Ramanagara is approximately 50 km southwest of Bengaluru. The district shares borders with the districts of Bangalore Urban in the east, Bangalore Rural in the North-east, Tumkur in the North-west, Mandya in the west and Chamarajanagar in the south-west and Krishnagiri district of Tamilnadu state in the south. It has an average elevation of 747 metres (2450 feet). Ramanagara is famous for the huge rocky outcroppings. The popular places for rock climbing are; Savandurga which is 31km away from Ramanagara, Ramadevarabetta located within the city, Sri Revana Siddeshwara (SRS) betta which is 15.1km away from Ramanagara, Thenginkalbetta near to SRS betta and Kabbaladurga which is 35km away from Ramanagara.
This 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).
Ramdevarabetta showing the cave entrances made for the film A Passage to India
Another well-known hill is Ramadevarabetta. Along with Savandurga this was one of the shooting locations for David Lean's A Passage to India. Small door like grottoes was made in the rock to resemble caves.[2] 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. Bilikal Rangaswamy Betta is a popular tourist spot in the district.
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.[3] The hill is today one of the few locations in south India where long-billed vultures nest. The region is also home to numerous sloth bears.[4]
Closepet granitesEdit
Distribution of the Closepet granites
The Closepet granites are a major geological feature of this region and are from the Lower Proterozoic era. This belt of rocks extends in the north-south direction in 50 km belt. This belt has younger potassic granites and is believed to separate two distinct crustal blocks of Archaean age. The block to the west has low-grade granite-greenstone belts with iron-manganese ores and to the east are younger gneiss of granitic and granodioritic composition with gold-bearing schist belts.[5]
According to the 2011 census Ramanagara district has a population of 1,082,636,[8] roughly equal to the nation of Cyprus[9] or the US state of Rhode Island.[10] This gives it a ranking of 421st in India (out of a total of 640).[8] The district has a population density of 303 inhabitants per square kilometre (780/sq mi) .[8] Its population growth rate over the decade 2001-2011 was 5.06%.[8] Ramanagara has a sex ratio of 976 females for every 1000 males,[8] and a literacy rate of 69.2%. 24.73% of the population lives in urban areas. Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes make up 18.83% and 2.12% of the population respectively.[8]
At the time of the 2011 census, 83.49% of the population spoke Kannada, 10.51% Urdu, 2.21% Telugu, 1.32% Lambadi and 1.08% Tamil as their first language.[11]
Ramanagara is famous for its silk market, one of the biggest in Asia, giving it the other name of Silk City, It is also called as Cosmopolitan Cocoon Market because of the people from different states participates in cocoon transaction here. On an average, 35 Metric tons of cocoons are being transacted daily in this market.
In Ramanagara, there are 600 cottage basins (improved), 85 multi-end reeling units and 04 Automatic Reeling Unit of 400 Ends capacities. There are also about 95 Twisting units functioning at this place.
Ramanagara district includes the Bidadi Industrial Area and Harohalli Industrial Area the first Industrial Areas in the state, which houses the manufacturing units of Toyota, Coca-Cola, and a 1400 MW combined cycle gas-based power plant.
ReferencesEdit
^. The Hindu. 24 August 2007. Archived from the original on 24 October 2008. Retrieved 6 August 2010.
^A Passage to India - locations Accessed December 2006
^Subramanya, S. and Naveein, O. C. 2006. Breeding of Long-billed Vulture Gyps indicus at Ramanagara hills, Karnataka, India. Indian Birds 2(2):32 Full text 28 July 2007 at the Wayback Machine
^. Archived from the original on 19 April 2007. Retrieved 26 November 2007.
^Atomic minerals directorate 25 December 2007 at the Wayback Machine
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This article is about the district For its eponymous headquarters see Ramanagara Ramanagara district is one of the 31 districts of Karnataka state in southern India Ramanagara City is the administrative headquarters of this district The district is part of Bengaluru Division Ramanagara districtDistrict of KarnatakaClockwise from top left Chunchi Falls Kaveri at Mekedatu Kanva Reservoir Revanasiddeshwara Betta National Public School in ChannapatnaLocation in KarnatakaRamanagara districtCoordinates 12 43 N 75 17 E 12 71 N 75 28 E 12 71 75 28Country IndiaStateKarnatakaHeadquartersRamanagaraTalukasRamanagara Channapattana Kanakapura Magadi Harohalli Kodihalli Kuduru BidadiGovernment Deputy Commissioner amp District MagistrateR Avinash Menon IAS Area Total3 516 km2 1 358 sq mi Population 2011 Total1 082 636 Density310 km2 800 sq mi Languages OfficialKannadaTime zoneUTC 5 30 IST PIN562117 562159 562160 562112Vehicle registrationKA 42Websiteramanagara wbr nic wbr in Contents 1 History 2 Geography 2 1 Closepet granites 3 Demographics 4 Villages 5 Economy 6 References 7 External linksHistory EditRamanagara district was carved out of the erstwhile Bengaluru Rural district on 23 August 2007 1 comprising Ramanagara Channapatna Harohalli Kanakapura and Magadi taluks Geography Edit nbsp Map of the regionRamanagara is approximately 50 km southwest of Bengaluru The district shares borders with the districts of Bangalore Urban in the east Bangalore Rural in the North east Tumkur in the North west Mandya in the west and Chamarajanagar in the south west and Krishnagiri district of Tamilnadu state in the south It has an average elevation of 747 metres 2450 feet Ramanagara is famous for the huge rocky outcroppings The popular places for rock climbing are Savandurga which is 31km away from Ramanagara Ramadevarabetta located within the city Sri Revana Siddeshwara SRS betta which is 15 1km away from Ramanagara Thenginkalbetta near to SRS betta and Kabbaladurga which is 35km away from Ramanagara nbsp Revanasiddeshwara betta Avverahalli RamanagaraThis 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 nbsp Ramdevarabetta showing the cave entrances made for the film A Passage to IndiaAnother well known hill is Ramadevarabetta Along with Savandurga this was one of the shooting locations for David Lean s A Passage to India Small door like grottoes was made in the rock to resemble caves 2 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 Bilikal Rangaswamy Betta is a popular tourist spot in the district 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 3 The hill is today one of the few locations in south India where long billed vultures nest The region is also home to numerous sloth bears 4 Closepet granites Edit nbsp Distribution of the Closepet granitesThe Closepet granites are a major geological feature of this region and are from the Lower Proterozoic era This belt of rocks extends in the north south direction in 50 km belt This belt has younger potassic granites and is believed to separate two distinct crustal blocks of Archaean age The block to the west has low grade granite greenstone belts with iron manganese ores and to the east are younger gneiss of granitic and granodioritic composition with gold bearing schist belts 5 Demographics EditHistorical populationYearPop p a 1901262 843 1911288 219 0 93 1921311 945 0 79 1931367 516 1 65 1941415 233 1 23 1951515 413 2 18 1961598 301 1 50 1971683 221 1 34 1981843 509 2 13 1991955 669 1 26 20011 030 546 0 76 20111 082 636 0 49 source 6 Religions in Ramanagara district 2011 7 Religion PercentHinduism 88 60 Islam 10 56 Christianity 0 59 Other or not stated 0 25 According to the 2011 census Ramanagara district has a population of 1 082 636 8 roughly equal to the nation of Cyprus 9 or the US state of Rhode Island 10 This gives it a ranking of 421st in India out of a total of 640 8 The district has a population density of 303 inhabitants per square kilometre 780 sq mi 8 Its population growth rate over the decade 2001 2011 was 5 06 8 Ramanagara has a sex ratio of 976 females for every 1000 males 8 and a literacy rate of 69 2 24 73 of the population lives in urban areas Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes make up 18 83 and 2 12 of the population respectively 8 Languages of Ramanagara district 2011 11 Kannada 83 49 Urdu 10 51 Telugu 2 21 Lambadi 1 32 Tamil 1 08 Others 1 39 At the time of the 2011 census 83 49 of the population spoke Kannada 10 51 Urdu 2 21 Telugu 1 32 Lambadi and 1 08 Tamil as their first language 11 Villages EditMegalapalyaEconomy EditRamanagara is famous for its silk market one of the biggest in Asia giving it the other name of Silk City It is also called as Cosmopolitan Cocoon Market because of the people from different states participates in cocoon transaction here On an average 35 Metric tons of cocoons are being transacted daily in this market In Ramanagara there are 600 cottage basins improved 85 multi end reeling units and 04 Automatic Reeling Unit of 400 Ends capacities There are also about 95 Twisting units functioning at this place Ramanagara district includes the Bidadi Industrial Area and Harohalli Industrial Area the first Industrial Areas in the state which houses the manufacturing units of Toyota Coca Cola and a 1400 MW combined cycle gas based power plant References Edit Ramanagar district will be made the best Kumaraswamy The Hindu 24 August 2007 Archived from the original on 24 October 2008 Retrieved 6 August 2010 A Passage to India locations Accessed December 2006 Subramanya S and Naveein O C 2006 Breeding of Long billed Vulture Gyps indicus at Ramanagara hills Karnataka India Indian Birds 2 2 32 Full text Archived 28 July 2007 at the Wayback Machine Declare Handigundi forest area as sloth bear sanctuary Archived from the original on 19 April 2007 Retrieved 26 November 2007 Atomic minerals directorate Archived 25 December 2007 at the Wayback Machine Decadal Variation In Population Since 1901 Table C 01 Population by Religion Karnataka censusindia gov in Registrar General and Census Commissioner of India 2011 a b c d e f District Census Handbook Ramanagara PDF censusindia gov in Registrar General and Census Commissioner of India 2011 US Directorate of Intelligence Country Comparison Population Archived from the original on 13 June 2007 Retrieved 1 October 2011 Cyprus 1 120 489 July 2011 est 2010 Resident Population Data U S Census Bureau Retrieved 30 September 2011 Rhode Island 1 052 567 a b Table C 16 Population by Mother Tongue Karnataka www censusindia gov in Registrar General and Census Commissioner of India External links Edit nbsp Wikimedia Commons has media related to Ramanagara district Official website nbsp View from Ramadevarabetta Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Ramanagara district amp oldid 1159562698, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
