Tarikere, Chikmagalur

Tarikere is a taluk in Chikmagalur district in the state of Karnataka of India. The headquarters of Tarikere taluk is a town of the same name. The town has derived its name from number of water tanks by which the town is surrounded (Kere means large water tank) namely, Chikkere,(Small Tank) Doddakere, (Big Tank) Dalavikere, Ramanayakankere,kenddarahalla. etc.

Getting there

Road

National Highway NH-206 (Bangalore to Honnavar) passes through the Tarikere town. From the district headquarters of Chickmagalur, Tarikere can be reached by a road via Lingadahalli. The famous hill station of Kemmangundi falls on this road.

Rail

Tarikere lies on the Bangalore - Shimoga railway line and there are trains from Mysore and Bangalore which stop at Tarikere on the way to Shimoga.

Air

There are no airports in the near vicinity. Air travellers have to make use of one of Mangalore, Hubli or Bangalore airports and choose an alternate means of transport to reach Tarikere.

Geography

Tarikere is located at . It has an average elevation of 698 metres (2290 feet). Tarikere taluk borders Narasimharajapura Taluk of Chickmagalur district to the west, Chickmagalur Taluk of Chickmagalur district to the south-west, Kadur taluk of Chickmagalur district to the south, Shimoga and Bhadravathi Taluks of Shimoga district to the north and Hosadurga taluk of Chitradurga district to the east.The following are the Hobli Headquarters within Tarikere Taluk

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