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Kolar district

ಕೋಲಾರ ಜಿಲ್ಲೆ
—  district  —
Located in the southeast part of the state
Kolar district
Location of Kolar district
in Karnataka and India
Coordinates 13°08′00″N 78°08′00″E / 13.1333°N 78.1333°E / 13.1333; 78.1333Coordinates: 13°08′00″N 78°08′00″E / 13.1333°N 78.1333°E / 13.1333; 78.1333
Country India
State Karnataka
Division Bangalore
Headquarters Kolar
Parliamentary constituency Kolar Lok Sabha constituency
Population

• Density
• Urban

 1,540,231† (2011)

• 384 /km2 (995 /sq mi)†
• 404501
Sex ratio 0.976 ♂/♀
Literacy

• Male
• Female

 74.33% 

• 81.94%
• 66.56%
Spoken languages Kannada, Telugu
Time zone IST (UTC+05:30)
Area 4,012 square kilometres (1,549 sq mi)†
Climate

• Precipitation

•      724 mm (28.5 in)
ISO 3166-2 IN-KA-KL
Portal Portal: Karnataka  
Website kolar.nic.in

Kolar district (Kannada: ಕೋಲಾರ ಜಿಲ್ಲೆ About this sound pronunciation (help·info)) is a district in Karnataka state of India. The town of Kolar is the district headquarters. Kolar district is located in the southern region of the State and is the eastern-most district of the Karnataka State. The district is bounded by the Bangalore Rural district in the west Chikballapur district in the north, Chittoor District of Andhra Pradesh in the east and on the south by Krishnagiri and Vellore district of Tamil Nadu.

On 10 September 2007, Kolar district was bifurcated to form the new district of Chikballapur.[1] Due to the modern discovery of the Kolar Gold Fields, Kolar has become popularly known as the "Golden Land" of India.

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[edit] History

Someshwara Temple, Kolar.

Formerly, Kolar was known variously as Kolahala, Kuvalala and Kolala. Kolar was called Kolahalapura during the Middle Ages, but later came to be known as Kolar. Kolahahapura in Kannada meant "violent city", as it was the battlefield for the warring kingdoms of Chalukyas in the north and Cholas to the south. It was the capital of the Gangas until 4th century AD when they shifted the capital to Talakad in Mysore. In 1004 AD, the Cholas annexed Kolar until 1116 AD,. Vishnuvardhana (1108-1142 AD) freed Gangavadi from the Cholas, and in commemoration of his victory, built the celebrated Vijayanarayana Temple (Chennakesava Temple) at Belur.

The major and important temples in the town are Kolaramma Temple and Someshwara Temple. The Kolaramma temple is of Dravida Vimana style built in Ganga tradition in the 2nd century CE and dedicated to goddess Shakti. The temple was later renovated during the period of the Chola monarch Rajendra Chola I in the 10th century and Vijayanagara kings in the 15th century.[2][3]. Someswara Temple is a fine example of 14th century Vijayanagara art.

[edit] Geography

Kolar District is situated in the state of Karnataka, India and belongs to its semi-arid drought-prone region. It lies between 77° 21' to 78° 35' east longitude and 20° 46' to 130° 58' north latitude, extending over an area of 8,225 km². Kolar district is located in the southern region of the State and happens to be the eastern-most district of the Karnataka State. The district is bounded by the Bangalore Rural district in the west Chikballapur district in the north, Chittoor District of Andhra Pradesh in the east and on the south by Krishnagiri and Vellore district of Tamil Nadu.

The district, at its greatest length, reaches about 135 km from north to south with almost the same distance from east to west. It occupies the table land of Mysore, bordering the eastern ghats. The general plateau surface is interrupted by a number of hills and peaks of varying heights, particularly in the north. The principal chain of mountains is the Nandidurga range which runs north from Nandi towards Penukonda and Dharmavaram of Andhra Pradesh. The rivers of the district, are small and seasonal. Palar, Uttara Pinakini and Dakshina Pinakini are the important rivers which originate in the elevated regions in the district.

[edit] The Kolar District (Sub-Division) contains five Taluks

[edit] Kolar

[edit] Bangarpet

[edit] Malur

[edit] Mulbagal

[edit] Srinivaspura

Kolar District Map

District Administration: - Kolar District contains one revenue sub-divisions: Kolar

Bangarpet

Earlier this town was called Bowringpet. This is a Taluka place in Kolar District. It is a business town in Kolar District. It has a Railway Junction. Budikote Village (Hyder Ali's Birth Place) is in this Taluk.

[edit] Economy

The major sources of employment are agriculture, dairy and sericulture, floriculture hence it is popularly known as the land of "Silk, Milk and Gold". Farmers in Kolar are totally dependent upon borewell water for irrigation and drinking. The gold mines in Kolar Gold Fields was closed in the 2003 due to reducing gold deposits and increasing costs of production.

[edit] Major Industries/Industrial Area in Kolar District

1. Bharth Earth Movers Limited BEML, Govt of India started this PSU unit for defence earth mover, vehicle and Metro coaches manufacture purpose.
2. Indian Railway Coach manufacture unit granted for Kolar district in railway budget 2012. [Govt of Karnataka provided two places one is Kurudumale Mulbagal Taluk and other in Srinivaspur Taluk for setting up manufacture unit].
3. Bharath Gold Mines Limited BGML was present till 2003, Govt of India started BGML (PSU) public sector unit for Gold mining.
4. Karnataka Milk Federation KMF having milk dairy i.e. Kolar District Co-operative Milk Producers' Societies' Union Limited.
5. Power Grid Corporation of India is having sub station.[4].
6. All India Mission tablet Industry at Bangarpet.

[edit] Famous Trading Market center in Kolar District

1. Tomato Trading Market at Vadahalli, Mulbagal Taluk
2. Kolar Sericulture and Agriculture (Tomato and other Vegetable) Market.
3. Mango Trading Market at Srinivaspura.
4. Jewellery shop’s at KGF.

[edit] Narasapura Industrial Area, Kolar

Narasapura Industrial Area, Narasapura, Kolar is loacted in (National Highway NH-4 just 40KM from Karnataka capital city Bangalore, it will become automobile hub for many Automobile, Aerospace companies setting up their manufacture unit here.
UPCOMING COMPANIES IN NARASAPURA INDUSTRIAL AREA, KOLAR
1. Honda motorcycle manufacture [around 1300crocres] unit started at Malur industrial area. [5]
The Karnataka government has approved a slew of incentives for Honda Motorcycle and Scooter India (HMSI), which is investing Rs 1,350 crore to set up a two-wheeler manufacturing plant in Narsapura in Kolar district[6].
2. Mahindra & Mahindra aerospace is planning to set up a plant (Land is already acquired) near by Kolar.[7].
3. Bando India a Japanese company has shown interest in establishing a new transmission belt manufacturing plant in Narasapura Industrial Area in Kolar district with an investment of Rs 99 crore. [8].
4. A Swedish company Scania owned by Volkswagenis now planning to set up a Complete Knock Down (CKD) assembly unit in Narasapur Industrial Area, Kolar. [9].
5.Volo having Construction Equipment (like JCB) service and parking facility nearby Narasapura Industrial Area, Kolar.

[edit] Transport

[edit] Road

National Highway NH-4pass through via Narasapura, Kolar, Mulbagal in Kolar district, State Highway connects other taluks. Small Village and others roads are also present connects District headquarter & taluks. National Highway NH-4 starts from Bangalore East, Narasapura, Kolar, Mulbagal, Chittor from here one way goes to Thirupathi(this way is not NH-4) and another to Chennai

Kolar District Road Summary table from PWD department Govt of Karnataka as on March 2010 [10]

Sl No Kolar district National Highway State highway Major Dist Road Total length
01 Kolar dist 137 NH-4 308 1083 1528
02 Mulbagal 68 0 354 422
03 Malur 8 68 94 170
04 Bangarpet 0 77 201 278
05 Srinivaspura 30 72 217 319

Bangalore to Mulbagal having four-lane Road (NH-4) travel time is around 90 minutes. motorists can look forward to a six-lane highway from K R Puram to Hoskote and from there onwards a four-lane one up to Mulbagal. An additional benefit is that Bangalore east residents can use it as an alternative route to reach the airport by taking the left at Boodigere Cross that leads to Devanahalli.[11]

[edit] Railways

Kolar belongs to "South Western Railways" of "Indian Railways". Kolar has many railway stations which are listed below:
Kolar Railway Station is Located in Karnataka, Kolar and one more big railway junction is at Bangarapet. It belongs to South Western Railway, Bangalore Cy Jn. Neighbourhood Stations are Takal,Bangarapet, Near By major Railway Station is Bangalore Cy Jn and Airport is Bengaluru International Airport.
Kolar and Bangarpet junction railway stations [12]

  • KOLAR - KQZ
  • BEML NAGAR TRAIN HALT - BEML
  • BANGARAPET - BWT
  • OORGAM - OGM
  • MALUR - MLO
  • BISANATTAM - BSM
  • BYATRAYANA HALLI - BFW
  • CHAMPION - CHU
  • COOROMANDAL - COL
  • KAMASAMUDRAM - KSM
  • MAKALI DURG - MKL
  • MARIKUPPAM - MKM

[edit] Demographics

According to the 2011 census Kolar district has a population of 1,540,231,[13] roughly equal to the nation of Gabon[14] or the US state of Hawaii.[15] This gives it a ranking of 324th in India (out of a total of 640).[13] The district has a population density of 384 inhabitants per square kilometre (990 /sq mi) .[13] Its population growth rate over the decade 2001-2011 was 11.04 %.[13] Kolar has a sex ratio of 976 females for every 1000 males,[13] and a literacy rate of 74.33 %.[13]

Population Growth 
Census Pop. %±
1901 392,651
—
1911 429,193 9.3%
1921 436,066 1.6%
1931 469,811 7.7%
1941 555,545 18.2%
1951 650,807 17.1%
1961 721,822 10.9%
1971 826,563 14.5%
1981 1,044,394 26.4%
1991 1,211,858 16.0%
2001 1,387,062 14.5%
Est. 2010 1,571,700 13.3%
Source: Official Website of Kolar District[16]

The district comprises 5 talukas: Kolar, Bangarpet, Malur, Mulbagal, Srinivaspur.

It has 15 towns and 3,321 villages (2889 inhabited villages and 432 uninhabited villages). Total population of the district according to 2001 census was 2,536,069 of which 24.67% were urban.[17]

  • Area (km²) - 3969
  • Population - 13,87,062
  • Sex ratio (females/1,000 males) - 977
  • Literacy rate (%) - 57.01

[edit] Culture

As a district on the cross-roads of the three states, Kolar is home to many communities and represents a mini-India. The primary language spoken here is Kannada. Other widely spoken language is Urdu. There are also good number of Tamil and Telugu speakers.

Kolar Gold Fields (KGF) is a town in Kolar district which was once the primary gold mines in the country. Set up by the British, this town which is close to the border of Andhra Pradesh and has Tamil,Telugu and Anglo-Indian Population. Tamil people were employed by the British and brought to KGF from Tamil Nadu to work in the mines.

[edit] Festivals

[edit] Malur Karaga

The crowning glory is the Karaga festival, which is celebrated in the town of Malur, about 30 miles away on the Bengaluru-Chennai highway. It throws a flood of light on the Thigala clan's Draupadi worship ritual called the Karaga festival.

The Malur-based Karaga festival is celebrated over 13 days in the summer months, usually starting on the first Friday after the Ugadi New Year day.

[edit] Places of interest

[edit] Notable people

[edit] Member of Legislative Assembly from Kolar District

  • Varthur Prakash - MLA of Kolar
  • Es.EN.Krishinah Shetty, Malur
  • Y.Sampangi, K.G.F
  • Narayanswamy, Bangarpet
  • Amaresha, Mulbagal
  • Venkatashivareddy, Srinivaspur

[edit] Education

  • Methodist School and college, Kolar
  • Government College for women, KOLAR
  • Government College for Boys, KOLAR
  • Government Law college, KOLAR
  • Sri Devaraj Urs Medical College, Kolar
  • Sri Devaraj Urs School of Nursing, Kolar
  • Seventh Day Adventist High School, Kolar
  • Sri Manjunatha School Byrakur, Mulbagal Taluk
  • Smt.Danamma Chanabasaviah PU and degree college, KOLAR
  • Mahila Samaja school, KOLAR
  • St Anne's convent High school, KOLAR
  • Dr.T. Thimmaiah college of engineering, KGF
  • C.ByreGowda Institute of Technology,Kolar
  • First Grade College, KGF
  • Beml High School, Beml Nagar
  • Parkinson Memorial School, KGF
  • Sri Bhagawan Mahaveer Jain College, KGF
  • Sri Byraveshwara Vidya Samaste, Srinivasapur
  • National High School, Yeldur
  • Govt PU College, Srinivasapur
  • Vivekananda Best Convent, Malur
  • Chinmaya Vidyalaya, Kolar

[edit] Media

  • Kolara Patrike - The first Kannada periodical.
  • Kolaravani - Largest circulated daily of the Kolar District. A 32 years Old Kolaravani now available in nearing four districts, i.e. Bangalore Rural- Tumkur- Chickaballpur districts.

Visit Kolaravani @ www.newsvani,com Email: news@newsvani.com

[edit] References

  1. ^ "A Handbook of Karnataka - Administration" (pdf). Government of Karnataka. pp. 354, 355. http://www.karunadu.gov.in/gazetteer/HandbookKarnataka2010/Chapter%20IX%20Administration.pdf. Retrieved 16 November 2010. 
  2. ^ "A green view". The Hindu. 11 March 2006. http://www.hindu.com/mp/2006/03/11/stories/2006031101910100.htm. Retrieved 23 December 2010. 
  3. ^ "Temples of Karnataka - Kolar". templenet.com. http://www.templenet.com/Karnataka/kolar.html. Retrieved 23 December 2010. 
  4. ^ Power Grid[1], Kolar
  5. ^ Honda Unit at Narasapura, Kolar[[2]
  6. ^ [3]
  7. ^ Mahnidra Aerospace at Kolar[4]
  8. ^ Bando unit at Kolar[5]
  9. ^ Scania At Narasapura, Kolar[6]
  10. ^ Kolar Roads
  11. ^ Bangalore-Mulbagal Road (NH-4)Mulbagal
  12. ^ [7]
  13. ^ a b c d e f "District Census 2011". Census2011.co.in. 2011. http://www.census2011.co.in/district.php. Retrieved 2011-09-30. 
  14. ^ US Directorate of Intelligence. "Country Comparison:Population". https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/rankorder/2119rank.html. Retrieved 2011-10-01. "Gabon 1,576,665" 
  15. ^ "2010 Resident Population Data". U. S. Census Bureau. http://2010.census.gov/2010census/data/apportionment-pop-text.php. Retrieved 2011-09-30. "Hawaii 1,360,301" 
  16. ^ "Kolar district at a glance" (pdf). http://kolar.nic.in/kolar_statistics.pdf. Retrieved 22 December 2010. 
  17. ^ Kolar Total population[8]

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