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Ballari | |
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 Ballari city | |
 Ballari in Karnataka | |
| Coordinates:15°06′N76°55′E / 15.100°N 76.917°E /15.100; 76.917 | |
| Country |  India |
| State |  Karnataka |
| District | Ballari |
| Government | |
| • Type | Municipal Corporation |
| • Body | Ballari City Corporation |
| • Mayor | Shwetha B |
| • Commissioner | G Khaleel Sab[2] |
| Area | |
• City | 167.38 km2 (64.63 sq mi) |
| • Rural | 1,609.68 km2 (621.50 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 485 m (1,591 ft) |
| Population (2011) | |
• City | 410,445[1] |
| • Rank | 95th (India) 5th (Karnataka) |
| • Rural | 360,484 |
| Demonym | Ballarians |
| Time zone | UTC+05:30 (IST) |
| Postal Index Number | 583101, 583102, 583103, 583104, 583105, 583152[3] |
| Telephone code | (+91)8392 |
| ISO 3166 code | IN-KA |
| Vehicle registration | KA-34 |
| Official language | Kannada[4] |
| Sex ratio | 1.04[5]♂/♀ |
| Literacy | 79%[5] |
| Website | ballaricity |
Ballari (formerlyBellary[6]) is a city in the Ballari district in state ofKarnataka, India.
Ballari houses many steel plants such asJSW Vijayanagar, one of the largest in Asia. Ballari district is also known as the ‘Steel city of South India’. Ballari is also the headquarters for Karnataka Gramina Bank which almost has more than 1100 + branches in Karnataka.[7]
Ballari was a part ofRayalaseema (Ceded Districts) which was part ofMadras Presidency till 1 November 1956.
The Ballari city municipal council was upgraded to a city corporation in 2004.[8]
TheUnion Ministry of Home Affairs of theGovernment of India approved a proposal[9] to rename the city in October 2014 and Bellary was renamed to "Ballari" on 1 November 2014.[10]
Ballari is located at15°09′N76°56′E / 15.15°N 76.93°E /15.15; 76.93. The city stands in the midst of a wide, level plain ofblack cotton soil.[11]Granite rocks and hills form a prominent feature of Ballari. The city is spread mainly around two hills of granite composition, theBallari Hill and theKumbara Gudda.
Ballari Hill has a circumference of nearly 2 miles (3.2 km) and a height of 480 feet (150 m). The length of this rock from north-east to south-west is about 1,150 ft (350 m). To the east and south lies an irregular heap of boulders, to the west there is an unbroken monolith, and the north is walled by bare, rugged ridges.[11]
Kumbara Gudda looks like the profile of a human face from the south-east. It is also known asFace Hill.[11]
The climate is a hotsemi arid one (BSh), primarily due to the rain shadow effect of theWestern Ghats, butmonsoons still influence the weather here, with light rain throughout the year, and a slight increase during the summer and autumn.
| Climate data for Bellary (1981–2010, extremes 1901–2012) | |||||||||||||
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| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Record high °C (°F) | 37.6 (99.7) | 40.5 (104.9) | 43.0 (109.4) | 45.4 (113.7) | 44.6 (112.3) | 44.7 (112.5) | 39.5 (103.1) | 39.0 (102.2) | 38.4 (101.1) | 39.0 (102.2) | 38.4 (101.1) | 35.6 (96.1) | 44.7 (112.5) |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 31.4 (88.5) | 34.4 (93.9) | 38.1 (100.6) | 40.4 (104.7) | 39.6 (103.3) | 35.3 (95.5) | 32.7 (90.9) | 31.9 (89.4) | 32.3 (90.1) | 31.8 (89.2) | 30.8 (87.4) | 30.2 (86.4) | 34.1 (93.4) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | 15.6 (60.1) | 18.1 (64.6) | 21.1 (70.0) | 23.9 (75.0) | 24.4 (75.9) | 23.3 (73.9) | 23.0 (73.4) | 22.7 (72.9) | 21.9 (71.4) | 20.9 (69.6) | 18.3 (64.9) | 15.6 (60.1) | 20.7 (69.3) |
| Record low °C (°F) | 7.0 (44.6) | 8.5 (47.3) | 10.0 (50.0) | 13.0 (55.4) | 14.5 (58.1) | 14.8 (58.6) | 15.5 (59.9) | 15.0 (59.0) | 15.0 (59.0) | 12.5 (54.5) | 8.4 (47.1) | 8.0 (46.4) | 7.0 (44.6) |
| Average rainfall mm (inches) | 2.9 (0.11) | 2.3 (0.09) | 6.0 (0.24) | 17.2 (0.68) | 54.3 (2.14) | 59.2 (2.33) | 42.6 (1.68) | 70.0 (2.76) | 111.0 (4.37) | 89.0 (3.50) | 39.5 (1.56) | 5.5 (0.22) | 499.5 (19.67) |
| Average rainy days | 0.5 | 0.2 | 0.6 | 1.5 | 3.4 | 3.8 | 3.8 | 4.7 | 5.4 | 5.8 | 2.4 | 0.5 | 32.7 |
| Averagerelative humidity (%)(at 17:30IST) | 43 | 37 | 30 | 29 | 34 | 50 | 56 | 58 | 58 | 62 | 56 | 50 | 47 |
| Source:India Meteorological Department[12][13] | |||||||||||||
| Year | Pop. | ±% |
|---|---|---|
| 1931 | 47,573 | — |
| 1941 | 56,148 | +18.0% |
| 1951 | 70,332 | +25.3% |
| 1961 | 85,673 | +21.8% |
| 1971 | 125,183 | +46.1% |
| 1981 | 201,579 | +61.0% |
| 1991 | 245,391 | +21.7% |
| 2001 | 316,766 | +29.1% |
| 2011 | 410,445 | +29.6% |
| Source:[14] | ||
| Religions in Ballari City (2011)[15] | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Religion | Percent | |||
| Hinduism | 70.33% | |||
| Islam | 26.53% | |||
| Christianity | 1.71% | |||
| Jainism | 0.79% | |||
| Other or not stated | 0.65% | |||
According to the2011 Census of India, the urban population of Ballari was 410,445; of whom 206,149 were male and 204,296 female. 280,610 of the population were literate and 52,413 of the population were under 7 years of age.[16] The population in 2001 was recorded as 316,766.[17]
Kannada is the largest language, spoken by 42.06% of the population.Telugu is the second-largest, spoken by 25.03%, andUrdu 24.35%. 3.04% of the population spokeHindi, 1.75%Marathi and 1.69%Tamil.[17][18]
National Highway 67 (India),National Highway 150A (India), State Highway 128 and State Highway 132 pass through the city.
There isBallari Junction railway station on theGuntakal–Vasco da Gama section.
The closest functional commercial airport isJindal Vijaynagar Airport.
SeeCategory:People from Ballari
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