Nelamangala
Nelamangala
ನೆಲಮಂಗಲ | |
|---|---|
City | |
  Nelamangala Location in Karnataka, India  Nelamangala Nelamangala (India)  Nelamangala Nelamangala (Asia) | |
| Coordinates: 13°06′07″N 77°22′26″E / 13.102°N 77.374°E | |
| Country |  India |
| State | Karnataka |
| District | Bangalore Rural |
| Government | |
| • Type | Nagarasabha |
| • Body | Nelamangala CMC |
| • Member of Legislative Assembly | Dr. K Shrinivasa Murthy (JDS) |
| Area | |
• City | 507 km2 (196 sq mi) |
| • Rank | 3 |
| Elevation | 882 m (2,894 ft) |
| Population (2011)[1] | |
• City | 210,889 |
• Estimate (2021) | 245,624 |
| • Rank | 3rd Highest in Bangalore Rural |
| • Density | 415.95/km2 (1,077.3/sq mi) |
| • Urban | 47,799 |
| • Rural | 163,090 |
| Time zone | UTC+5:30 (IST) |
| PIN | 562 123 |
| Telephone code | 08118 |
| Vehicle registration | KA-52 |
Nelamangala is a city in India. Its headquarters is taluk, which is located in the Bangalore Rural district of Karnataka state in India. Nelamangala is situated near the junction point of two National Highways, NH-75(48) (Bangalore - Mangalore) and NH-4 (Mumbai - Chennai to north of Bangalore city.
Geography
Nelamangala Taluk is spread over 507 km2 . It is located at 13°05′N 77°23′E / 13.09°N 77.39°E.[2]
Demography
According to the 2011 census, Nelamangala has population of 37,232 of which 18,840 are males while 18,392 are females. The literacy rate in Nelamangala is 89.65%. In Nelamangala, male literacy is around 93.27% while female literacy rate is 85.97%.[citation needed]
Work Profile
Out of the total population, 14,600 are somewhere engaged in some sort of work or business activity. Of this 11,118 are males while 3,482 are females. In the census survey, workers over there are defined as someone who does business, job, service, and engaged in labour activities. Out of the total 14,600 working population, 91.54% are engaged in Main Work while 8.46% of total workers are engaged in Marginal Work.[citation needed]
Places of interest around Nelamangala
Nelamangala is located on NH-4, around 27 km away from Bangalore city towards Tumkur and Mumbai.[3] In 2020 the first Roll On Roll Off service of south western railway was started from the town of Nelamangala to Bale in Maharashtra.It was recognised as the only privately operated RORO service on Indian Railways then.[4]
See also
References
- ^ "Census of India Search details". censusindia.gov.in. Retrieved 10 May 2015.
- ^ "Nelamangala". Retrieved 7 April 2011.
- ^ "NELAMANGALA". www.bangalorerural.nic.in. Retrieved 3 September 2012.
- ^ "karnatakas-first-ro-ro-train-chugs-off-from-nelamangala". The New Indian Express. Retrieved 1 September 2020.