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Tumakuru District | |
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| Nickname(s): Kalpataru Nadu (Coconut Country),
Shikshanika Nagari (City of Educational Institutions) | |
 Location in Karnataka | |
| Coordinates: 13°20′N 77°06′E / 13.34°N 77.1°E | |
| Country |  India |
| State | Karnataka |
| Headquarters | Tumakuru |
| Talukas | Tumakuru, Sira, Gubbi, Tipaturu, Turuvekere, Kunigal, Madhugiri, Pavagada, Koratagere, Chikkanayakanahalli. |
| Government | |
| • Deputy Commissioner and District Magistrate | Subha Kalyan, I.A.S [1][2] |
| • District In-charge Minister | J. C. Madhu Swamy (BJP) [3] |
| • President, Zilla Panchayat | Latha Ravikumar (JDS) [4] |
| Area | |
• Total | 10,597 km2 (4,092 sq mi) |
| Population (2011) | |
• Total | 2,678,980 |
| • Rank | 150 in India |
| • Density | 250/km2 (650/sq mi) |
| Languages | |
| • Official | Kannada |
| Time zone | UTC+5:30 (IST) |
| PIN | 572xxx |
| Vehicle registration |
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| Website | tumkur |
Tumakuru district is an administrative district in the state of Karnataka in India. It is the third largest district in Karnataka by land area with an area of 10,598 km2,[6] and fourth largest by Population.[7] It is a one-and-a-half-hour drive from Bengaluru, the state capital. The district is known for the production of coconuts and is also called as 'Kalpataru Nadu'.[8] It is the only discontiguous district in Karnataka (Pavagada Taluk has no geographical continuity with the rest of the district).
As of census of 2011, the district has a population of 2,678,980, with a population density of 253 people /km2,[7] the district has the literary rate of 75.14% and a sex ratio of 984 women/ 1000 men. Tumakuru district is surrounded by Chikkaballapura district and Bengaluru Rural in East, Ramanagara district in South-East, Mandya and Hassan districts in South-West, Chikmagalur district in west, Chitradurga district in north-west and Sri Sathya Sai district and Anantapur district of Andhra Pradesh in North.
- ^ "District Administration". tumkurzillapanchayat.gov.in.
- ^ "Karnataka Government". www.karnataka.gov.in.
- ^ "Karnataka govt announces district in-charge ministers, CM Yediyurappa retains Bengaluru". The News Minute. 16 September 2019.
- ^ Staff Correspondent (12 May 2016). "JD(S) bags president post in Tumakuru ZP" – via www.thehindu.com.
{{cite web}}:|author=has generic name (help) - ^ "Districts in Karnataka". Karnataka.com. 14 July 2013.
- ^ "National Portal of India". www.india.gov.in. Retrieved 21 June 2022.
- ^ a b "Most Populous Districts in Karnataka". WorldlistMania. 31 January 2016. Retrieved 21 June 2022.
- ^ "Tumakuru sets a green example". www.downtoearth.org.in. Retrieved 31 January 2021.