Ballari (city)

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Bellary (India)
Coordinates: 15°06′N76°55′E / 15.100°N 76.917°E / 15.100; 76.917 Coordinates: 15°06′N76°55′E / 15.100°N 76.917°E / 15.100; 76.917
CountryFlag of India.svg  India
State Karnataka
Region Hyderabad-Karnataka, Deccan
District Bellary
Government
  Type Municipal Corporation
  BodyBallari City Corporation
  MayorRajeshwari Subbarayudu [1]
   Deputy Mayor Ms. Malan Bee S [1]
   Commissioner Sri.P.G.Ramesh [2]
Area
   City Corporation 92.78 km2 (35.82 sq mi)
Elevation
485 m (1,591 ft)
Population
 (2011 census) [3]
   City Corporation 410,445
  Rank 111 (India), 7th (Karnataka)
  Density4,400/km2 (11,000/sq mi)
   Metro
477,537
Demonym Ballarians
Languages
  Official Kannada
  Regional Telugu, Urdu
Time zone Indian Standard Time
PIN
583 10x [4]
Telephone code(+91) 8392 [5]
ISO 3166 code IN-KA
Vehicle registration KA-34
Sex ratio 1.04 [3] /
Literacy79% [3]
Website ballaricity.mrc.gov.in

Ballari, officially Bellary, in the eponymous Ballari district, is a city in the state of Karnataka, India.

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History

Core area of Western Chalukya monuments, roughly corresponding to Sindavadi-1000 Western Chalukya Monuments.svg
Core area of Western Chalukya monuments, roughly corresponding to Sindavadi-1000
Madras province (South), 1909 showing Ballari Madras Prov South 1909.jpg
Madras province (South), 1909 showing Ballari

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. [6]

The Union Ministry of Home Affairs of the Government of India approved a proposal [7] to rename the city in October 2014 and Ballari was renamed to "Ballari" on 1 November 2014. [8]

Geography

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Ballari Fort

Ballari is located at 15°09′N76°56′E / 15.15°N 76.93°E / 15.15; 76.93 . The city stands in the midst of a wide, level plain of black cotton soil. [9] 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 2 miles (3.2 km) and a height of 480 feet (150 m). The length of this rock from north-east to south-west is about 1,150 ft (350 m). 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. [9]

Kumbara Gudda looks like the profile of a human face from the south-east. It is also known as Face Hill. [9]

Climate

Climate data for Bellary (1981–2010, extremes 1901–2012)
MonthJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecYear
Record high °C (°F)37.6
(99.7)
40.5
(104.9)
43.0
(109.4)
45.4
(113.7)
44.6
(112.3)
44.7
(112.5)
39.5
(103.1)
39.0
(102.2)
38.4
(101.1)
39.0
(102.2)
38.4
(101.1)
35.6
(96.1)
44.7
(112.5)
Average high °C (°F)31.4
(88.5)
34.4
(93.9)
38.1
(100.6)
40.4
(104.7)
39.6
(103.3)
35.3
(95.5)
32.7
(90.9)
31.9
(89.4)
32.3
(90.1)
31.8
(89.2)
30.8
(87.4)
30.2
(86.4)
34.1
(93.4)
Average low °C (°F)15.6
(60.1)
18.1
(64.6)
21.1
(70.0)
23.9
(75.0)
24.4
(75.9)
23.3
(73.9)
23.0
(73.4)
22.7
(72.9)
21.9
(71.4)
20.9
(69.6)
18.3
(64.9)
15.6
(60.1)
20.7
(69.3)
Record low °C (°F)7.0
(44.6)
8.5
(47.3)
10.0
(50.0)
13.0
(55.4)
14.5
(58.1)
14.8
(58.6)
15.5
(59.9)
15.0
(59.0)
15.0
(59.0)
12.5
(54.5)
8.4
(47.1)
8.0
(46.4)
7.0
(44.6)
Average rainfall mm (inches)2.9
(0.11)
2.3
(0.09)
6.0
(0.24)
17.2
(0.68)
54.3
(2.14)
59.2
(2.33)
42.6
(1.68)
70.0
(2.76)
111.0
(4.37)
89.0
(3.50)
39.5
(1.56)
5.5
(0.22)
499.5
(19.67)
Average rainy days0.50.20.61.53.43.83.84.75.45.82.40.532.7
Average relative humidity (%) (at 17:30 IST)43373029345056585862565047
Source: India Meteorological Department [10] [11]

Demographics

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Ballari Town

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. [12] The population in 2001 was recorded as 316,766. [13]

Religions in Bellary City (2011) [14]
ReligionPercent
Hinduism
70.33%
Islam
26.53%
Christianity
1.71%
Jainism
0.79%
Other or not stated
0.65%

Languages

Languages of Bellary City (2011) Census

   Kannada (36.25%)
   Telugu (28.06%)
   Urdu (25.78%)
   Marwari (3.01%)
   Marathi (1.82%)
   Tamil (1.74%)
   Hindi (1.23%)
   Malayalam (1.08%)
  Others (1.03%)

Both Kannada (36.25%) and Telugu (28.06%) are the predominant languages, Kannada is the official language, Urdu (25.78%) is also widely spoken, Whereas, Marwari (3.01%), Marathi (1.82%), Tamil (1.74%), Hindi (1.23%), Malayalam (1.08%) and Others (1.03%) are also spoken in minority. [15]

Economy

Industries

Textiles and garments

  • Cotton processing
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. [9]
The city continues to thrive in this sector with one spinning mill and numerous cotton ginning and pressing mills, hand looms and power looms. [16]
  • Garment manufacture
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. [17] [18]
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. [18] There are about 260 denim garment units in Ballari with nearly 3000 families working in these units. [16]

Notable people

See Category:People from Bellary

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