Doddaballapura

Doddaballapura is a city and the district headquarters of Bengaluru North district in the state of Karnataka, India. Dodda means "big" in the native language Kannada. It is an industrial city which houses several national companies, and lies 40 km away from Bangalore.

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Place details

Locality: Doddaballapura
Region: Karnataka
Country: India
Population: 93,105
Timezone: Asia/Kolkata

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Key facts

Settlement.name: Doddaballapura
Settlement.native_name_lang: Kannada
Settlement.other_name: Dod ballapura
Settlement.nickname: DB Pura
Settlement.settlement_type: City
Settlement.image_shield: Karnataka emblem.svg
Settlement.pushpin_map: India Karnataka
Settlement.pushpin_label_position: left
Settlement.pushpin_map_caption: Location in Karnataka, India
Settlement.subdivision_type: Country
Settlement.subdivision_type1: State
Settlement.subdivision_name1: Karnataka
Settlement.subdivision_type2: District
Settlement.subdivision_name2: Bengaluru North district
Settlement.governing_body: City Municipal Council
Settlement.unit_pref: Metric
Settlement.area_total_km2: 14
Settlement.area_rural_km2: 776

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Encyclopedic overview

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The place is mentioned as Ballalapura thanda in a record dated 1598 from the local Adinarayana temple. It might have originated from the Hoysala name Ballala, and later become corrupted as Ballapura. It is also believed that the village derived its name from a cow used to drop one 'balla' of milk over a certain anthill and this omen led to the foundation of the town. From 'balla' the name Ballapura was thus derived.

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