudha

Layout Situated 7 kms away from Siddhartha Engineering college

Layout Is Located just 1 Km From Varin International School

We Will Not Disturb the nature But construct The Tar Roads in the layout

Call 9845017139

Strom Water Drains Across the layout

Exclusive Children Play area