Bellary
| Ballari | |
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| Corporation City | |
| Ballari | |
Ballari Fort
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| Nickname(s): Iron City, Steel city | |
 Ballari
 Ballari
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| Coordinates: 15°06′N 76°55′E / 15.100°N 76.917°ECoordinates: 15°06′N 76°55′E / 15.100°N 76.917°E | |
| Country |
 India
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| State | Karnataka |
| Region | Bayaluseeme |
| District | Ballari |
| Founded by | Shashank Maheshwari |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Ms. Nagamma |
| • Deputy Mayor | Ms. Malan Bee S |
| • Commissioner | Sri.P.G.Ramesh |
| Area | |
| • Corporation City | 89.95 km2 (34.73 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 485 m (1,591 ft) |
| Population (2011 census) | |
| • Corporation City | 410,445 |
| • Rank | 111 |
| • Density | 4,600/km2 (12,000/sq mi) |
| • Metro | 555,944 |
| Languages | |
| • Official | Kannada |
| Time zone | IST (UTC+5:30) |
| PIN | 583 10x |
| Telephone code | (+91) 8392 |
| ISO 3166 code | IN-KA |
| Vehicle registration | KA-34 |
| Sex ratio | 1.04♂/♀ |
| Literacy | 79%% |
| Distance from Bangalore | 306 kilometres (190 mi) (land) |
| Website | www |
| Population Growth of Bellary | |||
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| Census | Pop. | %± | |
| 1871 | 51,766 |
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| 1881 | 53,460 | 3.3% | |
| 1891 | 59,467 | 11.2% | |
| 1901 | 58,247 | -2.1% | |
| 2001 | 316,766 |
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| 2011 | 410,445 | 29.6% | |
| source:1871-1901 2001 2011 | |||
Bellary is a historic city in Ballari district in Karnataka state, India. It is 306 kilometres from Bangalore, the state capital.
There are several legends explaining how Ballari got its name. The first is that a few devout travelling merchants halting in Ballari, could not find a Shiva Linga for their worship. They then installed a balla (a measuring cup or seru used to measure grain) upside down as a Shiva Linga and worshiped it. Eventually, that place was turned into a temple dedicated to Balleshwara or Shiva, which became distorted to Malleshwara', and thus Ballari derives its name from this temple.
The second legend is that the city is named after Indra, the king of Gods, who slew a Rakshasa (demon) named Balla who lived nearby. Balla-ari means 'enemy of Balla' (ari – enemy in Sanskrit). The third legend derives the city's name from the old Kannada word Vallari and Vallapuri.
The Union Ministry of Home Affairs of the Government of India approved a proposal to rename the city in October 2014 and Bellary was renamed to "Ballari" on 1 November 2014.
Numerous neolithic archaeological sites have been discovered around Ballari, such as the ash mounds at Sanganakallu, Budhihal, Kudithini, Tekkalakote, Hiregudda and Kupgal. The Sanganakallu settlement, spread over an area of 1,000 acres (4.0 km2), is one of the largest neolithic complexes known around Ballari.
Ballari was ruled in succession by the Mauryas, the Satavahanas, the Pallavas, the Kadambas, the Badami Chalukyas, the Rashtrakutas, the Kalyani Chalukyas, the Southern Kalachuryas, the Sevuna Yadavas, and the Hoysalas, and also ruled briefly by the Cholas during the wars between Kalyani Chalukyas and the Cholas.
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