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"'''Tumkur''',  or '''Toomkoor''', a town and district of southern India, in the west of Mysore state. The town has a station on the [[Madras and Southern Mahratta Railway|Madras & Southern Mahratta railway]], 43 m[iles] N.W. from Bangalore.
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'''Tumkur''' was the capital of Tumkur District, [[Mysore State|Mysore]] during the British period.
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== Spelling Variants ==
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Modern name: Tumkur<br>
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Variants:Toomkoor
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== External links ==
 
== External links ==
*[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tumkur "Tumakuru"] ''Wikipedia''.
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[http://dsal.uchicago.edu/reference/gazetteer/pager.html?objectid=DS405.1.I34_V24_065.gif Tumkur Town] Imperial Gazetteer
  
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Latest revision as of 15:39, 13 May 2016

Tumkur
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Presidency: Madras
Coordinates: 13.338599°N, 77.100016°E
Altitude: 822 m (2,697 ft)
Present Day Details
Place Name: Tumakuru
State/Province: Karnataka
Country: India
Transport links
Mysore State Railway
Madras & Southern Mahratta railway

Tumkur was the capital of Tumkur District, Mysore during the British period.

Spelling Variants

Modern name: Tumkur
Variants:Toomkoor

External links

Tumkur Town Imperial Gazetteer