Tumakuru district

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Tumakuru district
District of Karnataka
Clockwise from top-left: View from Shivagange, Markonahalli Reservoir, Chennakeshava Temple at Arlaguppe, Guru Mandir, Mandaragiri, View from Devarayanadurga Hill, Madhugiri Fort
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 / 13.34; 77.1
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 [5]
• 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	Tumakuru KA 06 Tipaturu KA 44 Madhugiri KA 64
Website	tumkur.nic.in

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.