Nelamangala

Nelamangala is a city in India. Its taluk headquarters are 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.

Nelamangala
ನೆಲಮಂಗಲ
Town
Nelamangala is located in Karnataka
Nelamangala
Nelamangala
Location in Karnataka, India
Nelamangala is located in India
Nelamangala
Nelamangala
Nelamangala (India)
Nelamangala is located in Asia
Nelamangala
Nelamangala
Nelamangala (Asia)
Coordinates: 13.102°N 77.374°E / 13.102; 77.374
Country India
StateKarnataka
DistrictBangalore Rural
Government
 • TypeMunicipal Council
 • BodyNelamangala Municipal Council
 • MLADr. K Shrinivasa Murthy (JDS)
Area
 • Town507 km2 (196 sq mi)
 • Rank3
Elevation
882 m (2,894 ft)
Population
 (2011)[1]
 • Town210,889
 • Estimate 
(2021)
245,624
 • Rank3rd Highest in Bangalore Rural
 • Density415.95/km2 (1,077.3/sq mi)
 • Urban
47,799
 • Rural
163,090
Time zoneUTC+5:30 (IST)
PIN
562 123
Telephone code08118
Vehicle registrationKA-52

Geography

Nelamangala Taluk is spread over 507 km2. It is located at 13.09°N 77.39°E / 13.09; 77.39.[2]

Demographics

According to the 2011 census, Nelamangala has a population of 37,232, of whom 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%.

Work profile

Out of the total population, 14,600 are engaged in some sort of work or business activity. Of these, 11,118 are males while 3,482 are females. In the census survey, workers are defined as someone who does business, job, or service, and are engaged in labour activities. Out of the total 14,600 working population, 91.54% are engaged in main work while 8.46% are engaged in marginal work.

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
  • Bhairanayakanahalli
  • Yentaganahalli

References
  1. "Census of India Search details". censusindia.gov.in. Retrieved 10 May 2015.
  2. "Nelamangala". Retrieved 7 April 2011.
  3. "NELAMANGALA". www.bangalorerural.nic.in. Retrieved 3 September 2012.
  4. "karnatakas-first-ro-ro-train-chugs-off-from-nelamangala". The New Indian Express. Retrieved 1 September 2020.
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