Bangalore Urban District

Population: 9,588,910 (2011)

State: Karnataka

Language: Kannada

Headquarters: Bangalore

 

Date of formation: Bangalore Urban District was formed on 15th August 1986 when the Bangalore District was split into two.

Area: 2190 square kilometers

Density of population: 4378 people per square kilometer

Literacy Rate: 88.48 % - Male: 91.82 %, Female: 84.80 %

Male Female Ratio: 1000:908

 

Boundaries of Bangalore Urban District

 

North, West and East: Bangalore Rural District, Karnataka

South: Krishnagiri District, Tamil Nadu

 

Bangalore Urban District Average Rainfall: 831 mm

Bangalore Urban District Average Temperature in Summer: 37 deg C

Bangalore Urban District Average Temperature in Winter: 6 deg C

 

BANGALORE URBAN DISTRICT MAP

 

 

Major Rivers: Shimsha, Kanva, Arkavathi, South Pennar, Vrishabhavathi

Taluks: Bangalore North, Bangalore East, Bangalore South, Anekal

Assembly Constituencies: Yelahanka, Byatarayanapura, Dasarahalli, Mahalakshmi Layout, Hebbal, Pulakeshinagar, K. R. Pura, Sarvagnanagar, Malleshwaram, Rajarajeshwarinagar, C. V. Raman Nagar, Govindraj Nagar, Chickpet, Vijay Nagar, Jayanagar, B. T. M. Layout, Mahadevapura, Padmanaba Nagar, Bommanahalli, Yeshvanthapura, Bangalore South, Anekal

 

Bangalore Urban District Nearby Attractions

 

1. Bannerghatta National Park

2. Lalbagh Botanical Garden

3. Visvesvaraya Industrial and Technological Museum

4. Tipu Sultan’s Summer Palace

5. Bangalore Palace

 

Bangalore Urban District Facts: Bangalore is called the Silicon Valley of India. This district is one of the top five technology clusters in the world. The biggest bio cluster Bangalore Helix is located here which has the 183 out of the 340 biotechnology companies in the country. 5 major aerospace research and development centers are located here. NH 4, NH 7 and NH 209 pass through this district.

 

Major Sectors: Information Technology, Biotechnology, Aerospace, Knowledge based industries

 

Major Agricultural Products: 70% of the roses come from here and Anekal is called Ragi Bowl of Karnataka.

 

Major Industries: BHEL, Raymond, Reliance Industries, Pepsi, Wipro, Infosys, TCS, Microsoft, General Motors, Sun Microsystams, Tata BP Solar, Hindustan Aeronautics, Motorola, Mind Tree, Yahoo, Texas Instruments, Intel, Philips, etc.

 

Major Educational Institutions: Indian Institute of Science, Indian Institute of Management, Indian Institute of Information Technology, National Institute of Mental Health and Neurosciences, National Law School of India University, National Institute of Design, Indian Statistical Institute, etc.

 

What is Bangalore Urban District Famous For: IT industries

 

Famous People From Bangalore Urban District: Sir M. Visvesvarayya, Dharam Singh, Veerappa Moily, K. C. Reddy, S. Bangarappa, H. D. Kumaraswamy, B. S. Yediyurappa, H. D. Deve Gowda, Gundu Rao, S. Nijalingappa, George Fernandes, Basappa Danappa Jatti, S. R. Bommai, S. M. Krishna

 

Bangalore Urban District Pin Codes

Last Updated : Thursday Jun 14 , 2012

 

Places in Bangalore Urban District