Doddaballapura
Dod ballapura | |
|---|---|
City | |
 Coat of arms | |
| Nickname: DB Pura | |
  Doddaballapura Location in Karnataka, India | |
| Coordinates: 13°17′31″N 77°32′35″E / 13.292°N 77.543°E | |
| Country |  India |
| State | Karnataka |
| District | Bangalore Rural |
| Government | |
| • Body | City Municipal Council |
| Area | |
• City | 14 km2 (5 sq mi) |
| • Rural | 776 km2 (300 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 880 m (2,890 ft) |
| Population (2011)[1] | |
• City | 93,105 |
| • Density | 6,700/km2 (17,000/sq mi) |
| • Rural | 214,952 |
| Languages | |
| • Official | Kannada |
| Time zone | UTC+5:30 (IST) |
| PIN | 561 203 |
| Telephone code | 080 |
| Vehicle registration | KA-43 |
| Website | http://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.
- ^ "Census Data Handbook 2011" (PDF). Retrieved 28 February 2024.
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