Tiptur is a city in the southern part of the state of Karnataka, India. It is one of the three sub-divisional headquarters of

Tumakuru district Tumakuru district is an administrative district in the state of Karnataka in India. It is the second largest district in Karnataka by land area with an area of 10,598 km2, and fourth largest by Population. It is a one-and-a-half-hour drive fro ...

Karnataka Karnataka ( ) is a States and union territories of India, state in the southwestern region of India. It was Unification of Karnataka, formed as Mysore State on 1 November 1956, with the passage of the States Reorganisation Act, 1956, States Re ...

. Capital city

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is 140 km from Tiptur. Tiptur city is known for its

coconut The coconut tree (''Cocos nucifera'') is a member of the palm tree family (biology), family (Arecaceae) and the only living species of the genus ''Cocos''. The term "coconut" (or the archaic "cocoanut") can refer to the whole coconut palm, ...

plantations. It is the second largest and fastest growing city in

Tumkur Tumkur, officially Tumakuru, is a city and headquarters of Tumakuru district in the Karnataka state of India. Tumkur is known for Siddaganga Matha. Tumkur hosts India's first mega food park, a project of the ministry of food processing. The Ind ...

District.

Etymology

Thipatooru is said to have got its name from "tipatala", the word for "

copra Copra (from ; ; ; ) is the dried, white flesh of the coconut from which coconut oil is extracted. Traditionally, the coconuts are sun-dried, especially for export, before the oil, also known as copra oil, is pressed out. The oil extracted ...

" in the local language,

Kannada Kannada () is a Dravidian language spoken predominantly in the state of Karnataka in southwestern India, and spoken by a minority of the population in all neighbouring states. It has 44 million native speakers, and is additionally a ...

. The name was probably derived from the industry which produces dried coconut in the areas surrounding the city.

History

Tiptur was historically a part of

Honnavalli Honnavalli is an Indian village in Tiptur Taluk in Karnataka State. It has an average elevation of 820 metres (2693 feet). History Honnavalli is a village headquarters about 10 miles northwest of Tiptur in Tumkur District Tumak ...

, a village headquarters located 11 miles northwest of Tiptur in Tumkur district. Honnavalli was the taluk headquarters until 1886. The history of the village dates back to eleventh century . It was built by the king Someswara Raaya, who belonged to the Harnahalli Nayak dynasty. Legend has it that ''Honnu Amma'', the family deity of the Paalegaar, appeared in a dream and directed him to build a model village in her name. Even today 'Honnavalli Amma' is the village goddess. Tiptur Lok Sabha constituency was a former Lok Sabha constituency in Mysore State (Karnataka from 1957 to 1967). This seat came into existence in 1957 and ceased to exist in 1966, before 1967 Lok Sabha Elections. This constituency was later merged with Tumkur Lok Sabha constituency.

Geography

Thipatooru has been surrounded by from the west side Arsikere and channarayapatna. from the east side Chikkanayakana halli, Gubbi, Turuvekere. Thipatooru is approximately west of Tumkur along National Highway 206 (now renumbered as National Highway 48). It is at a distance of northwest from the state capital,

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. It lies on the Bangalore-

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railway line. Thipatooru has an average elevation of . The average temperature in summer is and in winter is .

Fauna

Mammalian fauna in the region includes

Indian grey mongoose The Indian grey mongoose or Asian grey mongoose (''Urva edwardsii'') is a mongoose species native to the Indian subcontinent and West Asia. It is listed as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. The grey mongoose inhabits open forests, scrubland ...

, wild boar, golden jackal and the occasional

sloth bear The sloth bear (''Melursus ursinus''), also known as the Indian bear, is a myrmecophagous bear species native to the Indian subcontinent. It feeds on fruits, ants and termites. It is listed as vulnerable on the IUCN Red List, mainly because of ...

. Reports of leopards have also been known in the surrounding region; and a single grey slender loris has been sighted in the Kalpataru College in 2016. Avifauna includes passerines such as bulbuls, sunbirds and flamebacks and larger birds such as the woolly-necked stork and winter visitors such as bar-headed geese. The

peacock Peafowl is a common name for two bird species of the genus '' Pavo'' and one species of the closely related genus '' Afropavo'' within the tribe Pavonini of the family Phasianidae (the pheasants and their allies). Male peafowl are referred t ...

is very common in the region.

Civic administration

The Thipatooru City Municipal Council (CMC) comprises 31 wards, with a councillor for each ward. The CMC covers an area of 11.6 km. In the Thipatooru CMC, the sex ratio of female personnel is 988, higher than the average in Karnataka state, which is 973.. Thipatooru city has JMFC court complex. There is 4 hoblis in the Thipatooru taluk Kasaba, Honnavalli, Nonavinakere, KB cross.

Economy

Thipatooru has an

Agricultural Produce Market Committee An Agricultural Produce Market Committee (APMC) is a marketing board established by state governments in India to ensure farmers are safeguarded from exploitation by large retailers, as well as ensuring the farm to retail price spread does not ...

(APMC) market. Auctions are held every Wednesday and Saturday. Farmers from nearby taluks and villages and even as far as

Channarayapatna Channarāyapatna or Channarāyapattana is a town and Taluk headquarters in Hassan district of Karnataka, India. It lies on the Bangalore-Mangalore National Highway-75 in Karnataka, India. Jain pilgrimage Shravanabelagola is a famous site in th ...

KR Pete Nagamangala BellurCross, Hirisaave, Turuvekere Arsikere ChikkanayakanaHalli Gubbi Kadur Banavara Huliyar towns carry their

produce to the market for auction. Several copra desiccated powder industries in and around Thipatooru export their products to different parts of India and the world. Traders from Thipatooru supply copra throughout the world. with this many silk firms is also there where they produce silk sarees. two big garments is there which gives more number of employment for the people. Many small scall industries is also present which countributs to the economy of the city.

Transport

By road

Thipatooru is well connected by road routes. Both KSRTC and private bus service is available connecting with major cities of the State including Bangalore,

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By rail

Thipatooru has two railway stations in its city limits (Thipatooru, Sri Sharadha Nagar Halt) with connections to Bangalore, Shivamogga, Chikkamagaluru, Hubballi and much more other cities.

Education

There are a number of government, aided and private educational institutions which offer courses including in pre-university courses, degrees, master's degrees and other technical courses.

Notable people

* Narasimharaju - Kannada actor, known for comic roles. *

Umashree Umashree (born 10 May 1957) is an Indian actress and politician. She appears in Kannada cinema, particularly in character roles and supporting roles. She received the National Film Award for Best Actress for her role as Gulabi in the 2008 Kanna ...

- popular Kannada actress and politician *

Achyuth Kumar Achyuth Kumar is an Indian actor who predominantly works in Kannada cinema, alongside a few Tamil, Telugu and Malayalam films. He is known for his performances in the ''KGF'', '' Kantara'', '' Sidlingu'', and '' Lucia''. He is the recipient ...

- Actor *

Raja Ramanna Raja Ramanna (28 January 1925 – 24 September 2004) was an Indian nuclear physicist. He was the director of India and weapons of mass destruction, India's nuclear program in the late 1960s and early 1970s, which culminated in Smiling Buddha ...

- Nuclear scientist, Supervised Pokhran Nuclear Tests of 1974 Nagarasabhe Circle

References

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