Doddaballapura

Doddaballapura
Dod ballapura
City
Coat of arms of Doddaballapura
Nickname: 
DB Pura
Doddaballapura is located in Karnataka
Doddaballapura
Doddaballapura
Location in Karnataka, India
Coordinates: 13°17′31″N 77°32′35″E / 13.292°N 77.543°E / 13.292; 77.543
Country India
StateKarnataka
DistrictBangalore Rural
Government
 • BodyCity Municipal Council
Area
 • City14 km2 (5 sq mi)
 • Rural
776 km2 (300 sq mi)
Elevation
880 m (2,890 ft)
Population
 (2011)[1]
 • City93,105
 • Density6,700/km2 (17,000/sq mi)
 • Rural
214,952
Languages
 • OfficialKannada
Time zoneUTC+5:30 (IST)
PIN
561 203
Telephone code080
Vehicle registrationKA-43
Websitehttp://www.doddaballapurcity.mrc.gov.in

Doddaballapura is a city and the district headquarters of Bangalore Rural district in the state of Karnataka, India. Dodda means "big" in the native Kannada. it is an industrial city which houses several multiple national companies it lies 40 km away from Banglore .[2]

The place is mentioned as Ballalapura thanda in a record dated 1598 AD from the local Adinarayana temple. It might have originated from Hoysala name Ballala, and later corrupted as Ballapura. It is also believed that the village has derived its name from the circumstance that a cow used to drop one 'balla' of milk over a certain anthill and this omen led to the foundation of the town. From 'balla' the name Ballapura was thus derived.

  1. ^ "Census Data Handbook 2011" (PDF). Retrieved 28 February 2024.
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