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10 Facts About Tumkur

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Tumkur, officially renamed as Tumakuru, is a city located in the southern part of Indian state of Karnataka.

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Tumkur is included in the Smart Cities Mission list and is among the 100 smart cities to be developed in India.

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Since 28 August 2010, Tumkur has been accorded the status of a city corporation.

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Since Tumkur is at high elevation the guards used to be there on any hill with tumaki and used to make sound in case of any alerts, hence the name.

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Tumkur was converted into a city corporation only in 2010 by adding 22 villages adjoining the city.

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The GDP of Tumkur is around 16600 crores and the total collection of income tax in the last financial year was approximately 80 crores.

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Tumkur is a knowledge hub in the south interior of Karnataka.

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Tumkur is competing now to be one among the 20 to be taken up for development this year.

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Tumkur is home to 24 large scale industries with an investment of 911.

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10.

Tumkur has a private FM radio channel, Siddhartha, situated at SSIT campus, broadcasting in Kannada language.

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