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Robertsonpet is a township in the city of Kolar Gold Fields in India. The township was planned and built to accommodate the increasing population of the city of Kolar Gold Fields. The town hall popularly known as King George Hall was built in Victorian style with a lawn and garden in front of it.

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Place details

Locality
Kolar Gold Fields
Region
Karnataka
Country
India
Population
162,230
Timezone
Asia/Kolkata

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Key facts

Settlement.name
Robertsonpet
Settlement.settlement_type
City
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
Kolar
Settlement.unit_pref
Metric
Settlement.area_total_km2
58.12
Settlement.elevation_m
843
Settlement.population_total
162,230
Settlement.population_as_of
2011
Settlement.population_density_km2
2433.31
Settlement.demographics_type1
Languages
Settlement.demographics1_title1
Official

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Encyclopedic overview

5 sections
Contents
  • History
  • Demographics
  • Sir Donald Robertson
  • External links
  • References

Robertsonpet is a township in the city of Kolar Gold Fields in India. The township was planned and built to accommodate the increasing population of the city of Kolar Gold Fields. The town hall popularly known as King George Hall was built in Victorian style with a lawn and garden in front of it.

Robertsonpet was established in 1902 and named after Sir Donald Robertson the British Resident of the Princely state of Mysore. It is considered to be one of the first planned townships in modern-day India.

Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Robertsonpet” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.

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