Tarikere
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Tarikere ತರೀಕೆರೆ |
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| Taluk | |
 Tarikere
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| Coordinates: 13°48′58″N 76°02′00″E / 13.816244°N 76.033287°ECoordinates: 13°48′58″N 76°02′00″E / 13.816244°N 76.033287°E | |
| Country |
 India
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| State | Karnataka |
| District | Chikkamagaluru |
| Elevation | 697 m (2,287 ft) |
| Population (2011) | |
| • Total | 35,942 |
| Languages | |
| • Official | Kannada |
| • Spoken Languages | Kannada, Urdu, English |
| Time zone | IST (UTC+5:30) |
| PIN | 577228 |
| Telephone code | 08261 |
| Vehicle registration | KA-66 |
Tarikere is a taluk in Chikkamagaluru 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 is a large water tank). There are a large number of tanks in and around Tarikere, namely, Chikkere, Doddakere, Dalavikere, Ramanayakanakere, Kendarahalla etc.
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 or via the famous hill station of Kemmangundi or via Kadur and Birur.
Tarikere lies on the birur - Talguppa railway line and there are trains from Mysore and Bangalore which stop at Tarikere on the way to Shimoga.
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.
Tarikere is located at 13°43′N 75°49′E / 13.72°N 75.82°E. It has an average elevation of 698 metres (2290 feet). Tarikere Taluk borders Narasimharajapura Taluk of Chikkamagaluru district to the West, Chickmagalur Taluk of Chikkamagaluru district to the South-West, Kadur Taluk of Chikkamagaluru 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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