Ramanagaram

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Coordinates: 12.72° N 77.3° E

Ramanagaram
Ramanagaram
State  - District(s)	Karnataka  - Bangalore Rural
Coordinates	12.72° N 77.3° E
Area
Time zone	IST (UTC+5:30)
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Ramanagaram is a town and a city municipal council in Bangalore Rural district in the Indian state of Karnataka.

Contents 1 Geography 2 Demographics 3 Economy 4 Hills and landscape 5 References

[edit] Geography

Ramanagaram is located at 12.72° N 77.3° E^[1]. It is approximately 50 km southwest of Bangalore. It has an average elevation of 747 metres (2450 feet).

[edit] Demographics

As of 2001 India census^GRIndia, Ramanagaram had a population of 79,365. Males constitute 52% of the population and females 48%. Ramanagaram 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 Ramanagaram, 13% of the population is under 6 years of age.

[edit] Economy

Ramanagaram is famous for its silk market, one of the biggest in the India, giving it the other name of Silktown. Ramanagaram taluk includes the Bidadi industrial area, which houses the manufacturing units of Toyota and Coca-Cola, a 1400 MW combined cycle gas-based power plant.

[edit] Hills and landscape

The region has several tall granitic hills which are famous for many short rock climbs, typically 1 to 2 pitches in length. Grades vary from 5.8 American to 5.11 American. It is home to some of the world's oldest granite outcrops. Some of the interesting climbs are on the Wanakkal wall ("Gabbar ki asli pasand", "Labor pain"), on the Rainbow wall ("UIAA", "Kalia"), on Anna-Thamma ("Darkness at dawn", "Black Diamond", the name Anna-Thama means 'elder-brother-younger-brother' in Kannada).

Another well known hill is Ramadevarabetta. Along with Savandurga this was one of the shooting locations for David Lean's Passage to India. Small door like grottoes were made in the rock to resemble caves. The hill is today one of the few locations in south India where Long-billed Vultures nest. It was also in this region that the path-breaking Hindi movie, Sholay, was shot.

Other famous hills in the region include the Revanasideshwara hill and Handigundi.

These hills have been threatened by quarrying and also plans to carve these hills into statues. The region is covered in scrub forest and is home to threatened bird species such as the Yellow-throated Bulbul and Long-billed Vultures. The region is also home to numerous sloth bears.^[2]

[edit] References

1. ^ Falling Rain Genomics, Inc - Ramanagaram
2. ^ http://www.deccanherald.com/deccanherald/jun182005/city2014532005617.asp