Tumkur is one of the districts of Karnataka state, located North-west from Bangalore at a distance of 70KMs. Tumkur town, locals call it Tumakooru, is the most populous and is the chief administrative, commercial and business center of the district. It is a center for education too with TumkurUniversity, four Engineering and a Medical college. Tumkur is well connected by rail and road. Nearest airport is at Bangalore. TumkurInfo.com is an effor to organize information about tumkur. Goal is to create a portal which will be eventually be one stop information hub for all your info needs about Tumkur.

Tumkur is a great place for good education. It has several engineering and science colleges. It has a medical college too. Tumkur University started operating recently.

• Siddaganga Institute of Technology (SIT)
• Sri Siddhartha Institute of Technology (SSIT)
• HMS Institute of Technology
• Sree SIddhartha Medical College
• Governament Science and Arts College
• Siddaganga First Grage college
• Sarvodaya College

Tourist attractions in Tumkur

Siddaganga (Kyatsandra)

Located close to Tumkur town. Famous for Siddaganga Mutt. Siddaganga also hosts chain of educational institutions. Prominent institution is SIT (Siddaganga Institute of Technology, Tumkur). They have lots of schools and colleages providing quality education to masses. To name few, Siddaganga High Scool, Basaveswar School, Siddaganga First grade college, Siddaganga primary school etc., Siddaganga Mutt., has long history for providing free educationat their recidential school.

Siddara Betta

One of the famous piligrim places. Interesting place for trekkers, rock climbers, nature lovers and cave explorers. It is arround 30+ KMs from Tumkur towards Koratagere.

Yediyur

Home of the famous Veerashaiva Saint- Totada Shivalinga, it has a famous temple of Sadhalingeshwara.

Pavagada Fort

Famous for ground nuts. Has a beautiful Hill Fort built in 1405 by a Vijayanagar chieftain was the scene of fierce battle between the English and Tipu Sultan.

Madhugiri

Madhugiri is known for its pomegranates and has one of the finest Hill Forts built by the Vijayanagar Kings. Othe interesting spot to visit are Jain Basadis and temples.

Marconahalli Dam

Reservoir built across Shimsha river.

Devarayana Durga

Small hill in the midst of the forest. Famous for temples and interesting rock formations. Rock climbers will enjoy this place. On the way to Devarayana Durga dont forget to stop by Namada Chilume, a natural spring.

Shivaganga Hills

Thought Shivaganga is in Bangalore district, it is closer to Tumkur than bangalore. It is a very nice hill station. Good for one day outing. If you plan to climb up to the top take extra care, it is very steaf hill. You will get rock climbing experience. To reach Shivanga, drive towards Bangalore on NH4 till Dabaspet (about 20km). Take right turn towards Shivaganga.

Kydala

Kydala just 5km from Tumkur has beautiful temple with God carved (Amarashilpi Jakanachari) from stone. Directions: From bus stand, drive towards kunigal, at Guluru take right turn and drive for 1.5KM.