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
