Turuvekere

Turuvekere is a panchayat town and Taluk in Tumkur district in the Indian state of Karnataka.GeographyTuruvekere is located at, about 12 km, South of the Banasandra railway station. It has an average elevation of 794 metres (2604 feet).DemographicsIndia census, Turuvekere had a population of 13,275. Males constitute 52% of the population and females 48%. Turuvekere has an average literacy rate of 73%, higher than the national average of 59.5%: male literacy is 78%, and female literacy is 69%. In Turuvekere, 11% of the population is under 6 years of age.HistoryTuruvekere was once an “Agrahara' or ‘Rent-Free Village' granted to scholarly Brahmins in the 13th century A.D.Population in 1889Turuvekere had a population of 1,610. In 1886, Turuvekere was transferred from old Kadaba taluk and was made a sub-taluq.