Tiptur
Tiptur is a city in the southern part of the state of Karnataka, India. It is the second largest and the fastest growing city in Tumkur district. It is a sub-divisional headquarters of Tumkur district in Karnataka. Capital city Bengaluru is 140 km from Tiptur. Tiptur city is known for its coconut plantations. Etymology. Tiptur is said to have got its name from "tipatala", the word for "copra" in the local language, Kannada. 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, a village headquarters located 10 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. Tiptur New District Proposal. Present Tumkur District is the 2nd biggest district in the Karnataka state, with 11 bigger taluks and highest density population with 28 lakhs. Tiptur, is the most taxing revenue subdivision of Tumkur district and end of the taluk border distance to district headquarter is 110 km far long, hence, for better developments and good governance, tumkur bifurcation activity began by govt in 1986, but it is became more and more  noticeable when JH Patel created 7 new districts in the state 1997, by that time it was considered for new district center by JH patel, after due to some political influence project backed up. proposed new tiptur district may include Tiptur Arsikere Chikkanayakanahalli Turuvekere Huliyar (town Panchayath) taluks, and some of the border villages of channarayapatna taluk, all each taluks avrg 24 km away from tiptur city . After creating Vijayanagara district from Ballari, the Karnataka BJP govt is now under pressure to carve out four more districts... Sources in the revenue department said demands for creation new districts, Tiptur in  Tumakuru, Sirsi in Uttara Kannada, Chintamani in Chikkaballapura and Basavakalyan in Bidar — are gaining traction, The government, for the record, said the demands were under consideration. Geography. Tiptur has been surrounded by from the west side Arsikere and channarayapatna. from the east side Chikkanayakana halli, Gubbi, Turuvekere. Tiptur 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, Bangalore. It lies on the Bangalore-Miraj railway line. Tiptur 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, wild boar, golden jackal and the occasional sloth bear. 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 is very common in the region. 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. Economy. Tiptur has an Agricultural Produce Market Committee (APMC) market. Auctions are held every Wednesday and Saturday. Farmers from nearby taluks and villages and even as far as Channarayapatna KR Pete Nagamangala BellurCross, Hirisaave, Turuvekere Arsikere ChikkanayakanaHalli Gubbi Kadur Banavara Huliyar towns carry their copra produce to the market for auction. Several copra desiccated powder industries in and around Tiptur export their products to different parts of India and the world. Traders from Tiptur supply copra throughout the world. Civic administration. The Tiptur City Municipal Council (CMC) comprises 31 wards, with a councillor for  each ward. The CMC covers an area of 11.6 km. In the Tiptur CMC, the sex ratio of female personnel is 988, higher than the average in Karnataka state, which is 973.. Tiptur city has JMFC court complex. There is 4 hoblis in the tiptur taluk Kasaba, Honnavalli, Nonavinakere, KB cross. Transport. By road. Tiptur is well connected by road routes. Both KSRTC and private bus service is available connecting with major cities of the State including Bangalore, Shivamogga, Hassan, Chikkamagalur, Tumkur, Davanagere, Ballari, Chitradurga. By rail. Tiptur has its own railway station with connections to Bangalore, Mysore, Shivamogga, Chikkamagalur  and other places.