Back منطقة بلري Arabic بلرى ARZ बेल्लारी जिला Bihari বেল্লারী জেলা Bengali/Bangla Districte de Bellary Catalan Bellary (distrito) CEB Ballari (Distrikt) German Distrito de Bellary Spanish Ballari barrutia Basque بخش بلاری Persian
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Ballari district | |
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     Clockwise from top-left: Bellary Fort, Ballari Junction railway station, Tungabhadra Dam, Daroji Sloth Bear Sanctuary, Krauncha Giri | |
 Location in Karnataka | |
 Bellary district | |
| Coordinates: 15°09′00″N 76°56′00″E / 15.1500°N 76.9333°E | |
| Country |  India |
| State | Karnataka |
| Region | Kalyana-Karnataka |
| MP | Y. Devendrappa |
| Headquarters | Ballari |
| Talukas | Ballari, Kampli, Sanduru,Siruguppa, Kurugodu |
| Government | |
| • Type | Zilla Panchayat of Bellary District |
| • District Commissioner | Prasant Kumar Misra (IAS) |
| Area | |
• Total | 8,450 km2 (3,260 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 449 m (1,473 ft) |
| Population | |
• Total | 1,099,372[1][2] |
| Demonym | Ballarian |
| Language | |
| • Official | Kannada |
| Time zone | UTC+5:30 (IST) |
| PIN | 583101 |
| Telephone code | Bellary:08392 |
| Vehicle registration | KA 34 |
| Website | ballari |
Ballari, formerly Bellary (pronounced [ˈbəɭɭari]), is a major district in Karnataka.[4] It is located at north-eastern part of Karnataka. This district belongs to Kalyana-Karnataka. This district was one of the biggest districts in Karnataka until the Vijayanagara district was carved out of Ballari district in 2021 officially.
This district has the highest deposits of iron ore in India.
Historical sites, farm land and rich minerals characterise Ballari district. Recently making headlines with mining industry, Ballari, the district's capital, is known as Steel City and Gani Nadu (City of Mining).
- ^ "Demography | Ballari District, Government of Karnataka | India".
- ^ Cite error: The named reference
districtcensuswas invoked but never defined (see the help page). - ^ "Cabinet approves boundaries of Vijayanagara district". The Hindu. 28 November 2020. Retrieved 1 December 2020.
- ^ "Bangalore, 11 other cities will get new names". The Times of India. 18 October 2014. ISSN 0971-8257. Retrieved 16 December 2024.