District Profile
Welcome to the land of Gold, Milk, Mangos, Silk & Tomatoes
A landlocked district, Kolar is the Eastern gateway to Karnataka. It is famous for its erstwhile Kolar gold mines, cool hill stations, with fortresses and lofty temples. The area offers excellent opportunities for adventure sports like trekking, rock climbing and parasailing.
History
On tracing back the history of the district, the usual legends are encountered. These are associated principally with Avani in the Mulbagal Taluk, which is identified with Avantika kshetra, one of the ten chief sacred places in India. Here Valmiki, the author of the Ramayana, it is said, lived and here Rama remained for some time on his way back to Ayodhya after the conquest of Lanka. Here too Sita retired on being rejected by her Husband, and , under the protection of the sage Valmiki, gave birth to her twin sons Kusa and Lava, to whom he became the preceptor.
The hills to the west of Kolar, called Satasringa parvata or hundred peaked mountains and also made the scene of the story of Ranuka and Parasu-Rama, and there the latter is said to have revenged upon Kartaviryarjuna the murderer of his father Jamdagni commited in order to obtain possession of Surabhi, the cow of plenty. The kolahala or "shouting" consequent on this feat is represented to have given the town its name, since shortened into kolara.
Location
Kolar district is located in the southern region of the State and happens to be the eastern-most district of the Karnataka State. The district is bounded by the districts of Bangalore and Tumkur on the west and on all other sides by the districts of the adjoining States of Andhra Pradesh and Tamil Nadu. On the north, it is bounded by Anantapur district; on the east by Chittoor district of Andhra Pradesh and on the south by the districts of North Arcot and Dharmapuri of Tamil Nadu. The district headquarters, Kolar town is located 65 Kms, north east of Bangalore.
The town’s eminence drew from the nearby Kolar Gold Mines which recently actively produced a major part of the country’s gold. Kolar is now well known for its silk farming and wool spinning. Kolar is popularly known as city of Gold, Silk, Mangos and Milk.
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General Information |
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| Area | 3969 Sq. Kms |
| Location | Situated between 20 46' & 130 58' North Latitude and 770 21' and 780 35' East Longitude |
| Population | 13,87,062 |
| Male | 7,01,677 |
| Female | 6,85,385 |
| Total rural population | 9,82,561 |
| Total urban population | 4,04,501 |
| Child Population( age 0-6) | 1,85,954 |
| Literates | 7,90,771 |
| Male | 4,61,304 |
| Female | 3,29,467 |
| Nearest Airport | Bangalore |
| Nearest Railway Station | Kolar |
| Road | Kolar is well connected with almost all the major
Towns and Cities in Karnataka and Andhra Pradesh |
District Administration
Kolar District contains one revenue sub-divisions:
Kolar
The Kolar Sub-Division contains five Taluks:
Kolar
Bangarpet
Malur
Mulbagal
Srinivaspur
