Turuvekere is a panchayat town and Taluk in Tumakuru district in the Indian state of Karnataka.

Turuvekere is located at 13°10′N 76°40′E / 13.16°N 76.67°E / 13.16; 76.67,[1] about 12 km, South of the Banasandra railway station.

It has an average elevation of 794 metres (2604 feet).

As of 2001[update] India census,[2] Turuvekere had a population of 13,275.

In Turuvekere, 11% of the population is under 6 years of age.