About Sira ( Sira / Taluk )

Sira is a City and taluk headquarters of Sira Taluk of Tumkur district in the state of Karnataka, India. It lies on the National Highway NH-48 (Pune - Bengaluru) and NH-234 (Mangalore - Villupuram).Sira is located at 13.75N 76.91E.[1] It has an average elevation of 662 metres (2171 feet). As of 2001 India census,[2] Sira had a population of 50,056. Males constitute 52% of the population and females 48%. Sira has an average literacy rate of 67%, higher than the national average of 59.5%: male literacy is 72%, and female literacy is 62%. In Sira, 13% of the population is under 6 years of age.