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Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. Pages: 106. Not illustrated. Chapters: Gubbi, Hebbur, Siddaganga Matha, Agasarahalli, Agrahara, Chiknayakanhalli, Ajjenahalli, Chiknayakanhalli, Akkanahalli, Chiknayakanhalli, Agrahara, Koratagere, Holavanahalli, Huliyar, Huliyurdurga, Ajjanahalli, Turuvekere, Ajjenahalli, Turuvekere, Ajjenahalli, Koratagere, Ajjappanahalli, Tumkur, Bukkapatna, Abbanakuppe, Gubbi, Tumkur, Agalakote, Agrahara, Sira, Akkathangiyarakatte Kaval, Adagoor, Ajjenahalli, Sira, Y.n. Hosakote, Kenkere, Adavikatanahalli, Adavinagenahalli, A. Venkatapura, Adinayakanahalli, Ahobala Agrahara, Achammanahalli, Byadanur, Adagondanahalli, Ajjigudde, Akkalasandra, Achenahalli, Ajjagonahalli, Akkajihalli, Abalakatte, Madalur, Agalagunte, Agarahara, Doddakallahalli, Tumkur District, Adakekere, Adalagere, Adlapura, A. Hosahalli, Naliganahalli. Excerpt: Gubbi - Gubbi is said to have been founded in the fifteenth century by the hereditary chief of nonaba vokkaligas. It was an important trading place inhabited by komtis/Kamats and lingayats. It was a center for areca nut trade. The Wesleyan Mission had a center in Gubbi since late 1800s. Municipality of Gubbi dates from 1871. Historically, the town was well-known for its local markets for cotton and areca nut. As early as in 1871, Gubbi was a municipality of its own. The Imperial Gazetteer of India in 1871 talks of the monthly jaatres or fairs which were well known for the sale of cotton cloth, blankets, rice and other articles from as far as Malnad (the mountainous monsoon-fed wetlands to the west) to the dry areas of Rayalaseema and the low hills of Arcot to the east and South. Gubbi is located at . It has an average elevation of 767 metres (2516 feet). As of 2001 India census, Gubbi had a population of 16,802. Males constitute 51% of the population and females 49%. Gubbi has an average literacy rate of 76%, higher than the ...
