Ulsoor
Halasuru
Halasooru Ulsoor | |
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neighbourhood | |
  Halasuru | |
| Coordinates: 12°58′N 77°38′E / 12.97°N 77.63°E | |
| Country | India |
| State | Karnataka |
| Metro | Bangalore |
| Languages | |
| • Official | Kannada |
| Time zone | UTC+5:30 (IST) |
| Vehicle registration | KA-03 |
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Ulsoor, or Halasuru, is one of the oldest neighbourhoods in the city of Bangalore. It is located in central Bangalore, and begins roughly near the eastern terminus of MG Road. It is renowned for its numerous temples and market.
History and name
The village of Bangalore is said to have been gifted to Kempe Gowda I (1513–1569) by the Vijayanagar emperors. The Ulsoor Lake was built by his successor, Kempe Gowda II, and is the only surviving tank built by the Gowda kings in Bangalore.[3] The first British military station was set up in Halasuru in 1807.[4]
There used to be a jackfruit orchard near the Ulsoor Lake, and the Kannada name for jackfruit being 'Halasina Hannu', the area came to be known as Halasuru. During the British rule, the name was anglicised to 'Ulsoor'.[citation needed]
Demographics
The population of Ulsoor consists mainly of Kannada speaking population and also few other lingual with a considerable Tamil speaking minority population.[citation needed]
Population: 35891 Male: 20526 Female: 15365 Area (sq. km): 1.68[citation needed]
Location in Context
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Bangalore Metro Rail
There are two Bangalore Metro Rail stations[5] located in Ulsoor:
- Ulsoor (Located on Old Madras Road, at the end closer to CMH Road)
- Trinity (Located at Trinity Circle)
See also
References
- ^ "Native Girls School and Preaching-Room, Alasoor, Bangalore - Bangalore Cantonment, 8 July 1865". Wesleyan Juvenile Offering. XXII. London: Wesleyan Mission House: 43–46. December 1865. Retrieved 10 November 2015.
- ^ "A Street Scene in India, Outside the Wesleyan Girls School, Bangalore". The Wesleyan Juvenile Offering: A Miscellany of Missionary Information for Young Persons. New III. Wesleyan Missionary Society: 7. January 1869. Retrieved 24 February 2016.
- ^ "Halasuru Lake".
- ^ "The birth of a cosmopolitan city"[usurped] The Hindu. 22 Mar. 2005
- ^ "Bangalore Metro: Route Map". Retrieved 24 July 2012.
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