Kunigal

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.

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Place details

Locality: Hanumapura
Region: Karnataka
Country: India
Population: 34,155
Timezone: Asia/Kolkata

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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: Town Municipal Council
Settlement.unit_pref: Metric
Settlement.area_total_km2: 8
Settlement.area_rural_km2: 974.75
Settlement.elevation_m: 773
Settlement.population_total: 34155

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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
Dialing code: 8132

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postal code: 572130
Commons category: Kunigal

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Geography and Nearby Places of Interest
Matthew Male's Description of Coonghul, 1850
Demographics
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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.

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.

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