Madhugiri is a city in

Tumkur district Tumakuru district is an List of districts of Karnataka, 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 ...

in the

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. The city derives its name from a hillock, Madhu-giri (honey-hill) which lies to its south. Madhugiri is one of the 34 educational districts of the Karnataka state.

Geography

Madhugiri is located at . It has an average elevation of 787

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). Madhugiri Fort lies in Madhugiri which is in the Tumkur district in the State of Karnataka. Madhu-giri is a single hill and the second largest monolith in entire Asia. The city is at a distance of from Bengaluru and is famous for its fort and temples. Many tourists go to Madhugiri to visit the fort, which is famous for its architecture. The fort, perched atop the steep slope of a hill, was built by the Vijayanagar Dynasty.

Demographics

India

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, Madhugiri had a population of 29,215. Males constitute 52% of the population and females 48%. Madhugiri has an average literacy rate of 72%, higher than the national average of 59.5%: male literacy is 77%, and female literacy is 67%. In Madhugiri, 11% of the population is under 6 years of age.

Notable People born here

* M. S. Ramaiah - Philanthropist, Educationist and Industrialist (b. 1922; d. 1997) *

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- Film actor working mainly in

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films (b. 1962) *

Doddarangegowda Doddarangegowda (born 7 February 1946) is an Indian poet and lyricist working in Kannada cinema. He is a retired professor of Kannada and has published a number of anthologies in Kannada. He has released several audio cassettes and CDs of his po ...

an Indian poet and lyricist working in Kannada cinema.

Tourism

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References

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Geography

Demographics

Notable People born here

Tourism

See also

References