Bengaluru Urban district is the most densely populated of the thirty-one districts that comprise the Indian state of Karnataka. It is surrounded by the Bengaluru North district (formerly known as Bengaluru Rural district) on the east and north, the Bengaluru South district (formerly known as Ramanagara district) on the west, and the Krishnagiri district of Tamil Nadu on the south.
Bangalore Urban district came into being in 1986, with the partition of the erstwhile Bangalore district into Bangalore Urban and Bangalore Rural districts. Bangalore Urban has three taluks: Bengaluru City, Yelahanka and Anekal. It has seventeen hoblies, 872 villages, eleven rural habitations, nine towns, two tier-three city and one tier-one city, administered by ninety-six Grama Panchayats, ninety-seven Taluk Panchayats, one Town Panchayat, eight Town Municipal Councils, two City Municipal Council and five City Corporations.
The district had a population of 6,537,124 of which 88.11% is urban as of 2001. As of Census 2011, its population has increased to 9,621,551, with a sex-ratio of 908 females/males, the lowest in the state and its density is 4,378 people per square km.
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Administration
The district administration is headed by a Deputy Commissioner, who is an IAS officer. The deputy commissioner (DC) also functions as the collector and district magistrate of the district. There are various officials both at the district level and at the taluk levels to assist the Deputy Commissioner. They include the Assistant Commissioner’s (Sub-Divisional Magistrate), Tahsildars, Shirstedars, Revenue Inspectors and Village Accountants.
The Bengaluru Urban district is divided into two subdivisions—North and South—each headed by an Assistant Commissioner (AC). The Assistant Commissioners also serve as the Sub-Divisional Magistrates for their respective subdivisions. The North subdivision comprises three taluks, and the South subdivision comprises two taluks, making a total of five taluks. Each taluk is headed by a Tahsildar. Every taluk consists of hoblis and revenue villages, which are administered by Revenue Inspectors and Village Accountants respectively.
Zilla Panchayat, Bengaluru Urban
The Zilla Panchayat is the local governing body responsible for administering the rural areas of the Bengaluru Urban district, excluding the urban local bodies. It is headed by an Adhyaksha (president) and Upadhyaksha, who are elected representatives. Administratively, the Zilla Panchayat is headed by a Chief Executive Officer (CEO), an IAS officer. It serves as the apex body in the three-tier Panchayati Raj governance structure in the district.
Geography
Climate
The climate here is moderate. The lowest average temperature is about 16–18 °C (61–64 °F).
Water
According to the National Wetland Atlas (2010) the district has two main rivers and 580 wetlands.
Demographics
According to the 2011 census Bangalore Urban district has a population of 9,621,551, roughly equal to the nation of Belarus. This gives it a ranking of third in India (out of a total of 640). The district has a population density of 4,378 inhabitants per square kilometre (11,340/sq mi). Its population growth rate over the decade 2001-2011 was 46.68%. Bangalore has a sex ratio of 908 females for every 1000 males, and a literacy rate of 88.48%. 90.94% of the population lives in urban areas. Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes make up 12.46% and 1.98% of the population respectively.
At the time of the 2011 census, 44.47% of the population spoke Kannada, 15.20% Tamil, 13.99% Telugu, 12.11% Urdu, 4.55% Hindi, 2.94% Malayalam and 1.92% Marathi as their first language.
Temples
Gavi Gangadhareshwara Temple
Dodda Basavana Gudi
Halasuru Someshwara Temple, Bangalore
Nageshvara Temple, Begur
ISKCON Temple Bangalore
Kote Venkataramana Temple, Bangalore
Banashankari Amma Temple