Bellary

Bellary

Infobox Indian Jurisdiction
native_name = Bellary ಬಳ್ಳಾರಿ
type = city
locator_position = right
latd = 15.1500
latd_cite =
longd = 76.9333
longd_cite =
state_name = Karnataka
district = Bellary
leader_title = Mayor
leader_name = B. Shobha cite web
title = Bellary City Corporators
url = http://www.bellarycity.gov.in/council-members.html
accessdaymonth = 15 April | accessyear=2008
]
leader_title_2 = Deputy Mayor
leader_name_2 = Haseena Bee
leader_title_3 = Commissioner
leader_name_3 = B.P.Adanur cite web
title = Bellary City Staff
url = http://www.bellarycity.gov.in/city-staff.html
accessdaymonth = 15 April | accessyear=2008
]
leader_title_4 = Member of Parliament
leader_name_4 = G. Karunakar Reddy cite web
title = Officers of Bellary City Corporation
url = http://www.bellarycity.gov.in/contact-us.html
accessdaymonth = 15 April | accessyear=2008
]
altitude = 444
altitude_cite =
population_as_of = 2001
population_city = ??
population_rank = Unranked
population_total = 317000
population_total_cite =GR|India]
population_density =
sex_ratio = 1.04
literacy = 65%
official_languages = Kannada
area_magnitude =
area_total = 82
area_telephone = 91 8392cite web
title = PPP India STD Code Search for 'bellary'
url = http://www.pppindia.com/stdcode
accessdaymonth = 8 May | accessyear=2007
]
postal_code = 583 10xcite web
title = Indiapost PIN Search for 'bellary'
url = http://www.indiapost.gov.in/pinsearch1.asp
accessdaymonth = 8 May | accessyear=2007
]
vehicle_code_range = KA-34 to KA-35
unlocode = IN BEPcite web
title = UNLOCODE
url = http://www.unece.org/cefact/locode/in.htm
accessdaymonth = 8 May | accessyear=2007
]
abbreviation = IN-KA
website = www.bellarycity.gov.in
footnotes =

Bellary (Kannada: Unicode|ಬಳ್ಳಾರಿ, Telugu: బళ్ళారి, pronounced|ˈbəɭɭari) is a city in Bellary District in Karnataka state, India.

History

Origins of the city's name

There are several legends about how Bellary (ಬಳ್ಳಾರಿ) got its name.

*One of them is that a few devout travelling merchants halting in Bellary, could not find a Shiva Linga for their worship. They then installed a "balla" (ಬಳ್ಳ) (a measuring cup or "seru" (ಸೇರು) used to measure grain) upside down as a Shiva Linga and worshiped it. Eventually, that place was turned into a temple dedicated to "Balleshwara" (ಬಳ್ಳೇಶ್ವರ) or Shiva, which got distorted to "Malleshwara" (ಮಲ್ಲೇಶ್ವರ), and Bellary derives its name from this templeFact|date=May 2007. This temple can still be found in the Fort area of the city, and an annual festival and fair dedicated to Shiva is conducted at the temple premises even todayFact|date=June 2008

*Another legend is that the city is named after Indra, the king of Gods, who slayed a Rakshasa (demon) named "Balla" who lived around this place. "Balla-ari" means 'enemy of Balla' (ari – enemy in Sanskrit).cite web
title = Sloth Bear Foundation
url = http://www.slothbearfoundation.org/bellary.html
accessdate =
] One of the two hills at the heart of the city is called Balahari Betta (ಬಲಹರಿ ಬೆಟ್ಟ), and the Malleshwara temple is situated close by.

*The third legend derives the city's name from the old Kannada word "Vallari" and "Vallapuri".

Historical names of the Bellary area

*Bellary was once part of an area also known as "Kuntala Desha (ಕುಂತಲ ದೇಶ)" [cite web
title = Legends behind the Indian states
url = http://www.indianmirror.com/history/hist6.html
accessdate =
] [cite web
title = South Indian Inscriptions, Vol VI - Inscriptions of Kulottunga-Chola I
url = http://www.whatisindia.com/inscriptions/south_indian_inscriptions/volume_1/vijayanagara.html | accessdaymonth = 10 October | accessyear=2007
] or "Kuntala Vishaya (ಕುಂತಲ ವಿಷಯ)" (Vishaya - a territorial division or district of a kingdom). Many inscriptions refer to the Western Chalukyas as rulers of "Kuntala" or "Kondala". [cite web
title = South Indian Inscriptions, Addenda, II-Inscriptions at Vijyanagara
url = http://www.whatisindia.com/inscriptions/south_indian_inscriptions/volume_3/no_66_to_68_kulottunga_chola_i.html
accessdaymonth = 10 October | accessyear=2007
] [cite web
title = South Indian Inscriptions, Tanjavur Brihadhiswara Temple Inscriptions
url = http://www.whatisindia.com/inscriptions/south_indian_inscriptions/tanjavur_temple/no.57_58_outside_east_enclosure.html
accessdaymonth = 10 October | accessyear=2007
]

*An inscription during the Gangas of Talakadu speaks of a certain "Sindha Vishaya (ಸಿಂಧ ವಿಷಯ)", which today consists of Bellary and Dharwad districts. Many inscriptions by Yadavascite web
title = South Indian Inscriptions, Miscellaneous inscriptions in Kannada, Vol IX - Part - I, Yadavas
url = http://www.whatisindia.com/inscriptions/south_indian_inscriptions/volume_9/yadavas.html
accessdaymonth = 10 October | accessyear=2007
] and Kalyani Chalukyascite web
title = South Indian Inscriptions, Miscellaneous inscriptions, Vol IX - Part - I, Chalukyas of Kalyani
url = http://www.whatisindia.com/inscriptions/south_indian_inscriptions/volume_9/chalukyas_of_kalyani_105.html
accessdaymonth = 16 December | accessyear=2007
] refer to this areas as "Sindavadi (ಸಿಂದವಾಡಿ)" or "Sindavadi-nadu (ಸಿಂದವಾಡಿ-ನಾಡು)" ("Sindavadi-1000").

* During the rule of Western Chalukyas, the area around Bellary was part of "Nolambavadi (ನೊಳಂಬವಾಡಿ)" (referred to as "Nolambavadi-32000"), which included parts of the present Shivamogga, Chitradurga, Bellary and Anantapuram Districts.cite web
title = South Indian Inscriptions, Vol III, Bombay Karnataka Inscriptions, Geographical Divisions
url = http://www.whatisindia.com/inscriptions/south_indian_inscriptions/volume_18/geographical_divisions.html
accessdaymonth = 10 October | accessyear=2007
] Further, some inscriptions mention that "Nolambavadi-nadu (ನೊಳಂಬವಾಡಿ-ನಾಡು)" was a part of "Kuntala desha"

Timeline

* Ancient Times:Some of the events in the great epic Ramayana are related to this historical place. It is said that Rama while searching for Sita met Sugreeva and Hanuman at a place near Hampi, the celebrated capital of the Vijayanagara empire.cite web
title = Bellary District - A Profile
url = http://www.kar.nic.in/bellary/profile.htm
accessdate =
]

* 300 BCE-1336 AD:Bellary was ruled in succession by the Mauryas, Satavahanas, the Pallavas, the Kadambas, the Badami Chalukyas, the Rashtrakutas, the Kalyani Chalukyas, the Southern Kalachuryas, the Sevuna Yadavas, and the Hoysalas. : The Bellary area was also ruled briefly by the Cholas during the wars between Kalyani Chalukyas and the Cholas (often involving Vengi Chalukyas), the region constantly changing hands under turmoil.:A dynasty called "Ballariya Naredu" ruled Bellary under the Hoysalas.

* 9th century AD and 1000 AD- 1250 AD:A branch of the Pallava family called the "Nolamba-Pallavas" ruled Nolambavadi-32000.cite web
title = South Indian Inscriptions, Miscellaneous inscriptions in Kannada, Vol IX - Part - I, Nolamba Pallavas
url = http://www.whatisindia.com/inscriptions/south_indian_inscriptions/volume_9/nolamba_pallavas.html
accessdaymonth = 16 December | accessyear=2007
] Later in the 11th century AD, they ruled parts of Nolambavadi under Western Chalukyas and Hoysalas [cite web
title = South Indian Inscriptions, Pallava Inscriptions
url = http://www.whatisindia.com/inscriptions/south_indian_inscriptions/volume_12/introduction.html
accessdaymonth = 10 October | accessyear=2007
]

* 1100AD -1188 AD:Feudatories of Kalyani Chalukyas, Kalachuryas and Hoysalas, calling themselves "Pandyas" ("Nolambavadi Pandyas"), ruled parts of Nolambavadi-32000. They were actively involved in the conflicts amongst their overlords.cite web
title = South Indian Inscriptions, Miscellaneous inscriptions, Vol IX - Part - I, Chalukyas of Kalyani
url = http://www.whatisindia.com/inscriptions/south_indian_inscriptions/volume_9/chalukyas_of_kalyani_181.html
accessdaymonth = 10 October | accessyear=2007
] [cite web
title = South Indian Inscriptions, Vol III, Bombay Karnataka Inscriptions, Feudatory Dynasties
url = http://www.whatisindia.com/inscriptions/south_indian_inscriptions/volume_18/the_pandya_chiefs.html
accessdaymonth = 10 October | accessyear=2007
]
* 1336 AD - 1565 AD :After the Sevuna Yadavas and the Hoysalas (and the Kakatiyas of Warangal & the Pandyas of Madurai) were decimated by the Islamic sultanates from Delhi under Allauddin Khilji, Malik Kafur and Muhammad bin Tughlaq, the vast Vijayanagara Empire arose under Harihara I and Bukka I. The Bellary area was dominated by the Vijayanagara rulers until 1565 AD.(Map [cite web
title = Historical Atlas of India: India Map in 1525
last = Joppen
first = Charles
publisher = Longmans, Green, and Co
location = London
year = 1907
url = http://www.columbia.edu/itc/mealac/pritchett/00maplinks/mughal/joppenset/joppen1525max.jpg
accessdaymonth = 20 November | accessyear=2007
] ). :Bellary itself was ruled by the family of Hanumappa Nayaka, a Palayagara (ಪಾಳೆಯಗಾರ - vassal) of the Vijayanagara Rulers.

* 1565 AD :The dominance of the Vijayanagara empire ended with the Battle of Talikote/Rakkasa-Tangadi (ತಾಳಿಕೋಟೆ/ರಕ್ಕಸ-ತಂಗಡಿ), where they were defeated by a conglomerate of Deccan sultanates. After the fall of Vijayanagara, the Bellary Nayakas were subsidiary to the Adilshahi Sultanate of Bijapur (Map [cite web
title = Historical Atlas of India: India Map in 1605
last = Joppen
first = Charles
publisher = Longmans, Green, and Co
location = London
year = 1907
url = http://www.columbia.edu/itc/mealac/pritchett/00maplinks/mughal/joppenset/joppen1605max.jpg
accessdaymonth = 20 November | accessyear=2007
] ).

* 1678 AD:Bellary was subsidiary to the Marathas under Shivaji (Map [cite web
title = Historical Atlas of India: India Map - Early Marathas
last = Joppen
first = Charles
publisher = Longmans, Green, and Co
location = London
year = 1907
url = http://www.columbia.edu/itc/mealac/pritchett/00maplinks/mughal/joppenset/joppenmarathasmax.jpg
accessdaymonth = 20 November | accessyear=2007
] ). The story goes that as Shivaji was passing that way some of his foragers had been killed by the garrison, prompting him to occupy Bellary; but he restored it again to the Nayakas at once on condition that tribute should be paid to him.cite book
last =
first =
authorlink =
title =The Imperial Gazetteer of India, Volume 7
publisher = Clarendon Press
date=1908-1931 [vol. 1, 1909]
location = Oxford
pages =158-176
url = http://dsal.uchicago.edu/reference/gazetteer/toc.html?volume=7
doi =
id =
]

* 1685 AD:Bellary fell to the Mughal Emperor Aurangzeb's relentless campaign in the Deccan (Map [cite web
title = Historical Atlas of India: Dominions of Chikkadevaraja Wodeyar in 1704
last = Joppen
first = Charles
publisher = Longmans, Green, and Co
location = London
year = 1907
url = http://www.columbia.edu/itc/mealac/pritchett/00maplinks/mughal/joppenset/joppenmysoremax.jpg
accessdaymonth = 20 November | accessyear=2007
] ).

* 1724 AD:Asif Jah I, who was the Subedar of the Gujarat and Malwa, defeated and killed the Delhi sponsored Mobariz Khan, the Subedar of the Deccan, at the battle fought at Shakar Kheda in the district of Berar. :Soon after, Asif Jah I assumed independence from Mughal control to establish Hyderabad as a separate state, beginning the Asaf Jahi dynasty. Asif Jah I assumed the title "Nizam-ul-mulk", and Bellary was included in the Nizam's Dominion.cite web
title = Hyderabad on the Net: The Nizams
url = http://www.hyderabad.co.uk/nizam.htm
accessdate =
] (Mapcite web
title = India Map, In the time of Clive, 1760, from The Public Schools Historical Atlas
last = Colbeck
first = C
publisher = Longmans, Green, and Co.
year=1905
url = http://homepages.rootsweb.com/~poyntz/India/images/india1760_1905.jpg
accessdaymonth = 15 June | accessyear=2007
] ).

* 1761 AD:Bellary became tributary to Basalat Jang, the brother of the then Nizam Salabat Jang and the Subedar of Aadavaani (Adoni) and Raichur.
* 1769 AD:The Bellary Nayakas refused to pay tribute to Basalat Jang, which prompted the him to occupy Bellary. The Nayakas then pleaded Hyder Ali of Mysooru (Mysore) to rescue Bellary. Hyder Ali forcefully expelled the occupiers, after which the Nayakas were tributary to himcite book
last = Wilks
first = Lt. Colonel Mark
title = Historical Sketches of the South of India in an Attempt to Trace the History of Mysoor
publisher = Mysore: Government Branch Press
date=1810, reprint:1930
id =
] (Map [cite web
title = India Map 1700-1792, from The Historical Atlas R.
last = Shepherd
first = William R
publisher = Longmans, Green, and Co.
year=1923
url = http://www.columbia.edu/itc/mealac/pritchett/00maplinks/colonial/shepherd1700s/india1700smax.jpg
accessdaymonth = 15 June | accessyear=2007
] ).
* 1792 AD:At the partition of Tipu Sultan's territory by the British after the Third Anglo-Mysore War, the district was given to the then Nizam Asif Jah II.

* 1800 AD:After the defeat and death of Tipu Sultan in the Fourth Anglo-Mysore War at Srirangapattanam (Seringapatam), the Mysore territories were further divided up between the Wodeyars, Asif Jah II and the British. :In 1796 AD, Asaf Jah II, harassed by the Marathas and Tipu Sultan, had opted to get British military protection under Lord Wellesley's doctrine of Subsidiary Alliance. Now, as part of this agreement, the Asif Jah II ceded a large portion of the acquired territory, including Bellary, to the British, to be added to the Madras Presidency as 'Bellary District'. This area was also known as the Ceded Districts (Map [cite web
title = Historical Atlas of India: India Map in 1805
last = Joppen
first = Charles
publisher = Longmans, Green, and Co
location = London
year = 1907
url = http://www.columbia.edu/itc/mealac/pritchett/00maplinks/colonial/joppenearly1800s/joppen1805max.jpg
accessdaymonth = 20 November | accessyear=2007
] ), a term still used for the areas, and was considerably larger than the present district, including the present districts of Kadapa (Cuddapah), Anantapuram and much of Karnoolu (Kurnool).

* 1800 AD-1807 AD:All through these political changes since Vijayanagar times, the Nayakas were the de facto rulers of Bellary - while their masters constantly changed, locally their powers were absolute. All this changed with the arrival of Major Thomas Munro, the first collector of the Ceded Districts (1800-1807), who disposed off the eighty palayagars (Polygars) of the districts either with pensions or assimilation of their estates and established the "Ryotwari" system - land revenue collected directly from the tiller of the soil.

*1808 AD:The ceded districts area was split into two districts, Bellary and Kadapa. The Bellary area was still larger than Kadapa and the second largest district in Madras Presidency, measuring 13000 square miles (nearly twice the size of Wales), and a population of 1,250,000 (one and half times that of Wales). [cite book
last = Norton
first = John Bruce
title = A Letter to Robert Lowe, Joint Secretary of the Board of Controul, on The Conditions and Requirements of the Presidency of Madras
publisher = Richardson Brothers
location = 23, Cornhill, London
year=1854
pages =60
url = http://books.google.com/books?id=JLEvA9Jkh1wC&pg=PA60&dq=bellary&as_brr=1
id =
accessdate = 2007-06-14
]

*1840 AD:Bellary became the head-quarters of the district. The Collector until this year lived in Anantapuram.

* 1867 AD:The Bellary Municipal Council was created, along with the Adoni Municipal Council. These were the only two municipal townships in the whole of Bellary district for a long time.

* 1882 AD:Seven of the southern taluks were was carved out to form the Anantapuram district, further reducing the size of Bellary District. :The Maratha princely state of Sandur was surrounded by Bellary district(Maps [cite web
title = India Map 1893
publisher = Longmans, Green, and Co.
date 1893
url = http://homepages.rootsweb.com/~poyntz/India/images/Madras&Mysore1.jpg
accessdate = 2007-06-15
] [cite web
last = Bartholomew
first = J G
title =

publisher = Clarendon Press
date=1907-1909 [vol. 18, 1909]
location = Oxford
pages = 250
url = http://dsal.uchicago.edu/maps/gazetteer/images/gazetteer_V18_pg250.jpg
accessdaymonth = 15 June | accessyear=2007
] ).

* October 1, 1953 AD:Bellary district of Madras State was divided on linguistic basis. :Areas with significant Kannada speaking populations (Harapanahalli, Hadagali, Kudligi, Hosapete, Sandur and Siruguppa) were transferred to Mysore state, which would later become Karnataka state. :Areas of the district with significant Telugu speaking populations (Yemmiganooru, Aadavaani, Aalooru, Raayadurgam, D.Hirehaalu, Kanekallu,Bommanahaalu, Gummagatta) were merged into Anantapuram and Karnoolu districts in what would later become the Andhra Pradesh state. :Bellary city itself, with both Kannada and Telugu speaking populace in large numbers, was included into Mysore state after a protracted debate and controversy. [cite news
title = When the borders were redrawn
publisher = Deccan Herald
date=2003-09-26
url =http://www.deccanherald.com/deccanherald/sep26/spt1.asp
accessdate = 2007-06-21
] [cite web
title = History Of Anantapur
publisher = anantapurinfo.com
url = http://www.anantapurinfo.com/history.aspx
accessdaymonth = 2 January | accessyear=2008
]

* 1997 AD:With the re-organisation of the districts in Karnataka, Harapanahalli taluk was transferred to Davanagere district, reducing the number of taluks in the district to seven.

* 2004 AD:The Bellary City Municipal Council was upgraded to a City Corporation. [cite news
title = Bellary City Municipal Council upgraded to corporation
publisher = Deccan Herald
date=2004-09-29
url =http://www.hindu.com/2004/09/29/stories/2004092904670300.htm
accessdate =
]

Geography

Bellary is located at coord|15.15|N|76.93|E|.cite web
title = Falling Rain Genomics-Bellary, India Page
url = http://www.fallingrain.com/world/IN/19/Bellary.html
accessdate =
] It has an average elevation of 445 metres (1459 ft).

City Features

The city stands in the midst of a wide, level plain of black cotton soil.

The Rocks

Granite rocks & hills form a prominent feature of Bellary, and granite quarrying is big business. The city is spread mainly around two huge rocky granite hills, the "Ballari Gudda (ಬಳ್ಳಾರಿ ಗುಡ್ಡ)" and "Kumbara Gudda (ಕುಂಬಾರ ಗುಡ್ಡ)" (Gudda - hill in Kannada). These two hills are dominant features of the city, and are visible from every part of the city.

Ballari Gudda

:Ballari Gudda Fact|date=June 2008 has a circumference of nearly convert|2|mi|km and a height of convert|480|ft|m. The length of this rock from north-east to south-west is about convert|1150|ft|m|abbr=on. To the East and South lies an irregular heap of boulders, but to the West is an unbroken monolith, and the North is walled by bare rugged ridges. This hill is also said to be the world's second largest monolithic hill.

Kumbara Gudda

:The other hill is called "Kumbara Gudda" ( [http://www.wikimapia.org/4929341 wikimapia] ). This hill, when viewed from the south-east looks like the profile of a human face and is also known as Face Hill.

Others

:Apart from these two hills, there are a number of other smaller granite hills within the city, the prominent among them being: :# The "Kaate Gudda (ಕಾಟೇ ಗುಡ್ಡ)" ( [http://www.wikimapia.org/5691610 wikimapia] ) opposite the Municipal Junior College, which also houses a water tank & pumping station. This is also nicknamed "Kaage Gudda (ಕಾಗೆ ಗುಡ್ಡ)", for its teeming flocks of Crows (Kannada : kaage=crow):# The "Eeshwara Gudda (ಈಶ್ವರ ಗುಡ್ಡ)", behind the Anaadi Lingeshwara Temple in Parvati Nagar-Shastri Nagar area. This has now been quarried extensively and almost flattened with all loose boulders removed, making way for residential occupation.( [http://www.wikimapia.org/4860685 wikimapia] ):# The one housing a water tank, adjacent to the Bellary Central Jail ( [http://www.wikimapia.org/164311 wikimapia] ):# Adjacent to St. John's High School in the Fort Area ( [http://www.wikimapia.org/5691692 wikimapia] )

:It is also very common to find small boulders and rocks at numerous places within the city.

Bellary Fort

The Bellary Fort is built on top of the Ballari Gudda or the Fort Hill. The Fort was built round the hill during Vijayanagara times by Hanumappa Nayaka. Hyder Ali, who took possession of the Fort from the Nayaka family in 1769, got the fort renovated and modified with the help of a French Engineer. The lower fort was added by Hyder Ali around the eastern half of the hill. Legend has it that the unfortunate French Engineer was hanged, for overlooking the fact that the neighbouring Kumbara Gudda is taller than Ballari Gudda, thus compromising the secrecy & command of the fort. His grave is believed to be located near the East Gate of the fort, though some locals believe it to be the grave of a Muslim holy man. [cite web
last = Lewis
first = Barry
title = Bellary District Graves
url = https://netfiles.uiuc.edu/blewis/www/Bellary.htm
accessdate =
]

The fort was classified as "1st class" by the British Administration. [cite web
title = Military map of India in 1893, showing the Presidency boundaries
url = http://homepages.rootsweb.com/~poyntz/India/images/Presidencies1893.jpg
accessdaymonth = 15 June | accessyear=2007
]

The fort is divided as the Upper Fort and the Lower Fort.

* The Upper fort:The Upper fort ( [http://www.wikimapia.org/164434 wikimapia] ) is a polygonal walled building on the summit, with only one approach, and has no accommodation for a garrison. The upper fort consists of a citadel on the summit of the rock at convert|1976|ft|m, guarded by three outer lines of fortification, one below the other. It contains several cisterns, excavated in the rock. Outside the turreted rampart are a ditch and covered way. The main turret on the east currently features a huge mural of the Indian Flag facing east ( [http://www.wikimapia.org/2678806 wikimapia] ). There is only one way up to the fort, which is a winding rocky path amongst the boulders. On the top, outside the citadel is a small temple, the remains of some cells and several deep pools of water. Within the citadel are several strongly constructed buildings, and an ample water supply from reservoirs constructed in the clefts of the rocks. Muzzaffar Khan, the Nawab of Kurnool, was confined here from 1823 to 1864 for the murder of his wife.

*The Lower fort :The Lower fort ( [http://www.wikimapia.org/4930237 wikimapia] ) lies at the eastern base of the rock and measures about half a mile in diameter, and probably had an arsenal and barracks. It consists of a surrounding rampart numerous bastions, faced by a deep ditch and glacis. The entrance to the lower fort is via two gates, one each on the western and eastern sides. Just outside the eastern gates of the lower fort is a temple dedicated to Hanuman - the Kote Anjaneya Temple (Kote (ಕೋಟೆ) - fort in Kannada) ( [http://wikimapia.org/244361 wikimapia] ). Later additions to the lower fort by the British include the Commissariat stores, the Protestant church, orphanage, Masonic lodge, post-office and numerous private dwellings. Now the lower fort contains a number of public buildings, government offices, schools & educational institutions and churches.

British Colonial Buildings

The following is a list of buildings built during the British Colonial period. Despite many of them having been partially modified, they retain the typical Colonial British style architecture.

*Bellary Central Jail
*The Wardlaw High School Complex
*St. Philomena's School Complex
*St. John's School Complex
*St. Joseph's School Complex
*The main building of VIMS:This was originally the Allipur Jail during the British rule. Famous personalities of the freedom movement were imprisoned here, such as C.Rajagopalachari, V V Giri and Tekur Subramanyam. This jail was closed in 1958 and the old buildings and entire area of convert|173|acre|km2 was converted into the Medical College campus in 1961.cite web
title = Vims Bellary
url =http://www.vimsbellary.com
accessdate =
]
*The Government Wellesly TB & Chest Diseases Hospital.
*The Tehsildar's Office
*The DC's Office
*The District and Sessions Court
*The Jail Superintendent's Residence
*The District Chief Judge's Residence
*The DC's Residence
*The Residence of Superintendent of Police
*The Railway Stations (both City & Cantonment)

Demographics

As of 2001 India census, Bellary had a population of 317,000. Males constitute 51% of the population and females 49%. Bellary has an average literacy rate of 65%, higher than the national average of 59.5%; with 72% of the males and 57% of females literate. 12% of the population is under 6 years of age. While Kannada is the administrative and predominant language, Telugu is also widely spoken by the residents, along with Dakhni (Deccan Urdu).

Education

Most of graduate education in Bellary falls under the jurisdiction of Gulbarga University. The following is a list of prominent Educational institutions in the city:
* [http://www.vimsbellary.com Vijayanagara Institute of Medical Sciences (VIMS)]
*Taranath Ayurveda College
*Government Polytechnic in Fort
*Teacher's Training Institute in Radio Park
*St. Philomena's High School & Good Shepherd Convent in Cantonment
*St. Joseph's High School in Radio Park
*St. John's High School & Junior College in Fort
*Wardlaw Composite Jr. College:Founded as a school in 1846 by Rev. R S Wardlaw, D.D. of the London Mission, and raised to second grade college in 1891. For a long time, it was the only Arts college in the Ceded Districts. In 1903-04 it had an average daily attendance of 319 students, of whom 17 were in F.A.Class. This is the oldest educational institution in the Bellary town and continues to offer quality education to the people of Bellary to date. Prof. U. R. Rao of ISRO studied in this instituteFact|date=October 2007.
*Bala Bharati Vivekananda High School in Gandhinagara.
*London Mission Telugu Primary School (LMT) near Gadigi Channappa Circle.
*Municipal Junior College on Ananthapur Road:This school is over 150 years old. One of the oldest institutions in the town, it was started as a composite school for students from the Class IV elementary to Class VI form school final with English as the medium of instruction along with other languages like Telugu, Kannada and Urdu, besides ancient languages such as Sanskrit, Arabic and Persian. John Neale was the first headmaster of the school, followed by eminent people such as Ranganath Mudaliar, T D Logan, Arcot Bheemachar, K S Vedantham, B Madhava Rao, and Bahaddoor S Seshagiri Rao. The foundation for the present building on Anantapur Road was laid on July 16, 1926 by R G Grieve, Director of Public Instruction, Government of Madras when Nagarooru Narayana Rao was the chairman of the Bellary Municipalitycite news
title = Steering success
publisher = Deccan Herald
date=2003-08-08
url =http://www.deccanherald.com/deccanherald/aug08/spt3.asp
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*Moulana Abul Kalam Azad High School (MAKA High School) in Fort:The Municipal High School was bifurcated in the 1950s and the Municipal Muslim High School located in the Fort area was later renamed Moulana Abul Kalam Azad High School. Janaab Meer Mohammed Hussain became the headmaster of the new school.
* [http://www.bec-bellary.com Bellary Engineering College] in Allipura
* [http://www.kvbly.com Kendriya Vidyalaya] in Cowl Bazaar
*Heerada Sugamma Model Higher Primary School
*Shettra Gurushantappa Junior College on Kappagal Road
*Veerasaiva College (Arts, Commerce & Science) in Cantonment
*Kotturswamy College of Education
*Allam Sumangalamma Memorial Women's College in Gandhinagara
*Vunki Sannarudrappa Law College on Kappagal Road
* [http://www.vnec.org Vijaynagar Engineering College] in Cantonment
*Togari Veeramallappa Memorial College of Pharmacy
*Kittur Rani Chennamma Girl's High School
*V.V. Sangha's Polytechnic
* [http://www.vvsakims.org Vijayanagar Institute of Management] in Cantonment

Medical Facilities

tate Owned

The biggest chunk of medical facilities are owned & maintained by the government, under the jurisdiction of VIMS. The most prominent hospitals in the city are:
*Government Medical College Hospital:Commissioned in 1966 and has 680 beds. It is located in Cantonment.
*Women & Children's Hospital or The District Hospital:Popularly known as "Ghosha" hospital. Situated in the heart of city, it is spread over an area of 15 acres and has 210 beds for Paediatrics, Gynecology and Post Mortem cases. A 20 bedded Infosys ward has been added recently for the treatment of Japanese Encephalitis cases. This hospital is soon to be shifted to the VIMS campus.
*Government Wellesley Tuberculosis & Chest Diseases Hospital:Locally known as just TB Sanitarium/Sanatorium, it was started in 1929 during British rule and is spread over a spacious area of 20 acres in the Cantonment area.
*The Urban Health Center: Was constructed in 1999. Located in the heart of the City and has a daily capacity intake of about 120-140 outpatients.

Private Facilities

The numerous private and/or charitable hospitals in the city far outnumber the government facilities, though not in facilities provided. Historically private facilities were of limited sophistication; however, this trend has been slowly changing, with private entrepreneurs investing much into acquiring more sophisticated infrastructure and expertise.

The city also boasts of a few good private diagnostic laboratories.

Travel & Transport

Road

*The main inter-city bus station is located just outside the city, in the now empty "Nalla Cheruvu (నల్ల చెరువు)" (Telugu - Black Lake or Tank) basin. This is a new improvement over the cramped older bus stand located near Gadigi Chennappa Circle. The old bus stand still serves private and state owned buses connecting rural locations.
*An excellent truck stationing facility, located in the "Nalla Cheruvu" basin, serves lorries and hauliers.

Railway

*Two railway stations serve the city, both built during the British rule - The city station ("Bellary Junction") and the Cantonment station ("Cantonment"). The city is served by the Hubli-Guntakal line and the extended Bellary-Rayadurgam-Chitradurga line and falls under the jurisdiction of South Western Railway. Bellary is well connected by Rail to Bengaluru, Raichuru, Anantapuram,Hindupuram,Tirupati, Hubballi, Guntakallu, Vijayawada, Howrah etc. Guntakallu is an important junction near Bellary from where trains to Delhi, Chennai, Mumbai and to most of the places in India are available.:The following is the list of trains available from Bellary: [cite web
title = Bellary Transportation
publisher = Bellary District Administration
url = http://bellary.nic.in/transport.htm
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#584 (SBC Fast Passenger) Hosapete-Bengaluru
#7228 (VSG BZA Express) Vasco da Gama-Vijayawada
#251 (JRU-GTL Passenger) Chikkajajuru-Guntakallu
#6591 (Hampi Express) Hubballi-Bengaluru
#303 (Hubli Passenger) Gunturu-Hubballi
#7416 (Haripriya Express) Kolhapur-Tirupati
#8048 (Amaravathi Express) Vasco da Dama-Howrah

Air

*The civilian Bellary Airport, located at the far end of the Cantonment area, used to have infrequent flight links to Bangalore run by the state owned Vayudoot. After many years, this airport has come to life again, with frequent Air Deccan flights linking Bangalore and Goa.
*An Air strip is located at the Jindal Vijayanagar Steels complex, Toranagallu in Sandur Taluk, 40 kilometres from Bellary. Bangalore based Charter airline, Taneja Aerospace and Aviation Ltd (TAAL), operate sightseeing charter flights to Hampi and Mysore since October 2002. [cite web
title = Hampi, World Heritage Site
publisher = Karnataka.com
url = http://www.karnataka.com/tourism/hampi/
accessdaymonth = 14 December | accessyear=2007
]

Intra-city

*The intra-city transport network is serviced by city buses connecting important points within the city, albeit over the city's appalling roads.
*The city is also served by private but unregulated auto rickshaws and cycle rickshaws.

References

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