Ramanagara
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Ramanagara ರಾಮನಗರ Closepet |
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| Nickname(s): Silk city, Ramgad | |
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| Coordinates: 12°43′23″N 77°17′10″E / 12.723°N 77.286°ECoordinates: 12°43′23″N 77°17′10″E / 12.723°N 77.286°E | |
| Country |
 India
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| State | Karnataka |
| District | Ramanagara district |
| Government | |
| • Type | Mayor |
| • Body | City Municipal Coprporation |
| Elevation | 747 m (2,451 ft) |
| Population (2011) | |
| • Total | 95,167 |
| Languages | |
| • Official | Kannada Urdu is also spoken by Muslim Community |
| Time zone | IST (UTC+5:30) |
| Vehicle registration | KA 42 |
| Website | http://www.ramanagaracity.gov.in |
Ramanagara is a town and a city municipal council in the Indian state of Karnataka. It is also the headquarters of Ramanagara district.
The town was known as Shamserabad at the ruling time of Tippu Sultan. It was then called Closepet, after Sir Barry Close (1756–1813) in pre-Independence times. This name is retained in geology.
Ramanagara is approximately 50 km southwest of Bengaluru. It has an average elevation of 747 metres (2450 feet). district has 4 taluk's
Ramanagara is located on the Bengaluru-Mysuru highway National Highway 275, and State Highway 3
As of 2001[update] India census, Ramanagara had a population of 79,365. Males constitute 52% of the population and females 48%. Ramanagara has an average literacy rate of 63%, higher than the national average of 59.5%: male literacy is 67%, and female literacy is 58%. In Ramanagar,13% of the population is under 6 years of age.
Figures for the district, which was carved out of Bangalore Rural in September 2007, are not available as yet.now its change to Ramanagara District....
Major Institutions of Ramanagara are:
Ramanagara is famous for its sericulture, and is nicknamed Silk Town & Silk City . The silk produced in this region forms the input for the famous Mysore Silk. Ramanagara is the largest market for silk cocoons in Asia. 50 tonnes of cocoon a day arrive at the town.
Ramanagara is also famous for some of the world's oldest granite outcrops. The hill Ramadevarabetta, along with Savandurga was one of the shooting locations for David Lean's A Passage to India. Small door like grottoes were made in the rock to resemble caves. It was also in this region that the path-breaking Hindi movie, Sholay, was shot.
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