About Tarikere
Tarikere is a Taluk in the Chikkamagaluru district in the state of Karnataka of India. The headquarters of the Tarikere are a town of the same name. The town's name is derived from the number of water tanks which surround it (Kere is the word for a large water tank). National Highway NH-69 (Previously known as NH 206) (Bengaluru to Honnavar) passes through Tarikere.
From Mysore it can be reached via Mysore - Arsikere then NH-69.
From the district headquarters of Chikkamagaluru, Tarikere can be reached in 2 different ways. It can be reached via Lingadahalli, or viaKadur & Birur.As of the 2001 India census, Tarikere had a population of about 35,000. Males constitute 51% of the population and females constitute 49%. Tarikere has an average literacy rate of 68%, 8.5% higher than the national average of 59.5%: male literacy levels are at 73%, and female literacy levels are at 62%. In Tarikere, 11% of the population is under 6 years of age.
Source : Wikipedia