Bengaluru Urban district is the most densely populated of the thirty-one

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that comprise the Indian state of

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. It is surrounded by the

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on the east and north, the

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on the west and the

Krishnagiri district Krishnagiri District is one of the 38 districts (a district in the northwestern part) of the state of Tamil Nadu, in India. This district is carved out from Dharmapuri District by 2004. The municipal town of Krishnagiri is the district headqu ...

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on the south. Bangalore Urban district came into being in 1986, with the partition of the erstwhile

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into

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Urban and Bangalore Rural districts. Bangalore Urban has three

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Bengaluru Bengaluru, also known as Bangalore (List of renamed places in India#Karnataka, its official name until 1 November 2014), is the Capital city, capital and largest city of the southern States and union territories of India, Indian state of Kar ...

City,

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and Anekal. It has seventeen

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es, 872 villages, eleven rural habitations, five towns, one tier-three city and one tier-one city, administered by ninety-six Village Panchayats (''Grama Panchayitis''), ninety-seven Taluk Panchayats (''Taluk Panchayitis''), five Town Municipal Councils (''Purasabes)'', one City Municipal Council (''Nagarasabe'') and one City Corporation (''Mahanagara Palike''). The district had a population of 6,537,124 of which 88.11% is urban as of 2001. As of Census 2011, its population has increased to 9,621,551, with a sex-ratio of 908 females/males, the lowest in the state and its density is 4,378 people per square km.

List of Villages

Administration

The district administration is headed by a

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, who is an IAS officer. There are various officials both at the district level and at the taluk levels to assist the Deputy Commissioner. They include the Assistant Commissioner’s (

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), Tahsildars, Shirstedars, Revenue Inspectors and Village Accountants.

Geography

Climate

The climate here is moderate. The lowest average temperature is about .

Water

According to the National Wetland Atlas (2010) the district has two main rivers and 580 wetlands.

Demographics

According to the 2011 census Bangalore Urban district has a

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of 9,621,551, roughly equal to the nation of Belarus. This gives it a ranking of third in India (out of a total of

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). The district has a population density of . Its population growth rate over the decade 2001-2011 was 46.68%. Bangalore has a

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of 908 females for every 1000 males, and a

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of 88.48%. 90.94% of the population lives in urban areas. Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes make up 12.46% and 1.98% of the population respectively. At the time of the 2011 census, 44.47% of the population spoke

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, 15.20%

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, 13.99% Telugu, 12.11%

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, 4.55%

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, 2.94%

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and 1.92% Marathi as their first language.

Temples

* Gavi Gangadhareshwara Temple * Dodda Basavana Gudi * Halasuru Someshwara Temple, Bangalore * Nageshvara Temple, Begur * ISKCON Temple Bangalore * Kote Venkataramana Temple, Bangalore *

Banashankari Amma Temple Banashankari Devi Temple (or Banashankari temple) is a Hindu temple, Hindu shrine located at Cholachagudda near Badami, in Bagalkot district, Karnataka, India. The temple is popularly called 'Shakambhari' 'Banashankari'' or ''Vanashankari' since ...

References

External links

Official website of Bangalore Urban District
{{DEFAULTSORT:Bangalore Urban District Districts of Karnataka 1986 establishments in Karnataka