About the city
Located around 65 km from Bengaluru, Tumakuru is the second-largest district in the state of Karnataka. Also known as ‘Kalpataru Nadu’ (land of coconuts), the district is known for the production of coconuts. It is also a major education hub; home to Tumkur University and many colleges including medical, engineering, dental, degree and postgraduate colleges and many polytechnics. It is also home to India Food Park which is one of the Mega Food Parks in India with fully developed plots for entrepreneurs to set up food processing units.