Tarikere

Tarikere
Town
Tarikere is located in Karnataka
Tarikere
Tarikere
Location in Karnataka, India
Coordinates: 13°42′38″N 75°48′44″E / 13.710444°N 75.812178°E / 13.710444; 75.812178
Country India
StateKarnataka
DistrictChikmagalur
Government
 • BodyTown Municipal Council
Area
 • Urban
15 km2 (6 sq mi)
 • Rural
1,207.34 km2 (466.16 sq mi)
Elevation
697 m (2,287 ft)
Population
 (2011)[1]
 • Rank2nd in Chikmagalur
 • Urban
35,942
 • Rural
189,338
Languages
 • OfficialKannada
Time zoneUTC+5:30 (IST)
PIN
577228
Telephone code08261
Vehicle registrationKA-66
Websitehttp://www.tarikeretown.mrc.gov.in

Tarikere is a town, a taluk and is one of the two Subdivisional headquarter in the Chikmagalur district of Karnataka state, India. It is popularly known as gateway of Malnad because the Malnad area starts from here. The town's name is derived from the number of water tanks which surround it (kere is the word for a large water tank).

  1. ^ "Census Data Handbook 2011" (PDF). Retrieved 7 April 2024.

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