Dobbaspet

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Dabaspete/Dobbspet
Somapura
Village
CountryFlag of India.svg  India
State Karnataka
District Bangalore Rural [1]
Government
  BodyGrama Panchayath
Area
_as_of_2011
  Total1.85 km2 (0.71 sq mi)
Elevation
960 m (3,150 ft)
Population
  Total4,336 [2]
Languages
  Official Kannada
Time zone UTC+5:30 (IST)
PIN
562111
Vehicle registration KA-52

Dabaspete/Dobbspet (officially, Somapura) is a village located in Nelamangala Taluka of Bangalore Rural District in the Indias state of Karnataka. As per census survey of India 2011, location code number allotted to Sompura is 624774.

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Geography

It is part of Bangalore Metropolitan Region. It is named after Major General Richard Stewart Dobbs [3] of British Indian Army and the first collector of Tumkur district. Dobbaspete is directly connected 51 km away from state capital Bangalore along NH 48 South-Eastbound, 22 km away from taluka headquarters Nelamangala along NH 48 South-Eastbound, 19 km away from Tumkur along NH 48 North-Westbound, 35 km away from Doddaballapura along NH 648 Eastbound, 38km away from Koratagere along SH 3 Northbound, 8 km away from popular Hindu pilgrimage site of Shivagange along NH 948A Southbound. [4]

Economy

Due to it being part of Bangalore Metropolitan Region and very close proximity to towns such as Tumkur and well connected by a Golden quadrilateral NH 48, it has a KIADB Industrial Area housing many major industries related to mechanical, automobile, electrical engineering, etc.

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References

  1. "bengaluru is now Bengaluru". November 2014.
  2. "Census Data Handbook 2011" (PDF). Retrieved 20 April 2024.
  3. "Reminiscences of Life in Mysore, South Africa, and Burmah". G. Herbert. 1882.
  4. Shivagange karnataka.com.

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