Kolar

Kolar district is a district in Karnataka state of India. The town of Kolar is the district headquarters. Kolar district is located in the southern region of the State and is the eastern-most district of the Karnataka State. The district is bounded by the Bangalore Rural district in the west Chikballapur district in the north, Chittoor District of Andhra Pradesh in the east and on the south by Krishnagiri and Vellore district of Tamil Nadu.

On 10 September 2007, Kolar district was bifurcated to form the new district of Chikballapur. Due to the modern discovery of the Kolar Gold Fields, Kolar has become popularly known as the "Golden Land" of India.

History:

Formerly, Kolar was known variously as Kolahala, Kuvalala and Kolala. Kolar was called Kolahalapura during the Middle Ages, but later came to be known as Kolar. Kolahahapura in Kannada meant "violent city",as its the battlefield for the warring kingdoms of Chalukyas in the north and Cholas to the south. It was the capital of the Gangas until 4th century AD when they shifted the capital to Talakad in Mysore. In 1004 AD, the Cholas annexed Kolar until 1116 AD,. Vishnuvardhana (1108-1142 AD) freed Gangavadi from the Cholas, and in commemoration of his victory, built the celebrated Vijayanarayana Temple (Chennakesava Temple) at Belur.

The major and important temples in the town are Kolaramma Temple and Someshwara Temple. The Kolaramma temple is of Dravida Vimana style built in Ganga tradition in the 2nd century CE and dedicated to goddess Shakti. The temple was later renovated during the period of the Chola monarch Rajendra Chola I in the 10th century and Vijayanagara kings in the 15th century. Someswara Temple is a fine example of 14th century Vijayanagara art.

Kolar district is devided in to 5 taluks they are Kolar, Bangarpet, Malur, Mulbagal, Srinivaspura.

The Kolar has its own transportation named Kolara Nagara Sarige which was introduced by the deputy CM and home minister Ashok in July 2012. The Narasapura Industrial Area is best for its infrastructure for deployment of motor vehicle factories such as Honda, Mahindra Aerospace, Volvo and More. Narasapura Industrial Area is approximately 20 km from Kolar and is connected to Bangalore Road via National Highway 4.

Most of the telecom operators have excellent network coverage in Kolar District. Except Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited (BSNL), most of the operators have limited coverage in interior rural and forest areas.

Bangarapet is a town in Kolar district in the Indian state of Karnataka. Bangarpet is the headquarters of the taluk of Bangarpet. Bangarpet was originally called Maramootlu before it changed to

Bowringpet, named after an officer working in the Kolar Gold Fields. This town came into existence as the connecting point for the traffic between the gold fields and Bangalore.

Bangarapet is bordered by both Andhra Pradesh and Tamil Nadu.This town is famous in Karnataka for its rice trading.

Malur is a town in Kolar district in the Indian state of Karnataka. It is near Bangalore.

Malur is located at 13.00°N 77.94°E. It has an average elevation of 910 metres (2985 ft).Malur is at a distance of 46 km from Bangalore City and is located on the Bangalore - Chennai trunk railway line. Distance from Malur to other places Whitefield (By Rail): 19 km; KR Puram (By Rail): 29 km; Hoskote (ByRoad): 20 km; Devangonthi (By Rail): 13 km; Bagalur (Tamil Nadu by road) - 24 km; Hosur (By Road): 36 km.The bus fare from BANGALORE to MALUR is currently 38 IRS,while the train fare is 7 in passenger and 21 in express trains.Though some passenger trains halts here, most of the express trains do not halt at Malur.

Mulbagal is a town and taluk headquarters of Mulbagal taluk in the Kolar district in the state of Karnataka, India. It lies just off the National Highway 4.Mulbagilu wastaken from the word mudalabagilu which means the 'eastern door' in the native Kannada language. Mulbagal was supposedly the eastern-most frontier (and thereby the entrance) of the state of Mysore;hence the name. Also, it was the eastern gate to the Vijayanagara Empire.

Srinivasapura is a p anchayat town in Kolar district in the Indian state of Karnataka.srinivaspura is one among the five taluks of Kolar district. The taluk headquarters is at a distance of 24 km from the district headquarters and 90 km from Bangalore. The taluk is bound by Kolar, Mulbagal taluks of Kolardistrict & Chintamani taluk of Chikkaballapura district as well as Cuddapah district of Andhra Pradesh. The geographical area of the taluk is 860 square kilometers.The nearest towns from Srinivasapura are Chintamani,Mulbagal, Shidlaghatta, Kolar, Gownipally, Bagepalli, Madanapalli( punganur) (Andhra Pradesh), Chembakur (Andhra Pradesh), Berangi Kottakota , punganur.