Siruguppa used to be popularly referred to as the “Manchester of Karnataka” due to its numerous cotton mills.

Tekkalakote which is at 12 km distance from taluk head quarters has shown evidence of prehistoric neolithic rock paintings.The region was subsequently ruled by many famous dynasties like Chalukyas, Vijayanagara Empire.

Historically, Siruguppa town was not a great commercial centre, despite being made a taluk headquarter during the British era.

The map of Siruguppa is bitter-gourd shaped, with much of the town spread heavily on either side of NH-150A (Jevargi-Chamarajanagar).

[7] Most of the new extension areas are also developed alongside Bellary road making the town look longer and narrower.

Important sight seeing places along the river bank are Vasudhendra teertha vrindavana in Kenchanagudda, Shambhulingeshwara temple along Desnur road & Haragol ghat.

Siruguppa lies along NH-150A, which is the longest national highway in the state, connecting Jewargi to Chamrajanagar.

Siruguppa town is well connected by buses from Ballari, Adoni, Mantralaya, Tumkur, Hyderabad, Bengaluru, Mysuru, Shivamogga, Hiriyuru, Dharmastala, Anantapur, Raichur, vijayapura, Bidar, Yadagiri and kalaburgi.

The educational institutions of Siruguppa have produced a few IAS bureaucrats and many doctors, engineers, artists and other professionals.

The trio of Siruguppa, Sindhanoor and Gangavati form one of the largest producers of rice in Karnataka.