Ballari Explained

Ballari
Settlement Type:City
Coordinates:15.1°N 131°W
Timezone1:IST
Utc Offset1:+05:30
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Type1:State
Subdivision Type2:District
Subdivision Name2:Ballari
Government Type:Municipal Corporation
Governing Body:Ballari City Corporation
Leader Title:Mayor
Leader Name:Shwetha B
Unit Pref:Metric
Area Total Km2:167.38
Area Rural Km2:1609.68
Elevation M:485
Population Total:410445 [1]
Population Rural:360484
Population As Of:2011
Population Density Km2:auto
Population Rank:95th (India)
5th (Karnataka)
Population Demonym:Ballarians
Blank Info:Kannada[2]
Postal Code Type:Postal Index Number
Postal Code:583101, 583102, 583103, 583104, 583105, 583152[3]
Area Code:(+91)8392
Area Code Type:Telephone code
Iso Code:IN-KA
Registration Plate:KA-34
Blank1 Name Sec1:Sex ratio
Blank1 Info Sec1:1.04[4] ♂/♀
Leader Title2:Deputy Mayor
Leader Title3:Commissioner
Leader Name3:G Khaleel Sab[5]
Blank2 Name Sec1:Literacy
Blank2 Info Sec1:79%

Ballari (formerly Bellary[6]) in the eponymous Ballari district, is a city in the state of Karnataka, India.Bellari houses many steel plants such as JSW Vijayanagar, one of the largest in Asia.

History

Ballari was a part of Rayalaseema (Ceded Districts) which was part of Madras Presidency till 1 November 1956.

The Ballari city municipal council was upgraded to a city corporation in 2004.[7]

The Union Ministry of Home Affairs of the Government of India approved a proposal[8] to rename the city in October 2014 and Bellary was renamed to "Ballari" on 1 November 2014.[9]

Geography

Ballari is located at . The city stands in the midst of a wide, level plain of black cotton soil.[10] Granite rocks and hills form a prominent feature of Ballari. The city is spread mainly around two hills of granite composition, the Ballari Hill and the Kumbara Gudda.

Ballari Hill has a circumference of nearly 2miles and a height of 480feet. The length of this rock from north-east to south-west is about 1150feet. To the east and south lies an irregular heap of boulders, to the west there is an unbroken monolith, and the north is walled by bare, rugged ridges.[10]

Kumbara Gudda looks like the profile of a human face from the south-east. It is also known as Face Hill.[10]

Climate

Demographics

According to the 2011 Census of India, the urban population of Ballari was 410,445; of whom 206,149 were male and 204,296 female. 280,610 of the population were literate and 52,413 of the population were under 7 years of age.[11] The population in 2001 was recorded as 316,766.[12]

Languages

Kannada is the largest language, spoken by 42.06% of the population. Telugu is the second-largest, spoken by 25.03%, and Urdu 24.35%. 3.04% of the population spoke Hindi, 1.75% Marathi and 1.69% Tamil.[12] [13]

Economy

Industries

Textiles and garments

With cotton being one of the major agricultural crops around Ballari historically, the city has had a thriving cotton processing industry in the form of ginning, spinning and weaving plants. The earliest steam cotton-spinning mill was established in 1894, which by 1901 had 17,800 spindles, and employed 520 hands.[10]

The city continues to thrive in this sector with one spinning mill and numerous cotton ginning and pressing mills, hand looms and power looms.[14]

Ballari has a historic garment industry dating back to the First World War period, when the Marathi speaking "Darji" (tailor) community with its native skills in tailoring migrated from the current Maharashtra region to stitch uniforms for the soldiers of the colonial British Indian Army stationed at Ballari. After the war, the community switched to making uniforms for school children, and gradually the uniforms made here became popular all over the country.[15] [16]

Currently, Ballari is well known for its branded and unbranded denim garments, with brands like Point Blank, Walker, Dragonfly and Podium being successfully marketed nationally and internationally.[16] There are about 260 denim garment units in Ballari with nearly 3000 families working in these units.[14]

Transport

thumb|200px|Ballari railway station platform 1

Roadways

National Highway 67 (India), National Highway 150A (India), State Highway 128 and State Highway 132 pass through the city.

Rail

There is Ballari Junction railway station on the Guntakal–Vasco da Gama section.

Air

The closest functional commercial airport is Jindal Vijaynagar Airport.

Notable people

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References

General

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Census Data Handbook 2011. 24 January 2024.
  2. Web site: 50th Report of the Commissioner for Linguistic Minorities in India (July 2012 to June 2013) . 14 January 2015 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20160708012438/http://nclm.nic.in/shared/linkimages/NCLM50thReport.pdf . 8 July 2016.
  3. Web site: Indiapost PIN Search for 'bellary' . 8 May 2007 . https://web.archive.org/web/20070504052343/http://www.indiapost.gov.in/pinsearch1.asp. 4 May 2007 . live.
  4. Web site: District Census Handbook – Guntur. Census of India. The Registrar General & Census Commissioner. 6 November 2016. 22.
  5. Web site: Bellary City Staff . https://web.archive.org/web/20060520035858/http://www.bellarycity.gov.in/city-staff.html . dead . 20 May 2006. 5 February 2015.
  6. News: Bangalore becomes 'Bengaluru'; 11 other cities renamed . The Economic Times . PTI . 1 November 2014 . Bangalore . 19 April 2024.
  7. Web site: Karnataka. Bellary City Municipal Council upgraded to corporation. https://web.archive.org/web/20161221085252/http://www.thehindu.com/2004/09/29/stories/2004092904670300.htm . dead . 21 December 2016 . 26 September 2004. . 8 December 2016.
  8. Web site: Government of India, Ministry of Home Affairs.
  9. News: New City. Names to Karnatka. New name for cities. 1 November 2014. The Hindu.
  10. Book: The Imperial Gazetteer of India, volume 7. 1908. Clarendon Press. Oxford. 158–176.
  11. Web site: Census of India 2011. 8 December 2016. Census Commission of India.
  12. Web site: Census of India 2001. 8 December 2016. Census Commission of India.
  13. Web site: C-16 City: Population by mother tongue . Office Of The Registrar General & Census Commissioner India . 28 September 2023.
  14. Web site: Karnataka Handloom . 23 July 2010. dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20110927235213/http://www.kar.nic.in/bellary/hand.html . 27 September 2011. dmy-all .
  15. Web site: Bellary Portal . https://web.archive.org/web/20020720170555/http://www.bellary.com/ . dead . 20 July 2002. 23 July 2010.
  16. Web site: Jeans Industry in Bellary . 23 July 2010. https://web.archive.org/web/20081222164007/http://www.tehelka.com/story_main40.asp?filename=Bu251008the_jeans.asp . 22 December 2008. dead .
  17. Web site: This jailhouse has a rich past. 4 June 2010 . 26 April 2010.
  18. Web site: A Congress bastion since 1952. https://archive.today/20130126074637/http://www.hinduonnet.com/thehindu/2004/02/28/stories/2004022807090400.htm. usurped. 26 January 2013. 4 June 2010.
  19. Web site: Caste will play a vital role in Bellary. 4 June 2010 .

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