Robertsonpet

Robertsonpet
City
Robertsonpet is located in Karnataka
Robertsonpet
Robertsonpet
Location in Karnataka, India
Coordinates: 12°57′17″N 78°16′36″E / 12.9547°N 78.2767°E / 12.9547; 78.2767
Country India
StateKarnataka
DistrictKolar
Area
 • Total58.12 km2 (22.44 sq mi)
Elevation
843 m (2,766 ft)
Population
 (2011)
 • Total162,230
 • Density2,433.31/km2 (6,302.2/sq mi)
Languages
 • OfficialKannada
Time zoneUTC+5:30 (IST)
PIN
563 122
Telephone code08153
Vehicle registrationKA-08

Robertsonpet is a township in the city of Kolar Gold Fields in India. It is one of the first planned residential areas in modern-day India. The township was planned and built to accommodate the increasing population of the city of Kolar Gold Fields. The town hall popularly known as King George Hall is lavishly built in Victorian style with an impressive lawn and garden in front of it.

Robertsonpet was established in 1902 and named after Sir Donald Robertson the British Resident of the Princely state of Mysore. It is considered to be one of the premier well-planned townships in Modern India.[1]

  1. ^ White, Bridget (15 November 2010). "Tale of two thriving townships". Deccan Herald. No. Bangalore. Retrieved 13 January 2015.