Nelamangala

Nelamangala
—  town  —
Nelamangala Location of Nelamangala in Karnataka and India
Coordinates	13°30′N 77°14′E / 13.5°N 77.23°E / 13.5; 77.23Coordinates: 13°30′N 77°14′E / 13.5°N 77.23°E / 13.5; 77.23
Country	India
State	Karnataka
District(s)	Bangalore Rural
Population • Density	25,287 (2001[update]) • 8,872.63 /km2 (22,980 /sq mi)
Time zone	IST (UTC+05:30)
Area • Elevation	2.85 square kilometres (1.10 sq mi) • 882 metres (2,894 ft)
Codes • Pincode • 562 123 • Telephone • +08118 • Vehicle • KA-52

Nelamangala (Kannada: ನೆಲಮಂಗಲ) is a town and taluk headquarters in the Bangalore Rural district of Karnataka state in India. Nelamangala lies near the junction of two National Highways, NH-48 (Bangalore - Mangalore) and NH-4 (Mumbai - Chennai).

Geography

Nelamangala Town is spread over 2.85 km² at an altitude of 882 metres It is located13°30′N 77°14′E / 13.5°N 77.23°E / 13.5; 77.23^[1]

Demography

According to 2001 census, Nelamangala Town has a population of 25,287, in which males constitute 51.89% and females constitute 48.11% of the population. The literacy rate is 87.25%.

Places of interest around Nelamangala

Nelamangala is located on NH-4, around 27 km away from Bangalore city towards Tumkur and Mumbai. It has a beautiful park at Binnamangala, Vishwa Shanti Ashrama (a place for excursion and spirituality) with huge statues of Panduranga, Geeta Mandir, Ashtalakshmi Temple, Vinayaka Temple, the beautiful Vishwaroopa Vijaya Vittala statue along with a park to relax. One can also find many Dhabas(Punjabi restaurant) located throughout the strech of National Highway(NH4).

Nelamangala also famous for its Udbhava Ganesha Temple where once in a year celebration takes place.The speciality lies in the roadside trees, almost 50 years old planted by Late.Ragi Siddaramaiha Shetty a local business man.But now number of trees are reducing due to the Government development planns .But u can see the trees today also. Nelamangala is a connecting place for Madhure Shanimahatma Temple, which is 14 km away from Nelamangala.

Nelamangala has a busiest street called adepete which is one of the busiest spot and is the only market place for all food products. Also Nelamangala has oldest Temples of Lord Shiva, one located in adepete, and another near Nelamangala pond, and another near Binnamangala, all these temples are in the style of cholas.

References

1. ^ "Nelamangala". http://www.npa.in. http://www.npa.in/. Retrieved 2011-04-07.