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| {{About|the district|its eponymous headquarters|Ramanagara}}
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| | name = Ramanagara District
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| | settlement_type = [[List of districts of Karnataka|District]] of [[Karnataka]]
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| | image_skyline = Ramanagara Hills (10306067976).jpg
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| | image_caption = Hills in Ramanagara
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| | image_map = Karnataka Ramanagara locator map.svg
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| | map_caption = Location in Karnataka, India
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| | coordinates = {{coord|12.71|N|75.28|E|display=inline,title}}
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| | subdivision_type = Country
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| | subdivision_name = [[India]]
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| | subdivision_type1 = [[States and territories of India|State]]
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| | subdivision_name1 = [[Karnataka]]
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| | established_title = <!-- Established -->
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| | seat_type = Headquarters
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| | seat = [[Ramanagara]]
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| | parts_type = [[Taluka]]s
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| | parts = [[Ramanagara]], [[Channapatna]], [[Kanakapura]], [[Magadi]]
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| | leader_title = Deputy Commissioner & District Magistrate
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| | leader_name = K. Rajendra (IAS)
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| | unit_pref = Metric
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| | area_total_km2 = 3516
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| | population_total = 1,082,636
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| | population_as_of = 2011
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| | population_density_km2 = auto
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| | demographics_type1 = Languages
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| | demographics1_title1 = Official
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| | timezone1 = [[Indian Standard Time|IST]] | |
| | utc_offset1 = +5:30
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| | postal_code_type = [[Postal Index Number|PIN]]
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| | postal_code = 562159
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| | area_code_type = Telephone code
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| | registration_plate = KA 42
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| | website = {{URL|ramanagara.nic.in}}
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| | demographics1_info1 = [[Kannada]]
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| '''Ramanagara district''', is one of the [[List of districts of Karnataka|31]] [[Districts of Karnataka|districts]] of [[Karnataka]] state in southern [[India]]. [[Ramanagara]] City is the administrative headquarters of this district. The district is part of [[Bengaluru Division]].
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| ==History==
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| Ramanagara district was carved out of the erstwhile [[Bengaluru Rural district]] on 23 August 2007,<ref name="hindu">{{cite news|url=http://www.hindu.com/2007/08/24/stories/2007082458260400.htm|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081024161145/http://www.hindu.com/2007/08/24/stories/2007082458260400.htm|url-status=dead|archive-date=24 October 2008|title=Ramanagar district will be made the best: Kumaraswamy|date=24 August 2007|work=[[The Hindu]]|access-date=6 August 2010}}</ref> comprising [[Ramanagara]], [[Channapatna]], [[Kanakapura]] and [[Magadi]] [[taluks]].
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| ==Geography==
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| [[Image:RamanagaramMap.jpg|thumb|left|Map of the region]]
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| Ramanagara is approximately 50 km southwest of [[Bengaluru]]. The district shares borders with the districts of [[Bangalore Urban district|Bangalore Urban]] in the east, [[Bangalore Rural district|Bangalore Rural]] in the North-east, [[Tumakuru district|Tumkur]] in the North-west, [[Mandya district|Mandya]] in the west and [[Chamarajanagar district|Chamarajanagar]] in the south-west and the state of [[Tamil Nadu|Tamilnadu]] in the south. It has an average elevation of 747 metres (2450 feet).
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| Ramanagara is famous for the huge rocky outcroppings. The popular places for rock climbing are; [[Savandurga]] which is 31km away from [[Ramanagara]], Ramadevarabetta located within the city, [[Revanasiddeshwara betta|Sri Revana Siddeshwara (SRS) betta]] which is 15.1km away from [[Ramanagara]], Thenginkalbetta near to SRS betta and Kabbaladurga which is 35km away from [[Ramanagara]].
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| ==Demographics==
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| {{historical populations|11=1901|12=2,62,843|13=1911|14=2,88,219|15=1921|16=3,11,945|17=1931|18=3,67,516|19=1941|20=4,15,233|21=1951|22=5,15,413|23=1961|24=5,98,301|25=1971|26=6,83,221|27=1981|28=8,43,509|29=1991|30=9,55,669|31=2001|32=10,30,546|33=2011|34=10,82,636|percentages=pagr|footnote=source:<ref>[http://www.censusindia.gov.in/2011census/PCA/A2_Data_Table.html Decadal Variation In Population Since 1901]</ref>|align=right}}According to the [[2011 census of India|2011 census]] Ramanagara district has a [[Demographics of India|population]] of 1,082,636,<ref name=districtcensus>{{cite web | url = http://www.census2011.co.in/district.php | title = District Census 2011 | access-date = 2011-09-30 | year = 2011 | publisher = Census2011.co.in}}</ref> roughly equal to the nation of [[Cyprus]]<ref name="cia">{{cite web | author = US Directorate of Intelligence | title = Country Comparison:Population | url = https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/rankorder/2119rank.html | access-date = 2011-10-01 | quote = Cyprus 1,120,489 July 2011 est.
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| }}</ref> or the US state of [[Rhode Island]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://2010.census.gov/2010census/data/apportionment-pop-text.php|title=2010 Resident Population Data|publisher=U. S. Census Bureau|access-date=2011-09-30| quote =Rhode Island 1,052,567
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| }}</ref> This gives it a ranking of 421st in India (out of a total of [[Districts of India|640]]).<ref name=districtcensus/> The district has a population density of {{convert| 303 |PD/sqkm|PD/sqmi}} .<ref name=districtcensus/> Its [[Family planning in India|population growth rate]] over the decade 2001-2011 was 5.06%.<ref name=districtcensus/> Ramanagara has a [[sex ratio]] of 976 [[Women in India|females]] for every 1000 males,<ref name=districtcensus/> and a [[Literacy in India|literacy rate]] of 69.2%.<ref name=districtcensus/>
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| ==Economy==
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| *[[Ramanagara]] is famous for its silk market, one of the biggest in [[Asia]], giving it the other name of Silk City, It is also called as Cosmopolitan Cocoon Market because of the people from different states participates in cocoon transaction here. On an average, 35 Metric tons of cocoons are being transacted daily in this market.
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| *In [[Ramanagara]], there are 600 cottage basins (improved), 85 multi-end reeling units and 04 Automatic Reeling Unit of 400 Ends capacities. There are also about 95 Twisting units functioning at this place.
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| *Ramanagara district includes the Bidadi Industrial Area, the first Industrial Area in the state, which houses the manufacturing units of Toyota, Coca-Cola, and a 1400 MW combined cycle gas-based power plant.
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| ==Hills and landscape==
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| [[File:SRS hills, Ramanagara.jpg|thumb|160px|[[Revanasiddeshwara betta]], Avverahalli, Ramanagara]]
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| This region has several tall granitic hills which are famous for many short [[rock climbing|rock climbs]], typically 1 to 2 pitches in length. Grades vary from 5.8 American to 5.11 American. It is home to some of the world's oldest [[granite]] outcrops. Some of the interesting climbs are on the ''Wanakkal wall'' ("Gabbar ki asli pasand", "Labor pain"), on the ''Rainbow wall'' ("UIAA", "Kalia"), on ''Anna-Thamma'' ("Darkness at dawn", "Black Diamond", the name ''Anna-Thama'' means 'elder-brother-younger-brother' in [[Kannada]]).
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| [[Image:Ramdevarabetta.jpg|thumb|Ramdevarabetta showing the cave entrances made for the film ''A Passage to India'']]
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| Another well-known hill is ''Ramadevarabetta''. Along with [[Savandurga]] this was one of the shooting locations for [[David Lean]]'s ''[[A Passage to India (film)|A Passage to India]]''. Small door like grottoes was made in the rock to resemble caves.<ref>[http://www.mapability.com/travel/p2i/marabar_3.html A Passage to India - locations] Accessed December 2006</ref> It was also in this region that the path-breaking [[Hindi cinema|Hindi movie]], [[Sholay]], was shot.
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| Other famous hills in the region include the Revanasideshwara hill and Handigundi. [[Bilikal Rangaswamy Betta]] is a popular tourist spot in the district.
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| These hills have been threatened by quarrying and also plans to carve these hills into statues. The region is covered in scrub forest and is home to threatened bird species such as the [[yellow-throated bulbul]] and [[long-billed vulture]]s.<ref>Subramanya, S. and Naveein, O. C. 2006. Breeding of Long-billed Vulture ''Gyps indicus'' at Ramanagara hills, Karnataka, India. Indian Birds 2(2):32 [http://www.indianbirds.in/download/IB.2.2.VulturesRamnag.pdf Full text] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070728054934/http://www.indianbirds.in/download/IB.2.2.VulturesRamnag.pdf |date=28 July 2007 }}</ref> The hill is today one of the few locations in south India where long-billed vultures nest. The region is also home to numerous [[sloth bear]]s.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.deccanherald.com/deccanherald/jun182005/city2014532005617.asp |title=Declare Handigundi forest area as sloth-bear sanctuary |access-date=November 26, 2007 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070419103448/http://www.deccanherald.com/deccanherald/jun182005/city2014532005617.asp |archive-date=April 19, 2007 }}</ref>
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| ==Closepet granites==
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| [[Image:SouthIndiaGeology.svg|thumb|Distribution of the Closepet granites]]
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| The Closepet granites are a major geological feature of this region and are from the Lower Proterozoic era. This belt of rocks extends in the north-south direction in 50 km belt. This belt has younger potassic granites and is believed to separate two distinct crustal blocks of Archaean age. The block to the west has low-grade granite-greenstone belts with iron-manganese ores and to the east are younger gneiss of granitic and granodioritic composition with gold-bearing schist belts.<ref>[http://www.dae.gov.in/amd/regions/sr.htm Atomic minerals directorate] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071225165714/http://www.dae.gov.in/amd/regions/sr.htm |date=25 December 2007 }}</ref>
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| ==References==
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| ==External links==
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| {{commons category|Ramanagara district}}
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| * [https://ramanagara.nic.in/ Official website]
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| [[Image:Ramanagaram pan.JPG|thumb|left|500px|View from Ramadevarabetta]]
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| [[Category:Ramanagara district| ]]
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| [[Category:2007 establishments in Karnataka]]
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