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Madhugiri | |
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city | |
 Madhugiri Fort | |
  Madhugiri Location in Karnataka, India | |
| Coordinates: 13°40′N 77°13′E / 13.66°N 77.21°E | |
| Country |  India |
| State | Karnataka |
| District | Tumakuru[1] |
| Government | |
| • Type | municipal council |
| Elevation | 787 m (2,582 ft) |
| Population (2001) | |
| • Total | 29,215 |
| Languages | |
| • Official | Kannada |
| Time zone | UTC+5:30 (IST) |
| PIN | |
| Vehicle registration | KA-64 |
Madhugiri is a city in Tumkur district in the Indian state of Karnataka. The city derives its name from a hillock, Madhu-giri (honey-hill) which lies to its south. Madhugiri is one of the 34 educational districts of the Karnataka state.[2]
- ^ "Bangalore is now Bengaluru". November 2014.
- ^ http://ssakarnataka.gov.in/pMadhugiri Fort lies in Madhugiri. Madhugiri is a single hill and the second largest monolith in entire Asia. The small town is at a distance of 100 kms from Bangalore and is famous for its fort and temples. Many tourists visit Madhugiri to visit the fort, which is famous for its architecture and was built by the Vijayanagar Dynasty. The fort is perched on a steep slope of the hill.dfs/aboutus/edn_profile_state.pdf [bare URL PDF]