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The city was officially known as Bangalore in English till 2006, when the official name was changed to its Kannada name, "Bengaluru". Bengaluru is one of the fastest-growing metropolises in India. As of 2023 [update] , the metropolitan area had an estimated GDP of $359.9 billion, and is one of the most productive metro areas of India.
City/town Nickname Bangalore (Bengaluru) Silicon Valley of India [27] Science City of India [28] Garden City of India [29] Capital of Karnataka; Electronic Capital of India; Raichur: Cotton Bowl of Karnataka; Rice Bowl of Karnataka; Land of Two Rivers (Edadore Nadu) Land of Sun Light (Bisila Nadu) Land of Power; Land of Dasa's; Hospet: Steel ...
This is a list of metropolitan areas by population in India.As per the Constitution of India, a metropolitan area is defined as an area having a population of 10 lakh or more, comprised in one or more districts, and consisting of two or more municipalities or panchayats or other contiguous areas, specified by the Governor by a public notification to be a Metropolitan area.
By way of comparison, the 'Urban Green Guidelines, 2014' issued by the Government of India calculates the average green space for cities worldwide at 18.6% and Bangalore's area of green space at less than 5%. [57] Bangalore compares unfavourably with New Delhi, which has retained 20% of its urban area as public open space. It also demonstrates ...
The Bengaluru City Police (BCP), formerly Bangalore City Police, is the law-enforcement agency of the South Indian city of Bengaluru. The BCP works under the Karnataka State Police jurisdiction and is headed by the Commissioner of Police, Bangalore City , currently B.Dayananda, IPS is the Police Commissioner.
Bengaluru Urban district is the most densely populated of the thirty-one districts that comprise the Indian state of Karnataka.It is surrounded by the Bangalore Rural district on the east and north, the Ramanagara district on the west and the Krishnagiri district of Tamil Nadu on the south.
This is a list of the most populous cities in India. Cities are a type of sub-administrative unit and are defined by the Ministry of Home Affairs. In some cases, cities are bifurcated into municipalities, which can lead to cities being included within other cities. This list is based on the Census of India using data from the 2001 census of India and the 2011 census of India. Map class ...
This list is about the area of largest cities in India. The cities are ranked by the area governed by local political bodies such as municipal corporations. For the list of largest metropolitan areas, see List of metropolitan areas in India. Greater Jaipur and Heritage Jaipur became two separate municipal corporations, so are not on the list.