Tumakuru

… Land with primordial grandeur

 Overview
Tumakuru…has magnificent temples, majestic forts and scenic splendor;
each narrating stories of divine grace.
According to Hindu mythology, it is believed that Lord Rama and his
wife Sita rested at this place on their way back from Lanka. Being a land of
countryside dotted with beautiful and majestic temples , makes it …. Land
Introduction with primordial grandeur .
► One of the important district in Karnataka
situated about 70 km to the north-west of
Bengaluru. District
Tumakuru City 10,597 sq.km. Area
► Divided into 10 Talukas – Tumakuru, Headquater
Koratagere, Sira, Gubbi, Pavagada,
Turuvekere, Kunigal, Madhugiri, Tiptur &
Chikkanayakanahalli
13⁰ 34’ N Latitude Annual Normal
Location 1,000 mm
► District carries substantial significance in 77⁰ 01’ E Longitude Rainfall
history - Kingdom of great empires like
Hoysala, Vijayanagara, Mughals and
Marathas
Shimsha
► The district witnessed early stages of the Temperature 34 ⁰ C (max) Jayamangali Rivers
railways system through construction of 12 ⁰ C (min)
Bangalore City-Tumkur-Gubbi railway track
in 1884
► Rich in Iron ore resources Population 984 females per
253 per sq.km. Sex Ratio
► Place of renowned temples like – Density 1000 males
Siddhaganga Mutt, Gangadhareshwara
temple, Siddhalingeswara temple, temple of
Narasimha , Channarayana Durga ,
Devarayana Durga,, Namadha Chilume etc. Population 2,678,980 75.14 percent
Literacy
Rate

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Economy

► GDDP is INR 35,879 Crore in the year 2014 -15 (at Key Economic Indicator
Current Prices)
Tumakuru District’s Contribution to GSDP of Karnataka
► Per capita annual income in the district is INR
(2014-15)
1,17,283 for the year 2014-15
► Urbanisation in the district is 22% compared to 39% Description INR Crores Contribution
(%)
in the state
► It has the potential to be the satellite city to Total District GDDP 35,879 3.9
decongest the state capital Bengaluru
Agriculture and Allied
► Some of the potential industries in the district are agri (Agriculture, Animal 5,704 4.5
business & food processing, textile, machine tools, Husbandry, Forestry, Fishing)
electronics etc. Industry ( Manufacturing,
11,123 5.2
Construction, Mining)

Services (Real Estate, Hotels

and Restaurants, Banking and 15,494 3.1
Legal Services)

District Per capita Income (in INR)*

Source: KSDA (raitamitra.kar.nic.in)

Land Utilisation Source: Economic Survey of Karnataka

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Agriculture Profile

Thrust Areas Area Distribution of Major Crops in Tumakuru

• Hybrids in paddy are the
ruling varieties in the
district 6% 13%
• Rice mills, Coir industries,
Oil extraction units are the Oilseeds Pulses
major agri based 36%
industries in the region
Cereals Others
45%
Major Crops Key Enablers
• Food crops: Ragi, Maize, • Diverse agro-climatic
Groundnut
conditions
• Horticulture Crops: Banana, • Existence of Central
Mango and Pomegranate
Plantation Research
• Vegetables: Tomato, Brinjal,

Area (Ha) under Major Crops

Stations, Self help groups,
Cucumber,Tamrind and
Non-government
Ginger
organisation, Krishi
• Flowers: Aster, Jasmine,

Cereals
Vigyan kendras and
Crossandra and
departmental capacity
chrysanthemumnut
building centres
• Flower market at

Pulses
Badavanahall in
Madhugiri
• Sheep market at Sira, C N Oilseeds

halli, Akkirampura
• Coconut, Copra market at
Tiptur
Source: District at Glance, Website: http://des.kar.nic.in/docs/DAG/DAG%202015-16/tumkur-dag-2015-16.pdf

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Industry Profile
► 41 Large and Medium Scale Industries with Key Players
an aggregated investment of INR 3357.58
► Heidel Berg Cement India Ltd.
crores ► System Consultant Information
india (P) Ltd. ► H & R Johnson India Ltd.
► 28789 registered MSMEs in the district, with an
► Sunvik Steel Pvt. Ltd. ► Beloor Bayir Biotech Ltd.
employment of 1,66,980 people, and ► Mann & Hummen Filter Pvt Ltd.► Wiennerberger Brick
► TTP Technologies Industry
investments (2016-2017) of INR 68855.52 ► Indo Swiss Antishock Ltd
► Visaka Industries
Lakhs ► KAR mobiles Ltd. ► Kirloskar Electrical Ltd
► STI granite India Pvt. Ltd. ► Kern Liebers Pvt. Ltd.
► There is a significant presence of Agro based,
► CIPLA ► Wipro Ltd.
Woolen, Silk & Artificial Thread based and ► Murudeshwara Ceramics ► Maini Granite
Limited ► M/s. Vahini Irrigation Pvt
wooden furniture manufacturing MSMEs in Ltd.,
the district ► Ankit Bio Fuels L.L.P.

•India’s Integrated
•100 Acres existing Food park by machine tool park in the
Integrated Food Park Private Ltd. •Readymade Garments
•Tumakuru has been Zone district at a cost of Rs
•Establishment of Markonahalli fish 447 crore. This 542 acre
seed farm identified as part of •Handloom Cluster in the
Electronics district park is joint venture
•Major agro based industries are Rice Manufacturing Cluster between Central and
mills, Coir industries and Oil extraction •Proposed Textile Park state government with
• Tumakur electronic •Proposed Apparel Zone
mills grant of Rs 125 crore
cluster is eligible for •500 acres acquired and
•Establishment of Flower Auction from centre
incentives Under M-SIP reserved for textile
Centres in Tumakuru with an (Modified Special •Employment opportunity
investment of US $ 3.12 million (INR industry at Sira Industrial to 4000
Incentive Package) Area
15 crores)

Agri and Food Machine

Electronics Textile Tools
industries
Source: District Industry Profile, Tumakuru

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Industry Profile

Industrial Infrastructure
Major exportable item
7 Industrial Areas 7 Industrial Estates ► Gherkin, Aircraft/auto parts, software services, transformers

Name Extent Name Extent

Sunrise Sectors
(acres) (acres) ► Food Processing, Electronics, Automobile parts, Textile and
machine tools
Antharasanhalli 208 Tumakuru 15.85
Phase I Clusters in Tumakuru
Hirehalli 5.35
► Printing cluster in Tumakuru
Antharasanhalli 256
Sira 4 ► Desicated Coconut powder cluster at Tiptur
Phase II
► Coconut products park in Sira taluk
Tiptur 10
Hirehalli 160
Kunigal 8.10 SLSWCC1
Kunigal I/II 113 approved
Madhugiri 6.37 Projects b/w
Satyamangala 56
Antharasanhalli 16 2013-14 to
Vasanthnarsapura 782 2016-17
Vasanthnarsapura 1,435
II/III

► Land bank of 9800 acres SHLCC2

► Four Proposed Industrial approved
Areas - Sira, projects b/w
Vasanthanarasapura, Tiptur 2013-14 to
and Kunigal 2016-17
► Proposed Parks - Food Park,
Machine tool and Textile Park
1State Level Single Window Clearance Committee
2State High Level Clearance Committee

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Other Infrastructure development

► National Investment &

Manufacturing Zone (NIMZ) to
be developed at
Vasanthanarasapura in
Tumakuru and Sira Talukas,
Tumakuru District
► 14,191 acres of land identified
with total cost of Rs 13,543
crore
► Potential sectors- Electronics,
auto components, food
processing
► India’s first integrated machine
tool park industry has been
earmarked in NIMZ, Tumakuru
► Development of World Class
Japanese Industrial Township at
phase-3 in NIMZ, Tumakuru

Smart City Tumakuru

► Smart City Mission in Karnataka includes Tumakuru as well out of the selected 6 cities
► Integrated water and waste management, Smart Metering at Tumakuru City – INR 153 crore
► Creation of multiple facilities within a single SMART Green Building. The project is aimed at creation of 2.93 lakh sq ft.
commercial space at one location with many facilities- INR 20 crore
► Street Lighting with Renewable Energy- INR Rs181 crore
► Citizen-driven integrated waste management system – INR 6 crore
► Integrated bus terminal with smart infrastructure – INR 165 crore

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Support Infrastructure

Rail
► Bengaluru- Pune – Mumbai railway line passes through Tumakuru district
► Tumakuru – Davanagere, Tumakuru – Rayadurga rail projects land acquisition process is in progress.

► NH 4 connecting Bengaluru and Pune, passes through

Tumakuru and Sira town in the District

Road
► NH 48 connecting Bengaluru and Mangaluru passes through
Kunigal town in the district
► NH 206 connecting Bengaluru and Honnavar passes through
Tumakuru, gubbi and Tiptur towns in the district

Airport Port
► KIA is at a distance of 87 kms from the district headquarters
► Other airports within 300 km include Mysuru, Magaluru and
Hubballi

► Nearest seaport is Mangaluru, 323 kms away.

► Other seaports include Chennai, Karwar and Goa.

► The source of existing water supply scheme is Hemavathy canal (total

Water
capacity 80 MLD) which is surface source
► The Hemavathy project is expected to irrigate 2,37,000 acre of land in the
district. There are 2,232 tanks & 1,21,245 tube wells in the district irrigating
1,46,072 hectares of land (2014-15)

Power
► BESCOM supply of electricity in Tumakuru. Average annual consumption 245.6 MU (industrial), 182.6
MU (domestic)
► BESCOM, working on smart-grid technology covers Tumakuru district out of proposed 8 districts
► Commissioned natural gas distribution trunk pipeline from Dhabol to Bengaluru will pass through
Tumakuru district

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Social Infrastructure
The district has excellent social infrastructure, with a
Educational Institutions high number of educational institutions and healthcare
facilities.
Important Educational
Primary Schools institutions in Tumakuru

High Schools Allopathic

Shelf of Projects Hospitals
Developing a Skilled University with
Pre University Science and Technology Ayurvedic
colleges Entrepreneurship Park (STEP) Land Hospitals
Availability - 11 acres in Siddaganga
Institute of Technology- INR 96 crore
Polytechnic Community Health
Under Karnataka Animation Visual Centres
Gaming & Comic Policy development
of Centre for Fine Arts, Animation and Primary Health
Degree College Design, Tumakuru
Centres
Upgradation of government hospital,
Medical College tumakur to multispeciality hospital.
Co-ordinated emergency response, Sub Health Centres
Electronic Service Delivery, GIS-
Mapping, Video Management System,
Engineering Colleges Public Information and SMART
Healthcare Mobile Application- Rs Private Hospitals
158 crore
Source: District at Glance, Tumakuru
Technical University
Healthcare Facilities

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Tourism

Siddaganga Mutt Madhugiri

Distinctive mutt in India providing free Beautiful hill fort built by Vijaynagar
boarding, lodging & educational dynasty and the place where Jain
facilities to about 8000 poor &
orphaned Students Basadis and temples are also found

Siddara Betta Marconahalli

Siddara Betta in Kannada means
‘Hill of Saints’. It is famous for more Is a reservoir built across the
than hundreds varieties of Medicinal Shimsha river having facility for boat
plants ride

Pavagada Fort
Devarayana Durga Also known as 'Snake Hill, built by a
famous Vijaynagar Dynasty’s King in
Is famous for Lakshmi Narashima
1405. This fort bears the stamp of
Swami Temple
violent battle between Tipu Sultan
and British rulers

Yediyur Goravanhalli
Is famous for Siddalingeshwara
It is a village in koratgere
temple. This place is also famous for
taluk famous for Mahalakshmi
Saint Veershaiva who lived in
Temple
Yediyur

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Shelf of Projects

Urban Infrastructure
Agri- ►Citizen driven integrated waste management in
Infrastructure Tumakuru city - INR 6 crores
►Smart City Mission in Karnataka
►Development of ►Upgradation of government hospitals to multi-
Tourism
modern abattoir for
A sheep and goat by
Karnataka Sheep
speciality hospitals - INR 158 crores
►Decentralisation of facilities for mixed use
development - INR 20 crores
T ►Development of
Cable Car at four
locations in
and Wool
Development- INR ►Integrated water and wastewater management, Karnataka - INR 80
26 crores Smart metering- INR 153 crores crores
►Integration of Educational Institutions as
Partners in Development - INR 96 crores
►Setting up of conduit for OFC (Optical Fibre
Cables) for broadband and cable TV operators
using BESCOM electric poles

Industrial Infrastructure
►Integrated Machine Tool Industry Park (IMTP)
at National Investment Manufacturing Zone
IT Services (NIMZ), Tumakuru- INR 410 crores Transportation
►National Investment Manufacturing Zone
I ►Development of
Smart Governance
(NIMZ) in Vasantha Narsapura, Tumakuru
district in Karnataka- INR 13,543 crores
T ►Integrated Bus
Terminal with Smart
Infrastructure for
and Quality Service ►Industrial Corridors- CBIC and BMEC to be
Tumakuru City -INR
Delivery – INR 181 developed by KSIIDC
165 crores
crores ►Establishment of 18.77 Ha of rooftop Solar PV
Energy Harvesting & Integration with Smart
Grid- INR 94 crores
►2000MW of Solar Power in solar park through
joint venture at Pavagada taluk

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Key Contacts

Additonal Chief Secretary to Government Commissioner for Industrial Development

Commerce & Industries Department Director of Industries and Commerce
# 106, 1st Floor, Vikasa Soudha, Dr. Ambedkar No. 49, South Block, Khanija Bhavan
Veedhi, Bengaluru 560 001, India. Race Course Road Bengaluru 560 001, India.
Phone: +91 80 2225 2443 Phone: +91 80 2238 6796
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Chief Executive Officer and Executive Member

Karnataka Industrial Areas Development Board Chief Executive Officer,
4th & 5th Floor, East Wing, Race Course Road, Invest Karnataka Forum
Bengaluru 560 001, India. 3rd Floor, Khanija Bhavan (East Wing), No.49,
Phone: +91 80 2226 5383, 2226 7900 Race Course Road, Bengaluru 560 001, India
Email: kiadb@mail.nic.in Email: ceo@investkarnataka.co.in
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The Joint Director

Managing Director, District Industries Centre
Karnataka Udyog Mitra Industrial Estate, B.H. Road,
3rd Floor, Khanija Bhavan (East Wing), No.49, Race Tumakuru
Course Road, Bengaluru 560 001, India. Ph. No. 0816-228 0741
Ph : 91-80-2228 2392, 2228 5659; 2238 1232 Fax No. 0816-228 1562
Email : md@kumbangalore.com e-mail jd-tumkur@karnatakaindustry.gov.in
Visit us at: www.kumbangalore.com

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