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 ...

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Sira Taluk Sira is a taluk of Tumkur district in the state of Karnataka, India. Its headquarters, Sira city lies on the NH 48 (earlier NH 4). It is the largest taluk in the district by area, and second largest in population and economy. It is the most dev ...

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 ...

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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 ...

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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

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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 ...

, Sira had a population of 57,554. Males constitute 52% of the population and females 48%. The literacy rate of Sira city is 83.77%, which is higher than the state average of 75.36%. In Sira, male literacy is around 87.47% while female literacy is 79.99%. In Sira, 11.68% of the population is under 6 years of age.

Notable people

Chandra Arya Chandrakanth "Chandra" Arya (born 1963), an Indian-Canadian politician, served as a member of Parliament (MP) representing the riding of Nepean (Ontario) in the Canadian House of Commons from 2015 to 2025. A member of the Liberal Party, he ...

, Canadian Liberal party politician

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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

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