Sira is a city and
taluk
A tehsil (, also known as tahsil, taluk, or taluka () is a local unit of administrative division in India and Pakistan. It is a subdistrict of the area within a district including the designated populated place that serves as its administrative ...
headquarters of
Sira Taluk of
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
state
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* State (polity), a centralized political organization that regulates law and society within a territory
**Sovereign state, a sovereign polity in international law, commonly referred to as a country
**Nation state, a ...
of
Karnataka
Karnataka ( ) is a States and union territories of India, state in the southwestern region of India. It was Unification of Karnataka, formed as Mysore State on 1 November 1956, with the passage of the States Reorganisation Act, 1956, States Re ...
,
India
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. It lies on the
AH 47,
NH 48 (earlier
NH 4). It is the second largest city in the district after the headquarters by population, area and economy. It is the fastest developing city in the district. The State Capital city, Bengaluru, is 120 km from Sira. It is known for its historical significance as a political and military center and for being the capital of Imperial
Sira Subah in the early 1700s.
Geography
Sira is located at .
Falling Rain Genomics, Inc - Sira
/ref> It has an average elevation of 662 metres (2171 feet).
Demographics
India census
A census (from Latin ''censere'', 'to assess') is the procedure of systematically acquiring, recording, and calculating population information about the members of a given Statistical population, population, usually displayed in the form of stati ...
,
Notable people
* Chandra Arya, Canadian Liberal party politician
See also
* Sira Taluk
* Province of Sira
* Tumkur
Tumkur, officially Tumakuru, is a city and headquarters of Tumakuru district in the Karnataka state of India. Tumkur is known for Siddaganga Matha. Tumkur hosts India's first mega food park, a project of the ministry of food processing. The Ind ...
* 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 ...
* Taluks of Karnataka
Karnataka has about 236 Talukas. The table below lists all the talukas in the state of Karnataka, India, by district. Each taluka is headed by a Tehsildar and comprises several hoblis, which are groups of villages. These talukas are constitu ...
* Hagalavadi
* Ajjenahalli, Sira
References
External links
{{commons category
Sira city
Benjamin Rice, Lewis, ''Mysore: A Gazetteer Compiled for the Government'', Volume I, Mysore In General, 1897a, Westminster: Archibald Constable and Company. Pp. xix, 834
Archaeological Survey of India
The Archaeological Survey of India (ASI) is an Indian government agency that is responsible for archaeological research and the conservation and preservation of cultural historical monuments in the country. It was founded in 1861 by Alexander ...
, Bangalore circle, List showing protected monuments (For Sira, see Sl. No: 198 & 199)
'' ''Plea to protect fort in Sira'' (Story in Deccan Herald, Bangalore, 19 May 2008)
Cities and towns in Tumakuru district