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	{{More citations needed\|date=June 2021}}[[File:Native Girls' School and Preaching-Room, Alasoor, Bangalore (p.184, December 1865, XXII).jpg\|thumb\|right\|280px\|Native Girls' School and Preaching-Room, Alasoor, Bangalore (p.184, 1865)~~<~~ref name=Offering1864a~~>~~{{cite journal\|title=Native Girls School and Preaching-Room, Alasoor, Bangalore - Bangalore Cantonment, 8 July 1865\|journal=Wesleyan Juvenile Offering\|date=December 1865\|volume=XXII\|pages=43–46\|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=1VwEAAAAQAAJ\|access-date=10 November 2015\|publisher=Wesleyan Mission House\|location=London}}~~<~~/ref~~>~~]]		{{More citations needed\|date=June 2021}}[[File:Native Girls' School and Preaching-Room, Alasoor, Bangalore (p.184, December 1865, XXII).jpg\|thumb\|right\|280px\|Native Girls' School and Preaching-Room, Alasoor, Bangalore (p.184, 1865)<ref name=Offering1864a>{{cite journal\|title=Native Girls School and Preaching-Room, Alasoor, Bangalore - Bangalore Cantonment, 8 July 1865\|journal=Wesleyan Juvenile Offering\|date=December 1865\|volume=XXII\|pages=43–46\|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=1VwEAAAAQAAJ\|access-date=10 November 2015\|publisher=Wesleyan Mission House\|location=London}}</ref>]]
	[[File:A Street Scene in India, Outside the Wesleyan Girls School, Bangalore (January 1869, p.7, New III) - Copy.jpg\|thumb\|280px\|A Street Scene in India, Outside the Wesleyan Girls School, Bangalore (January 1869, p.7)~~<~~ref name="Juvenile1869"~~>~~{{cite journal\|title=A Street Scene in India, Outside the Wesleyan Girls School, Bangalore\|journal=The Wesleyan Juvenile Offering: A Miscellany of Missionary Information for Young Persons\|date=January 1869\|volume=New III\|page=[https://archive.org/details/wesleyanjuvenil19socigoog/page/n17 7]\|url=https://archive.org/details/wesleyanjuvenil19socigoog\|access-date=24 February 2016\|publisher=Wesleyan Missionary Society}}~~<~~/ref~~>~~]]		[[File:A Street Scene in India, Outside the Wesleyan Girls School, Bangalore (January 1869, p.7, New III) - Copy.jpg\|thumb\|280px\|A Street Scene in India, Outside the Wesleyan Girls School, Bangalore (January 1869, p.7)<ref name="Juvenile1869">{{cite journal\|title=A Street Scene in India, Outside the Wesleyan Girls School, Bangalore\|journal=The Wesleyan Juvenile Offering: A Miscellany of Missionary Information for Young Persons\|date=January 1869\|volume=New III\|page=[https://archive.org/details/wesleyanjuvenil19socigoog/page/n17 7]\|url=https://archive.org/details/wesleyanjuvenil19socigoog\|access-date=24 February 2016\|publisher=Wesleyan Missionary Society}}</ref>]]
	[[File:KITLV 92036 - Unknown - Juggernaut cart in the Ulsoor temple complex in Bangalore, India - Around 1870.tif\|thumb\|[[Juggernaut]] cart in the Halasuru temple complex in Bangalore, India, around 1870]]		[[File:KITLV 92036 - Unknown - Juggernaut cart in the Ulsoor temple complex in Bangalore, India - Around 1870.tif\|thumb\|[[Juggernaut]] cart in the Halasuru temple complex in Bangalore, India, around 1870]]
	[[File:Gurudwara in Bangalore..jpg\|right\|thumb\|Sri Guru Singh Sabha Gurudwara, Halasuru]]		[[File:Gurudwara in Bangalore..jpg\|right\|thumb\|Sri Guru Singh Sabha Gurudwara, Halasuru]]
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	==History and name==		==History and name==
	The village of Bangalore is said to have been gifted to [[Kempe Gowda I]] (1513–1569) by the [[Vijayanagar Empire\|Vijayanagara]] emperors. The Halasuru Lake was built by his successor, Kempe Gowda II, and is the only surviving tank built by the Gowda kings in Bangalore.~~<~~ref~~>~~{{cite web\|title=Halasuru Lake\|url=https://www.bengaloorutourism.com/halasuru-lake.php}}~~<~~/ref~~>~~ The first [[British Empire\|British]] military station was established in Halasuru in 1807.~~<~~ref name=History~~>~~{{usurped\|[https://web.archive.org/web/20050420112152/http://www.hinduonnet.com/thehindu/mp/2005/03/22/stories/2005032200960300.htm "The birth of a cosmopolitan city"]}} The Hindu. 22 Mar. 2005~~<~~/ref~~>~~		The village of Bangalore is said to have been gifted to [[Kempe Gowda I]] (1513–1569) by the [[Vijayanagar Empire\|Vijayanagara]] emperors. The Halasuru Lake was built by his successor, Kempe Gowda II, and is the only surviving tank built by the Gowda kings in Bangalore.<ref>{{cite web\|title=Halasuru Lake\|url=https://www.bengaloorutourism.com/halasuru-lake.php}}</ref> The first [[British Empire\|British]] military station was established in Halasuru in 1807.<ref name=History>{{usurped\|[https://web.archive.org/web/20050420112152/http://www.hinduonnet.com/thehindu/mp/2005/03/22/stories/2005032200960300.htm "The birth of a cosmopolitan city"]}} The Hindu. 22 Mar. 2005</ref>

	There used to be a jackfruit orchard near the Halasuru Lake, and the Kannada name for [[jackfruit]] being 'Halasina Hannu', the area came to be known as ''Halasuru''. During the British colonial rule, the name was corrupted to ''Ulsoor''.{{cn\|date=January 2020}}		There used to be a jackfruit orchard near the Halasuru Lake, and the Kannada name for [[jackfruit]] being 'Halasina Hannu', the area came to be known as ''Halasuru''. During the British colonial rule, the name was corrupted to ''Ulsoor''.{{cn\|date=January 2020}}
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	== Bengaluru Metro Rail ==		== Bengaluru Metro Rail ==
	There are two [[Namma Metro]] Rail stations~~<~~ref~~>~~{{cite web \|url=http://bmrc.co.in/RouteMap.htm \|title=Bangalore Metro: Route Map \|access-date=24 July 2012 \|archive-date=31 July 2012 \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120731110338/http://bmrc.co.in/RouteMap.htm \|url-status=dead }}~~<~~/ref~~>~~ in Halasuru:		There are two [[Namma Metro]] Rail stations<ref>{{cite web \|url=http://bmrc.co.in/RouteMap.htm \|title=Bangalore Metro: Route Map \|access-date=24 July 2012 \|archive-date=31 July 2012 \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120731110338/http://bmrc.co.in/RouteMap.htm \|url-status=dead }}</ref> in Halasuru:
	*Halasuru (on Old Madras Road, at the end closer to CMH Road)		*Halasuru (on Old Madras Road, at the end closer to CMH Road)
	*Trinity (at Trinity Circle)		*Trinity (at Trinity Circle)

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	==History and name==		==History and name==
	The village of Bangalore is said to have been gifted to [[Kempe Gowda I]] (1513–1569) by the [[Vijayanagar Empire\|Vijayanagar]] emperors. The Ulsoor Lake was built by his successor, Kempe Gowda II, and is the only surviving tank built by the Gowda kings in Bangalore.<ref>{{cite web\|title=Halasuru Lake\|url=http://www.bengaloorutourism.com/halasuru-lake.php}}</ref> The first [[British Empire\|British]] military station was set up in Halasuru in 1807.<ref name=History>[https://web.archive.org/web/20050420112152/http://www.hinduonnet.com/thehindu/mp/2005/03/22/stories/2005032200960300.htm "The birth of a cosmopolitan city"] The Hindu. 22 Mar. 2005</ref>		The village of Bangalore is said to have been gifted to [[Kempe Gowda I]] (1513–1569) by the [[Vijayanagar Empire\|Vijayanagar]] emperors. The Ulsoor Lake was built by his successor, Kempe Gowda II, and is the only surviving tank built by the Gowda kings in Bangalore.<ref>{{cite web\|title=Halasuru Lake\|url=http://www.bengaloorutourism.com/halasuru-lake.php}}</ref> The first [[British Empire\|British]] military station was set up in Halasuru in 1807.<ref name=History>{{usurped\|[https://web.archive.org/web/20050420112152/http://www.hinduonnet.com/thehindu/mp/2005/03/22/stories/2005032200960300.htm "The birth of a cosmopolitan city"]}} The Hindu. 22 Mar. 2005</ref>

	There used to be a jackfruit orchard near the Ulsoor Lake, and the Kannada name for [[jackfruit]] being 'Halasina Hannu', the area came to be known as Halasuru. During the British rule, the name was anglicised to 'Ulsoor'.{{cn\|date=January ~~2020~~}}		There used to be a jackfruit orchard near the Ulsoor Lake, and the Kannada name for [[jackfruit]] being 'Halasina Hannu', the area came to be known as Halasuru. During the British rule, the name was anglicised to 'Ulsoor'.{{cn\|date=January 2022}}

	== Demographics ==		== Demographics ==
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	==Bangalore Metro Rail==		==Bangalore Metro Rail==
	There are two [[Bangalore Metro]] Rail stations<ref>{{cite web \|url=http://bmrc.co.in/RouteMap.htm \|title=Bangalore Metro: Route Map \|access-date=24 July ~~2012~~}}</ref> located in Ulsoor:		There are two [[Bangalore Metro]] Rail stations<ref>{{cite web \|url=http://bmrc.co.in/RouteMap.htm \|title=Bangalore Metro: Route Map \|access-date=24 July 2022}}</ref> located in Ulsoor:
	*Ulsoor (Located on Old Madras Road, at the end closer to CMH Road)		*Ulsoor (Located on Old Madras Road, at the end closer to CMH Road)
	*Trinity (Located at Trinity Circle)		*Trinity (Located at Trinity Circle)

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	[[File:KITLV 92036 - Unknown - Juggernaut cart in the Ulsoor temple complex in Bangalore, India - Around 1870.tif\|thumb\|[[Juggernaut]] cart in the Ulsoor temple complex in Bangalore, India, around 1870]]		[[File:KITLV 92036 - Unknown - Juggernaut cart in the Ulsoor temple complex in Bangalore, India - Around 1870.tif\|thumb\|[[Juggernaut]] cart in the Ulsoor temple complex in Bangalore, India, around 1870]]
	[[File:Gurudwara in Bangalore..jpg\|right\|thumb\|Sri Guru Singh Sabha Gurudwara, Ulsoor]]		[[File:Gurudwara in Bangalore..jpg\|right\|thumb\|Sri Guru Singh Sabha Gurudwara, Ulsoor]]
	'''Ulsoor''', or '''Halasuru''', is one of the oldest neighbourhoods in the city of [[Bangalore]]. It is located in central Bangalore, and begins roughly near the eastern terminus of [[MG Road, Bangalore\|MG Road]]. It is renowned for its numerous temples and ~~rather narrow streets~~.~~{{Citation needed\|date=June 2021}}~~		'''Ulsoor''', or '''Halasuru''', is one of the oldest neighbourhoods in the city of [[Bangalore]]. It is located in central Bangalore, and begins roughly near the eastern terminus of [[MG Road, Bangalore\|MG Road]]. It is renowned for its numerous temples and market.

	==History and name==		==History and name==
	The village of Bangalore is said to have been gifted to [[Kempe Gowda I]] (1513–1569) by the [[Vijayanagar Empire\|Vijayanagar]] emperors. The Ulsoor Lake was built by his successor, Kempe Gowda II, and is the only surviving tank built by the Gowda kings in Bangalore.<ref>{{cite web\|title=Halasuru Lake\|url=http://www.bengaloorutourism.com/halasuru-lake.php}}</ref> The first [[British Empire\|British]] military station was set up in Halasuru in 1807.<ref name=History>[http://www.hinduonnet.com/thehindu/mp/2005/03/22/stories/2005032200960300.htm "The birth of a cosmopolitan city"] The Hindu. 22 Mar. 2005</ref>		The village of Bangalore is said to have been gifted to [[Kempe Gowda I]] (1513–1569) by the [[Vijayanagar Empire\|Vijayanagar]] emperors. The Ulsoor Lake was built by his successor, Kempe Gowda II, and is the only surviving tank built by the Gowda kings in Bangalore.<ref>{{cite web\|title=Halasuru Lake\|url=http://www.bengaloorutourism.com/halasuru-lake.php}}</ref> The first [[British Empire\|British]] military station was set up in Halasuru in 1807.<ref name=History>[https://web.archive.org/web/20050420112152/http://www.hinduonnet.com/thehindu/mp/2005/03/22/stories/2005032200960300.htm "The birth of a cosmopolitan city"] The Hindu. 22 Mar. 2005</ref>

	There used to be a jackfruit orchard near the Ulsoor Lake, and the Kannada name for [[jackfruit]] being 'Halasina Hannu', the area came to be known as Halasuru. During the British rule, the name was anglicised to 'Ulsoor'.{{cn\|date=January 2020}}		There used to be a jackfruit orchard near the Ulsoor Lake, and the Kannada name for [[jackfruit]] being 'Halasina Hannu', the area came to be known as Halasuru. During the British rule, the name was anglicised to 'Ulsoor'.{{cn\|date=January 2020}}

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| name = Halasuru
| native_name = Halasooru
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}}{{More citations needed|date=June 2021}}[[File:Native Girls' School and Preaching-Room, Alasoor, Bangalore (p.184, December 1865, XXII).jpg|thumb|right|280px|Native Girls' School and Preaching-Room, Alasoor, Bangalore (p.184, 1865)<ref name=Offering1864a>{{cite journal|title=Native Girls School and Preaching-Room, Alasoor, Bangalore - Bangalore Cantonment, 8 July 1865|journal=Wesleyan Juvenile Offering|date=December 1865|volume=XXII|pages=43–46|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=1VwEAAAAQAAJ|access-date=10 November 2015|publisher=Wesleyan Mission House|location=London}}</ref>]]
[[File:A Street Scene in India, Outside the Wesleyan Girls School, Bangalore (January 1869, p.7, New III) - Copy.jpg|thumb|280px|A Street Scene in India, Outside the Wesleyan Girls School, Bangalore (January 1869, p.7)<ref name="Juvenile1869">{{cite journal|title=A Street Scene in India, Outside the Wesleyan Girls School, Bangalore|journal=The Wesleyan Juvenile Offering: A Miscellany of Missionary Information for Young Persons|date=January 1869|volume=New III|page=[https://archive.org/details/wesleyanjuvenil19socigoog/page/n17 7]|url=https://archive.org/details/wesleyanjuvenil19socigoog|access-date=24 February 2016|publisher=Wesleyan Missionary Society}}</ref>]]
[[File:KITLV 92036 - Unknown - Juggernaut cart in the Ulsoor temple complex in Bangalore, India - Around 1870.tif|thumb|[[Juggernaut]] cart in the Ulsoor temple complex in Bangalore, India, around 1870]]
[[File:Gurudwara in Bangalore..jpg|right|thumb|Sri Guru Singh Sabha Gurudwara, Ulsoor]]
'''Ulsoor''', or '''Halasuru''', is one of the oldest neighbourhoods in the city of [[Bangalore]]. It is located in central Bangalore, and begins roughly near the eastern terminus of [[MG Road, Bangalore|MG Road]]. It is renowned for its numerous temples and rather narrow streets.{{Citation needed|date=June 2021}}

==History and name==
The village of Bangalore is said to have been gifted to [[Kempe Gowda I]] (1513–1569) by the [[Vijayanagar Empire|Vijayanagar]] emperors. The Ulsoor Lake was built by his successor, Kempe Gowda II, and is the only surviving tank built by the Gowda kings in Bangalore.<ref>{{cite web|title=Halasuru Lake|url=http://www.bengaloorutourism.com/halasuru-lake.php}}</ref> The first [[British Empire|British]] military station was set up in Halasuru in 1807.<ref name=History>[http://www.hinduonnet.com/thehindu/mp/2005/03/22/stories/2005032200960300.htm "The birth of a cosmopolitan city"] The Hindu. 22 Mar. 2005</ref>

There used to be a jackfruit orchard near the Ulsoor Lake, and the Kannada name for [[jackfruit]] being 'Halasina Hannu', the area came to be known as Halasuru. During the British rule, the name was anglicised to 'Ulsoor'.{{cn|date=January 2020}}

== Demographics ==
The population of Ulsoor consists mainly of Kannada speaking population and also few other lingual with a considerable Tamil speaking minority population.{{Citation needed|date=June 2021}}

Population: 35891
Male: 20526
Female: 15365
Area (sq. km): 1.68{{Citation needed|date=June 2021}}

== Location in Context ==
{{Geographic Location
|title = '''Areas of Bangalore'''
|Northwest = [[Shivajinagar, Bangalore|Shivajinagar]]
|North = [[Fraser Town, Bangalore|Fraser Town]] / [[Cooke Town]]
|Northeast = [[Baiyappanahalli Metro Station|Baiyappanahalli]]
|West = Trinity Circle/[[M G Road, Bangalore|M G Road]]
|Centre = Halasoor
|East = [[Indiranagar]]
|Southwest = Richmond Town
|South = Viveknagar / [[Domlur]]
|Southeast = [[Domlur]]
}}

==Bangalore Metro Rail==
There are two [[Bangalore Metro]] Rail stations<ref>{{cite web |url=http://bmrc.co.in/RouteMap.htm |title=Bangalore Metro: Route Map |access-date=24 July 2012}}</ref> located in Ulsoor:
*Ulsoor (Located on Old Madras Road, at the end closer to CMH Road)
*Trinity (Located at Trinity Circle)

==See also==
{{commons category}}
*[[Halasuru Someshwara Temple]]
*[[Indiranagar]]
*[[Sri Subrahmanya Temple, Halasuru]]
*[[Ulsoor Lake|Ulsoor lake]]

==References==
{{reflist}}

{{Neighbourhoods of Bangalore}}

[[Category:Neighbourhoods in Bangalore]]
[[Category:Bangalore Civil and Military Station]]
{{BangaloreUrban-geo-stub}}