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?Bangarapet Karnataka • India
Bangarapet
Coordinates: 12°58′N 78°12′E / 12.97, 78.2
Time zone	IST (UTC+5:30)
Area • Elevation	• 843 m (2,766 ft)
District(s)	Kolar
Population	38,684 (2001)
Codes • Pincode • Telephone	• 563114 • +08153

Coordinates: 12°58′N 78°12′E / 12.97, 78.2 Bangarapet (Kannada ಬಂಗಾರಪೇಟೆ )is a town in Kolar district in the Indian state of Karnataka. It is the last railway junction in Karnataka before entering Andhra Pradesh and Tamil Nadu. Bangarapet was originally called as Maramootlu after it is changed to Bowringpet, named after an officer working in the Kolar Gold Fields. This town came into existence as the connecting point for the traffic between the gold fields and Bangalore.

Bangarapet is bordered by both Andhra Pradesh and Tamil Nadu

This town was famous in karnataka for rice trading. The popular languages spoken here are Kannada,Telugu,Tamil,Marati,Urdu & Hindi.

[edit] Geography

Bangarapet is located at 12.97° N 78.2° E.^[1] It has an average elevation of 843 metres (2765 feet). Kannada is the major language and next is Telugu and Tamil in this region.

PLACES IN BANGARPET

some of the famous bussiness points of bangarpet are SANTHE GATE and NANDI MEDICALS CIRCLE AND POST OFFICE CIRCLE located in heart of the town.

FOOD

This town is also famous for its mouth watering pani poori's( a typical spicy Indian snack food) & and pan beeda (mani pan beeda & mam beeda shop near post office circle) Bangarapet is now famous for its eateries and Pani Puri... Especially the Transparent Pani,Kur kure Masala,Ring Masala,Time Pass,Nippat Bhel,Chhakli Bhel.

PLACES OF INTREST

places to visit near by bangarpet are budikotai it is the birth place of mysore ruler hyder ali & kamasandra near by to bangarpet a hindu pilgrimage centre with thousands of shiva lingas(lord shiva idols)

FAMOUS PERSONALITIES

K.C.Reddy or Kysamballi Chengalraya Reddy (1902 1976) was the first Chief Minister of the old Mysore state (Karnataka) in India. He belonged to Kysamballi village of bangarper taluk.

FESTIVALS

Bangarpet is also famous for karaga .The season of karaga is usually termed as jaathre and is a type of festival in the town and it is also known for kothanda rama temple theru ( a kind of holy chariot).

LOCAL ADMINISTRATION

Bangarpet is a town municipality with 23 municipal wards each ward is represented a councilor directly elected by the people.

EDUCATION

Their are numerous number of Ded & nursing colleges in and around the town.

BUSINESS

And there are many number of rice mills in bangarpet, and it is the major business. the famous mill is RKN rice mills.

RAILWAYS

Bangarpet railways station is the junction,nearly 35 trains as the stop here & it is the second largest railway station in karnataka next to bangalore.

EARNING

people of bangarpet depend largely on Bangalore for earning money & jobs.people generaly work in IT & Private companies in and around bangalore.

[edit] Demographics

As of 2001 India census,^[2] Bangarapet had a population of 58,000. Males constitute 51% of the population and females 49%. Bangarapet has an average literacy rate of 72%, higher than the national average of 59.5%; with 54% of the males and 46% of females literate. 12% of the population is under 6 years of age. During the British times Bangarpet was known as Bowringpet.and before this marmutullu