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|presidency= [[Madras]]
|presidency= [[Madras]]
|image=
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|coordinates= [http://maps.google.com/maps?ll=13.34,77.1&spn=0.1,0.1&q=13.34,77.1 13° 20′ 24″ N, 77° 6′ 0″ E]
|coordinates= [http://maps.google.com/maps?ll=13.34,77.1&spn=0.1,0.1&q=13.34,77.1 13.338599°N, 77.100016°E]
|altitude= 822 m (2,697 ft)
|altitude= 822 m (2,697 ft)
|presentname= [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tumkur Tumakuru]
|presentname= [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tumkur Tumakuru]
|stateprovince= [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Karnataka Karnataka]
|stateprovince= [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Karnataka Karnataka]
|country= [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/India]
|country= [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/India India]
|transport= [[Mysore State Railway]]
|transport= [[Mysore State Railway]]<br>[[Madras and Southern Mahratta Railway|Madras & Southern Mahratta railway]]
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}}
'''Tumkur''' was the capital of Tumkur District, [[Mysore State|Mysore]] during the British period.


"'''Tumkur''',  or '''Toomkoor''', a town and district of southern India, in the west of Mysore state. The town has a station on the [[Madras & Southern Mahratta Railway|Madras & Southern Mahratta railway]], 43 m[iles] N.W. from Bangalore.
== Spelling Variants ==
 
Modern name: Tumkur<br>
Variants:Toomkoor


== External links ==
== External links ==
[http://dsal.uchicago.edu/reference/gazetteer/pager.html?objectid=DS405.1.I34_V24_065.gif Tumkur Town] Imperial Gazetteer


[http://www.1911encyclopedia.org/Tumkur "Tumkur"]  ''Love to Know 1911''.
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[[Category:Locations]]
[[Category:Locations]]
[[Category:Cities, towns and villages in Madras Presidency]]

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