Turuvekere

Turuvekere is a panchayat town and Taluk in Tumkur district in the Indian state of Karnataka. Turuvekere was at one time an "Agrahara' or 'Lease Free Village' conceded to academic Brahmins in the thirteenth century A.D. Turuvekere is home to ious Hoysala sanctuaries, including the Temple of Chennakeshava Temple worked by Mahadandanayaka Somanna, the Gangadhareshwara Temple, Chennigaraya Swamy Temple, Moole Shankareshwara Temple, and the biggest, Beterayaswamy Temple.

The master sri Kanchiraaya Swamy sanctuary is situated over a slope close Neeragunda and Turuvekere towns. This place is 12 km from Kibbanahalli cross and 4 km from Aralaguppe. Sanctuary Hulikeramma in Hulikere is likewise well known, which is a goddess for 7 towns. Master Sri Ranganathaswamy sanctuary is situated over slope at Aremallenehalli town, around 10 km from Turuvekere is one of the well known sanctuary.

Turuvekere had a populace of 1,610. In 1886, Turuvekere was exchanged from old Kadaba taluk and was made a sub-taluq. Turuvekere had a populace of 13,275. Guys establish 52% of the populace and females 48%. Turuvekere has a normal education rate of 73%, higher than the national normal of 59.5%: male proficiency is 78%, and female proficiency is 69%. In Turuvekere, 11% of the populace is under 6 years old.