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Kunigal
Sign in to saveKunigal is a town in Tumakuru District in the Indian state of Karnataka. It is the headquarters of Kunigal taluk. As of 2011 census, the town has a population of 34155.
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Place details
- Locality
- Hanumapura
- Region
- Karnataka
- Country
- India
- Population
- 34,155
- Timezone
- Asia/Kolkata
via OpenStreetMap · GeoNames
Key facts
- Settlement.name
- Kunigal
- Settlement.settlement_type
- Town
- Settlement.image_caption
- Kunigal Bus Stand
- Settlement.nickname
- Horse town
- Settlement.pushpin_map
- India Karnataka
- Settlement.pushpin_label_position
- right
- Settlement.pushpin_map_caption
- Location in Karnataka, India
- Settlement.subdivision_type
- Country
- Settlement.subdivision_type1
- State
- Settlement.subdivision_type2
- District
- Settlement.subdivision_name1
- Karnataka
- Settlement.subdivision_name2
- Tumakuru
- Settlement.governing_body
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human settlement
- Country
- India
- Located in
- Tumkur district
- Elevation
- +773
- Time zone
- UTC+05:30
- Image
- Wesleyan-Mission Premises, Coonghul, Mysore (VII, p.129, October 1950) - Copy.jpg
via Wikidata · CC0
Article
8 sectionsContents
- Geography and Nearby Places of Interest
- Matthew Male's Description of Coonghul, 1850
- Demographics
- Transport
- Road
- Rail
- Image gallery
- References
Kunigal is a town in Tumakuru District in the Indian state of Karnataka. It is the headquarters of Kunigal taluk. As of 2011 census, the town has a population of 34155.
Kunigal is famous for stud farm established by Hyderali and Tippu Sulthan for training war horses. After them this stud farm was maintained by Mysore wodeyars. Now this stud farm is leased to Vijayamalya for breeding Race Horses. Kunigal lake is the second largest lake in karnataka.