Nelamangala

Nelamangala is a town and its taluk headquarters are located in the Bangalore Rural district of Karnataka state in India. Nelamangala is situated near the junction point of two National Highways, NH-75(48) (Bangalore - Mangalore) and NH-4 (Mumbai - Chennai) to north of Bangalore city.

Nelamangala
town
Nelamangala
Location in Karnataka, India
Coordinates: 13.102°N 77.374°E / 13.102; 77.374
Country India
StateKarnataka
DistrictBangalore Rural
Area
 • Total2.85 km2 (1.10 sq mi)
Elevation
882 m (2,894 ft)
Population
 (2011)[1]
 • Total37,232
 • Density8,872.63/km2 (22,980.0/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+5:30 (IST)
PIN
562 123
Telephone code08118
Vehicle registrationKA-52
Websitewww.nelamangala.co.in

Geography

Nelamangala Town is spread over 14.1 km² at an altitude of 882 metres. It is located at 13.5°N 77.23°E / 13.5; 77.23.[2]

Demography

According to the 2011 census, Nelamangala has population of 37,232 of which 18,840 are males while 18,392 are females. The literacy rate in Nelamangala is 89.65%. In Nelamangala, male literacy is around 93.27% while female literacy rate is 85.97%.[3]

Work Profile

Out of the total population, 14,600 are somewhere engaged in some sort of work or business activity. Of this 11,118 are males while 3,482 are females. In the census survey, workers over there are defined as someone who does business, job, service, and engaged in labour activities. Out of the total 14,600 working population, 91.54% are engaged in Main Work while 8.46% of total workers are engaged in Marginal Work.[3]

Places of interest around Nelamangala

Nelamangala is located on NH-4, around 27 kms away from Bangalore city towards Tumkur and Mumbai.[4] In 2020 the first Roll On Roll Off service of south western railway was started from the town of Nelamangala to Bale in Maharashtra.It was recognised as the only privately operated RORO service on Indian Railways then.[5]

See also

References
  1. "Census of India Search details". censusindia.gov.in. Retrieved 10 May 2015.
  2. "Nelamangala". http://www.npa.in. Retrieved 7 April 2011. External link in |publisher= (help)
  3. "Nelamangala : definition of Nelamangala and synonyms of Nelamangala (English)". dictionary.sensagent.com. Retrieved 3 November 2020.
  4. "NELAMANGALA". http://www.bangalorerural.nic.in. Retrieved 3 September 2012. External link in |publisher= (help)
  5. "karnatakas-first-ro-ro-train-chugs-off-from-nelamangala". The New Indian Express. Retrieved 1 September 2020.
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