Ramanagara

Ramanagara
Silk City
Aerial view of fields near Ramanagara
Aerial view of fields near Ramanagara
Nickname(s): 
Silk City of Karnataka , Rock City
Ramanagara is located in Karnataka
Ramanagara
Location in Karnataka, India
Coordinates: 12°43′23″N 77°17′10″E / 12.723°N 77.286°E / 12.723; 77.286
Country India
StateKarnataka
DistrictRamanagara
Government
 • TypeMayor
 • BodyRamanagara City Municipal Council
Elevation
747 m (2,451 ft)
Population
 (2011)
 • Total
95,167
Languages
 • OfficialKannada
Time zoneUTC+5:30 (IST)
Vehicle registrationKA-42
Websiteramanagara.nic.in/en/

Ramanagara is a city in the Indian state of Karnataka. It is also the headquarters of the Ramanagara District . It is approximately 50 kilometres from Bangalore. There are buses and trains as public transportations which approximately takes 90 minutes from Bangalore.

Famous Bollywood movie Sholay was shot in 1975 at the surrounding hills of Ramanagara now called Ramagiri hills but also has nickname of Sholay hills.

The town was known as Shamserabad at the ruling time of 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.[citation needed]


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