Ballari

Ballari
Ballari city
Ballari city
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Ballari in Karnataka
Coordinates: 15°06′N 76°55′E / 15.100°N 76.917°E / 15.100; 76.917
Country India
State Karnataka
DistrictBallari
Government
 • TypeMunicipal Corporation
 • BodyBallari City Corporation
 • MayorShwetha B
 • CommissionerG Khaleel Sab[2]
Area
 • City167.38 km2 (64.63 sq mi)
 • Rural
1,609.68 km2 (621.50 sq mi)
Elevation
485 m (1,591 ft)
Population
 (2011)
 • City410,445 [1]
 • Rank95th (India)
5th (Karnataka)
 • Rural
360,484
DemonymBallarians
Time zoneUTC+05:30 (IST)
Postal Index Number
583101, 583102, 583103, 583104, 583105, 583152[3]
Telephone code(+91)8392
ISO 3166 codeIN-KA
Vehicle registrationKA-34
Official languageKannada[4]
Sex ratio1.04[5] /
Literacy79%[5]
Websiteballaricity.mrc.gov.in

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.

  1. ^ "Census Data Handbook 2011" (PDF). Retrieved 24 January 2024.
  2. ^ "Bellary City Staff". Archived from the original on 20 May 2006. Retrieved 5 February 2015.
  3. ^ "Indiapost PIN Search for 'bellary'". Archived from the original on 4 May 2007. Retrieved 8 May 2007.
  4. ^ "50th Report of the Commissioner for Linguistic Minorities in India (July 2012 to June 2013)" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 8 July 2016. Retrieved 14 January 2015.
  5. ^ a b "District Census Handbook – Guntur" (PDF). Census of India. The Registrar General & Census Commissioner. p. 22. Retrieved 6 November 2016.
  6. ^ "Bangalore becomes 'Bengaluru'; 11 other cities renamed". The Economic Times. Bangalore. PTI. 1 November 2014. Retrieved 19 April 2024.

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