5-492: Ballari (formerly Bellary ) in the eponymous Ballari district , is a city in the state of Karnataka , India. Bellari houses many steel plants such as JSW Vijayanagar , one of the largest in Asia. Ballari was a part of Rayalaseema ( Ceded Districts ) which was part of Madras Presidency till 1 November 1956. The Ballari city municipal council was upgraded to a city corporation in 2004. The Union Ministry of Home Affairs of
10-527: Is spread mainly around two hills of granite composition, the Ballari Hill and the Kumbara 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
15-518: The Government of India approved a proposal to rename the city in October 2014 and Bellary was renamed to "Ballari" on 1 November 2014. Ballari is located at 15°09′N 76°56′E / 15.15°N 76.93°E / 15.15; 76.93 . The city stands in the midst of a wide, level plain of black cotton soil . Granite rocks and hills form a prominent feature of Ballari. The city
20-407: The north is walled by bare, rugged ridges. Kumbara Gudda looks like the profile of a human face from the south-east. It is also known as Face Hill . According to the 2011 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. The population in 2001
25-412: Was recorded as 316,766. Languages of Ballari City (2011) Kannada is the largest language, spoken by 42.06% of the population. Telugu is the second-largest, spoken by 25.03%, and Urdu 24.35%. 3.04% of the population spoke Hindi , 1.75% Marathi and 1.69% Tamil . National Highway 67 (India) , National Highway 150A (India) , State Highway 128 and State Highway 132 pass through the city. There
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