Kunigal
Town in Karnataka, India / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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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.[2]
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Kunigal | |
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Town | |
Nickname: Horse town | |
Coordinates: 13.02°N 77.03°E / 13.02; 77.03 | |
Country | India |
State | Karnataka |
District | Tumakuru |
Government | |
• Body | Town Municipal Council |
Area | |
• Town | 8 km2 (3 sq mi) |
• Rural | 974.75 km2 (376.35 sq mi) |
Elevation | 773 m (2,536 ft) |
Population (2011) | |
• Town | 34,155 [1] |
• Rural | 191,628 |
Languages | |
• Official | Kannada |
Time zone | UTC+5:30 (IST) |
PIN | 572130 |
Telephone code | 91/08132 |
Vehicle registration | KA-06 |
Website | kunigaltown |
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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.
Nartanapuri is another name of Kunigal.