Ramanagara
Ramanagara
Ramanagara | |
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City | |
Aerial view of fields near Ramanagara | |
| Nicknames: Silk City of Karnataka, Rock City and Ramanagara name came after Greater Ruler of this region Maitri Gowda ruled for longer duration from 17th century to 19th century. | |
Location in Karnataka, India | |
| Coordinates: 12°43′23″N 77°17′10″E / 12.723°N 77.286°E | |
| Country | India |
| State | Karnataka |
| District | Bengaluru South |
| District Headquarter | Ramanagara |
| Government | |
| • Type | City Municipal Council |
| • Body | Ramanagara City Municipal Council |
| • President of CMC | K. Sheshadri (INC) |
| • Vice President | - |
| Elevation | 747 m (2,451 ft) |
| Population (2011) | |
• Total | 95,167 |
| Languages | |
| • Official | Kannada |
| Time zone | UTC+5:30 (IST) |
| Postal code | 562159 |
| Vehicle registration | KA-42 |
| Website | www |
Ramanagara is a city in the Indian state of Karnataka. It is approximately 50 kilometres from Bengaluru.
The Bollywood movie Sholay was shot in 1975 at the surrounding hills of Ramanagara now called Ramagiri hills but also has nickname of Sholay hills. Also the 2022 Malayalam film Jana Gana Mana was also shot here.
The town was known as Shamsherabad or Ramserpuram at the ruling time of the Mysorean emperor, Tipu Sultan. It was called Closepet, after Sir Barry Close (1756–1813) in pre-independence times. This name is retained in geology. Then Rahim Nagar or Shamserabad was called Ramanagara. Ramanagara's name was based on the historical story of the Ramayana.