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.
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Country
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Elevation
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822 m (2,697 ft)
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Population (2011)
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• Total
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305,821
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Languages
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Official
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572101
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Telephone code
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0816
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KA-06
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Coordinates
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13.3400° N, 77.1000° E
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HISTORY OF TUMKUR DISTRICT
Brief History of the Tumkur District
In accordance with the usual practice Tumkur district too has been
named after its headquarter town. Tumkur is the angliciscd form of Tumakuru
which is itself a derivative of Tummeguru, the original name of the
place. The present town has a history of just a couple of centuries and is said
to owe its origin to Kante Arasu, a member of the Mysore royal family. The town
does not have any historical relics to boast of, for even the traces of the
fort, said to have been erected at the time of its founding, have already
vanished completely. The area comprised in the district consists of a few
places of great antiquarian interest and several places of historical
importance. Sage Kadamba is believed to have had his hermitage near Kadaba in
Gubbi taluk. On his way to Ayodhya after the conquest of Lanka, Shri Rama is
said to have called on this sage at his hermitage for a brief sojourn, during
which, at the request of his spouse Sita, he ordered the river Shimsha to be
dammed so as to form a large lake here. Sampige in Turuvekcre taluk is
identified with the ancient Champakanagara, the capital of Sudhanva of the
Mahabharata period. The Paleolithic artifacts discovered near Biligere and
Kibbanahalli reveal that certain places of the district were inhabited by the
pre-historic man. The district has a megalithic site also and this is located
on a crest of the low ridge near Keralakatte village.
The district has not yielded any historical records belonging to the
early dynasties of the South India. such as the Banas, Satavahanas,
Kadambas,Badami Chalukyas, etc. The earliest record discovered here, consisting
of 5 copper plate grants ascribed to 400 A.D., belongs to the Gangas. The
Gangas ruled over the southern and eastern districts of the State from the
early years of the Christian era upto 1025 A.D., and obviously Tumkur district
formed part of their. kingdom. The district has yielded numerous inscriptions
belonging to the period of Sri Purusha (725-758 A.D.) and several hero stones
testifying to the battles that were fought between the forces of the Gangas and
the Rashtrakutas. The last Ganga inscription found here is dated in 972 AD., -
the period when Satyavakya Nolamba Kulantaka, that is Marasirnha-Ill, was on
the throne. Of the Rashtrakutas there are three inscriptions and one of these
refers to Vimaladitya as the Adhiraja of the entire Ganga-mandala while another
confirms the date and mode of death of Indra-raja, the last of the Rashtrakutas
who passed away on 20th March 982 at Shravanabelagola. There are numerous
inscriptions which apparently belong to the Chalukyas of Kalyana and these
range from 1040 to 1200 A.D. However, these merely acknowledge the supremacy of
the Chalukyas and are actually those of the Cholas and Hoysalas. During this
period it may. Be noted, the Nolambas were the principal local rulers and their
kingdom was known as Nolambavadi 32000. They had their capital at Henjeru which
is identified with the Hernavati village on the northern border of Sira taluk.
Nidugal of Pavagada taluk was one of their strongholds. The district has
yielded several records relating to the Nolarnba rulers such as Mahendra who is
stated to have uprooted the Cholas, his son Nanniga and grandson Anniga or Bira
Nolamba and Ahavamalla Nolamba. In about 974 AD., the Nolambas were overrun by
the Ganga king Marasirnha-Il who earned the title Nolamba-Kulantaka, The Cholas
who appear to have wielded supreme power in this region from 1000 AD., to 1070
AD., were over-fun by the Hoysalas.
The earliest Hoysala inscription found in the district is dated in 1078
AD. Hoysala king Vishnuvardhana is stated to have been in possession of both
Gangavadi-96000 and Nolambavadi-32000. During the Hoysala supremacy also
different tracts of this district were being administered by different local
chiefs. For instance, an inscription dated in 1151 AD., states that a chief
named Guli Bachi was ruling Marugerenad in Kaidala near Tumkur. He built the
temples of Gangcshvara, Narayana and Chalavarishvara at Kaidala. The
Vijayanagara empire gradually absorbed the Hoysala dominions including this
district. The earliest of the Vijayanagara inscriptions found in Tumkur
district refers to the reign of Bukka Raya (1344-77 AD.). and is dated III 1354
AD.
During the 15th and 16th centuries, the Vijayanagara kings
granted various tracts of lands to their vassal chiefs bearing different
titles, in recognition of the services rendered. Some of the petty
principalities already in existence were allowed to continue to
administer their traditionally acquired territories. Among such feudatory
principalities that arose in this district a mention may be made of those with
their headquarters at Nidugal, Holavanahalli, Madhugiri and Hagalavadi.
The Nidugal chiefs were the descendants of Harati Tippa Nayaka whose
possessions were in the north-east of the Chitradurga district. One of the
inscriptions found in Pavagada taluk describes him as ruling from Nidugal hill
fort. He divided his territory among his seven sons. But on invasion of their
share of the country by the Bijapur army, the descendants of the family retired
to Nidugal fort under the leadership of Thimmanna Nayaka who had lost Dodderi.
This family remained at Nidugal for a long time paying tributes to the
Subedar of Sira. In 1761 A.D., when Sira was captured by Haidar Ali, the
Nidugal chief also submitted himself to the conquerer and agreed to abide by
the conditions imposed on him. This chief, Thimmanna Nayaka, was later
compelled by Tipu Sultan to relinquish his rights over the territory. His sons
were taken prisoners and lodged at Shrirangapattana where they were ultimately
put to death by the British.
The Holavanahalli family was founded by Baire Gowda, said to be one of
those that settled at Avati during the l5th century. This chiefdom was soon
taken over by the chief of Magadi who gave it away to his own brother Ankana
Gowda. The dispossessed chief joined the Sira court where he was well received
and invested with an important command. His younger son however sought the help
of the chief of Doddaballapur who captured Holavanahalli and placed the
administration in the hands of the Sanna Baiche Gowda. But within the next
couple of years a Sira army attacked and captured Doddaballapur, The former
chief, Baire Gowda, who had gone over to Sira court fell in the Siege and his
eldest son Dodda Baiche Gowda was invested with the government of Holavanahalli
with an increase of territory. Subsequent members of this family fortified
Koratagere and extended their territories until they were finally dispossessed
by Haidar Ali of Mysore.
The Madhugiri family or the Maddagiri line of chiefs arose in a similar
manner and extended its territory over the northern parts of the district by
fortifying Madhugiri, Channarayanadurga and such other strategic points. In
1678 A.D., Madhugiri was captured by Dalavai Devaraja and the joint
rulers named Rama Gowda and Timma Gowda were taken prisoners and conveyed to
Shrirangapattana. However, they were later released and granted Midigeshi as an
estate.
Founded by Erimada Nayaka, the Hagalavadi line of chiefs exercised
power over a large portion of the present Tumkur district for nearly 300 years
from 1478 A.D. The credit for expanding their territories goes to Sali Nayaka,
the second ruler who captured Kandikere, Settikere, Honnavalli,
Turuvekere and such other places of strategic importance and also founded
Chiknayakanhalli. His grandson Mudiyappa Nayaka-I was also equally successful
in extending his territories. The ninth ruler of this line, namely Mudiyappa
Nayaka-II was a benign ruler who later gave up his throne to pursue his
spiritual pursuits. His son, Mudduveerappa Nayaka, earned the title Jung
Bahadur for having successfully resisted the onslaughts of Salabat Jung and
Dilawar Khan. The twelfth ruler Channabasappa Nayaka was captured and
imprisoned by Haidar Ali at Shrirangapallana. Soon after his death in the
prison the Hagalavadi Chiefdom was totally annexed to Mysore.
In 1638 A.D., under the command of Ranadulla Khan, the Bijapur army
invaded the northern portions of this district. Along with the southern
principalities of Doddaballapur, Bangalore, Kolar and Hoskote, Sira was placed
under the charge of Shahji and for quite some time Malik Rihan was the governor
of Sira. With the capture of Bijapur in 1686 A.D., Aurangazeb established tlie
Moghul supremacy in this region. Sira was made the capital of a new province
consisting of the seven paraganas of Sira, Basavapattana, Budihal,
Doddaballapur, Hoskote, Kolar and Penukonda and was placed under the charge of
a Subedar or Faujdar. Kashim Khan was the first Subedar and Dilawar Khan
(1724-56) the last. During this period Sira and its neighbourhood assumed
considerable importance as a seat of administration and received royal
patronage. Sheikh Farid for instance built a big mosque. Rustum Jung, who
earned for himself the title of Bahadur built a fort and a petta.
During the same period parts of this district came to be annexed by the
Wodeyars of Mysore in a phased manner as it were. In 1650 A.D., Kanthirava
Narasaraja Wodeyar (1638-59) made a beginning by acquiring Hebbur in Tumkur
taluk from immadi Kempe Gowda. By 1673 A.D., the kingdom of Mysore had
been extended as far as Chiknayakanhalli in the north. This was followed by the
conquests of Chikka-Devaraja Wodear (1673-17). He is said to have captured
Jadakanadurga (which he named after himself as Chikka Devarayana Durga),
Maddagiri, Midigeshi, Bijjavara, Channarayadurga and several other places,
"By the end of his reign except for Sira and its immediate
surroundings, rest of the Tumkur district formed part of Mysore. These
areas too were taken during the period of Haidar Ali on his conquest of Sira in
1761 and the annexation of Hagalavadi in 1776. With the fall of Tipu Sultan in
1799, this territory too passed into the hands of the British who restored it
to the Wodeyars of Mysore, from which date the history of the district
coincides with the history of the erstwhile Mysore State. During the reign of
Krishnaraja Wodeyar-III (1811-31), the State consisted of six Faujdaris and the
present Tumkur district stood included in the Maddagiri i.e., Madhugiri,
,,'Faujdari.: In 1834, these were reconstituted into four divisions and Tumkur
became the headquarters of Chitradurga division which encompassed the areas now
included in these two districts ..
Courtesy: http://tumkur.nic.in/
TUMKUR DISTRICT OFFICIAL PAGE:
contact information: NA
Sri R.K.Raju IAS
Deputy Commissioner
Tumkur District
DISTRICT CENSUS 2011
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Sr. No.
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District
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State
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Population
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Growth
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Sex Ratio
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Literacy
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Density
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149
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2,681,449
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3.74
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979
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74.32
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253
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ZILLA PANCHAYAT, TUMKUR
E-mail: ceo_zp_tmk@nic.in
TUMKUR CITY MUNICIPAL COUNCIL
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E-mail
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itstaff_ulb_tumkur@yahoo.com |
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Phone Number
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0816-2271200
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Fax Number
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0816-2275106
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Name
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Telephone Numbers
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Office (landline/mobile)
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Residence
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Sri. Anurag Tewari IAS
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Deputy Commissioner
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0816-2272480
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Sri. Siddaramaiah
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Project Director
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2254638
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Sri. B H Narayanappa
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Commissioner
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2278480
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9449872601
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KENDRIYA VIDYALAYA TUMKUR
Contact
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Principal
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Mrs.B.Madhumathi Damodaran
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Address
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Kendriya Vidyalaya Tumkur,
Amalapura,Arakere Post
Tumkur, Karnataka
572106
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Phone No
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0816-2211008,2211004
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email
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kvtumkur2000@yahoo.co.in
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Website
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Tiptur Office
1st Main, 7th Cross
K. R. Extension
Tiptur – 572 202
Ph: 08134 253781
Mob: 9964695861, 9731363571
Email: contactus@tipturinfo.com
Bengaluru Office:
#1794, 3rd Floor
7th Main, Rajajinagar
Bangaluru – 560 010
Ph: 080 23420670
Mob: 9902271234
Email: contactus@tipturinfo.com
TUMKURONE SERVICES
TumkurOne Centers
CMC Town hall
Town hall, Tumkur.
Ph No.:0816-2277221.
S.S. Puram
Municipal Corporation Shopping Complex,
S.S.Puram, Tumkur.
Ph No.:0816-2277223.
Sira Gate
Municipal Corporation Shopping Complex,
Sira Gate, Tumkur.
Ph No.:0816-2277220.
TO BE
CONTINUED.......
