Tarikere

Tarikere
—  taluk  —
Tarikere Location of Tarikere in Karnataka and India
Coordinates	13°48′58″N 76°02′00″E
Country	India
State	Karnataka
District(s)	Chikkamagaluru
Population	34,073 (2001)
Spoken Languages	Kannada, English
Time zone	IST (UTC+05:30)
Area • Elevation	• 697 metres (2,287 ft)
Codes • Pincode • 577549 • Telephone • +08261

Tarikere is a taluk in Chikkamagaluru district in the state of Karnataka of India. The headquarters of Tarikere taluk is a town of the same name. The town has derived its name from number of water tanks by which the town is surrounded (Kere is a large water tank). There are a large number of tanks in and around Tarikere, namely, Chikkere, Doddakere, Dalavikere, Ramanayakankere, Kenddarahalla etc.

Getting there

Road

National Highway NH-206 (Bangalore to Honnavar) passes through the Tarikere town. From the district headquarters of Chickmagalur, Tarikere can be reached by a road via Lingadahalli. The famous hill station of Kemmangundi falls on this road.

Rail

Tarikere lies on the Bangalore - Shimoga railway line and there are trains from Mysore and Bangalore which stop at Tarikere on the way to Shimoga.

Air

There are no airports in the near vicinity. Air travellers have to make use of one of Mangalore, Hubli or Bangalore airports and choose an alternate means of transport to reach Tarikere.

Geography

Tarikere is located at 13.72°N 75.82°E / 13.72; 75.82. It has an average elevation of 698 metres (2290 feet). Tarikere Taluk borders Narasimharajapura Taluk of Chikkamagaluru district to the West, Chickmagalur Taluk of Chikkamagaluru district to the South-West, Kadur Taluk of Chikkamagaluru district to the south, Shimoga and Bhadravathi Taluks of Shimoga District to the North and Hosadurga Taluk of Chitradurga District to the East. The following are the Hobli Headquarters within Tarikere Taluk

1. Ajjampura
2. Amruthapura
3. Lakkavalli
4. Lingadahalli
5. Shivani
6. Tarikere

Demographics

As of 2001 India census, Tarikere Taluk had a population of 224093. Males constitute 51% of the population and females 49%. Tarikere has an average literacy rate of 68%, higher than the national average of 59.5%: male literacy is 73%, and female literacy is 62%. In Tarikere, 11% of the population is under 6 years of age.

Business and Economy

Vigyan Industries, a subsidiary of BEML is present near Tarikere town. It is a major producer of steel castings. Agriculture is the primary occupation here. Betelnut, Paddy, Ragi, Arecanut, Coffee, Coconut, Banana, Pan leaves, Mango and Corn are the major cash crops grown in this region.

Places to see

• Bhadra Wildlife Sanctuary
• Kemmangundi is a popular hill station in Tarikere Taluk.
• Amrithapura, in Tarikere taluk is a temple town famous for the Amritheshwara temple which was constructed by the Hoysalas.
• Kallathi Giri is a popular mini falls on the top of lord Veera bhadra temple. Every one must see this beautiful place.

Accommodation: Thirumala Lodge, T.H.Thimmaiah Lodging Complex, N.H.206, Tarikere.

Other information

Tarikere is immortalised in the popular Kannada tongue-twister "Tarikere Kere Eri Mele Mooru Kari Kuri Mari Meyuthittu". This was also used as the title for a film song in the Kannada film Devara Duddu and was sung by the famous singer, S P Balasubramanyam. On the eve of Makara Sankranthi every year , procession of Lord Revannasiddeshwara will be carried which will be a feast for eyes.Every year, the procession of Lord Subramanya (Car Festival) is taken out during December-January (Pushya Shuddha Shasti), which attracts huge crowd.and also a famous "subramanya temple", suitiated in m.g road of tarikere town

References

Tarikere is surrounded by many tanks and ponds. There aer several historical places surrounding Tarikere.

External links

• The Amriteshwara Temple by Dr. Jyotsna Kamat