Nelamangala
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Nelamangala is a town and taluk headquarters in the Bangalore Rural district
Bangalore Rural district
Bangalore Rural District is one of the 30 districts in Karnataka. It was formed in 1986, when Bangalore district was divided into Bangalore Rural and Bangalore . Presently in Bangalore Rural district, there are 2 divisions, 4 Talukas, 35 Hoblis , 1,713 inhabited and 177 uninhabited villages, 9...

 of Karnataka
Karnataka
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 state in India
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. Nelamangala lies near the junction of two National Highways, NH-48 (Bangalore
Bangalore
Bengaluru , formerly called Bengaluru is the capital of the Indian state of Karnataka. Bangalore is nicknamed the Garden City and was once called a pensioner's paradise. Located on the Deccan Plateau in the south-eastern part of Karnataka, Bangalore is India's third most populous city and...

 - Mangalore
Mangalore
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) and NH-4 (Mumbai
Mumbai
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 - Chennai
Chennai
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).

Geography

Nelamangala Town is spread over 2.85 km² at an altitude of 882 metres It is located13.5°N 77.23°E

Demography

According to 2001 census, Nelamangala Town has a population of 25,287, in which males constitute 51.89% and females constitute 48.11% of the population. The literacy rate is 87.25%.

Places of interest around Nelamangala

Nelamangala is located on NH-4, around 27 km away from Bangalore city towards Tumkur
Tumkur
Tumkur is one of the busiest industrial towns located in the state of Karnataka. Since 28 August 2010, Tumkur has been accorded the status of a Corporation city. It is situated at a distance of 70 kilometers north west of the city of Bangalore along National Highway 4...

 and Mumbai
Mumbai
Mumbai , formerly known as Bombay in English, is the capital of the Indian state of Maharashtra. It is the most populous city in India, and the fourth most populous city in the world, with a total metropolitan area population of approximately 20.5 million...

. It has a beautiful park at Binnamangala, Vishwa Shanti Ashrama (a place for excursion and spirituality) with huge statues of Panduranga, Geeta Mandir, Ashtalakshmi Temple, Vinayaka Temple, the beautiful Vishwaroopa Vijaya Vittala statue along with a park to relax. One can also find many Dhabas(Punjabi restaurant) located throughout the strech of National Highway(NH4).

Nelamangala also famous for its Udbhava Ganesha Temple where once in a year celebration takes place.The speciality lies in the roadside trees, almost 50 years old planted by Late.Ragi Siddaramaiha Shetty a local business man.But now number of trees are reducing due to the Government development planns .But u can see the trees today also.
Nelamangala is a connecting place for Madhure Shanimahatma Temple, which is 14 km away from Nelamangala.

Nelamangala has a busiest street called adepete which is one of the busiest spot and is the only market place for all food products. Also Nelamangala has oldest Temples of Lord Shiva, one located in adepete, and another near Nelamangala pond, and another near Binnamangala, all these temples are in the style of cholas.
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