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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>]]
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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]]
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[[File:Gurudwara in Bangalore..jpg|right|thumb|Sri Guru Singh Sabha Gurudwara, Ulsoor]]
{{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)&lt;ref name=Offering1864a&gt;{{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}}&lt;/ref&gt;]]
'''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.
[[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)&lt;ref name="Juvenile1869"&gt;{{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}}&lt;/ref&gt;]]
[[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]]
'''Halasuru''', known as '''Ulsoor''' during the [[British Raj|British Rule]], is one of the oldest neighbourhoods in the city of [[Bengaluru]]. It is in central Bengaluru, and begins near the eastern terminus of [[M G Road, Bangalore|Mahatma Gandhi Raste]]. 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>{{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.&lt;ref&gt;{{cite web|title=Halasuru Lake|url=https://www.bengaloorutourism.com/halasuru-lake.php}}&lt;/ref&gt; The first [[British Empire|British]] military station was established in Halasuru in 1807.&lt;ref name=History&gt;{{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&lt;/ref&gt;
 
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 ==
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}}
 


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


==Bangalore Metro Rail==
== Bengaluru 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 2022}}</ref> located in Ulsoor:
There are two [[Namma Metro]] Rail stations&lt;ref&gt;{{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 }}&lt;/ref&gt; in Halasuru:
*Ulsoor (Located on Old Madras Road, at the end closer to CMH Road)
*Halasuru (on Old Madras Road, at the end closer to CMH Road)
*Trinity (Located at Trinity Circle)
*Trinity (at Trinity Circle)


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


==References==
==References==
{{reflist}}
{{reflist}}{{Bengaluru topics}}
 
 
{{Neighbourhoods of Bangalore}}
 
[[Category:Neighbourhoods in Bangalore]]
[[Category:Bangalore Civil and Military Station]]
[[Category:Bangalore Civil and Military Station]]
[[Category:Neighbourhoods in Central Bengaluru]]
{{BangaloreUrban-geo-stub}}
{{BangaloreUrban-geo-stub}}

Revision as of 15:23, 26 February 2026

Halasuru
Ulsoor
neighbourhood
Halasuru is located in Bengaluru
Halasuru
Halasuru
Coordinates: 12°58′N 77°38′E / 12.97°N 77.63°E / 12.97; 77.63
CountryIndia
StateKarnataka
MetroBangalore
Languages
 • OfficialKannada
 • SpokenKannada, Tamil, Telugu, Urdu, Hindi and English
Time zoneUTC+5:30 (IST)
PIN
560008,560042
Vehicle registrationKA-03
Native Girls' School and Preaching-Room, Alasoor, Bangalore (p.184, 1865)<ref name=Offering1864a>"Native Girls School and Preaching-Room, Alasoor, Bangalore - Bangalore Cantonment, 8 July 1865". Wesleyan Juvenile Offering. XXII. London: Wesleyan Mission House: 43–46. December 1865. Retrieved 10 November 2015.</ref>
A Street Scene in India, Outside the Wesleyan Girls School, Bangalore (January 1869, p.7)<ref name="Juvenile1869">"A Street Scene in India, Outside the Wesleyan Girls School, Bangalore". The Wesleyan Juvenile Offering: A Miscellany of Missionary Information for Young Persons. New III. Wesleyan Missionary Society: 7. January 1869. Retrieved 24 February 2016.</ref>

File:KITLV 92036 - Unknown - Juggernaut cart in the Ulsoor temple complex in Bangalore, India - Around 1870.tif

Sri Guru Singh Sabha Gurudwara, Halasuru

Halasuru, known as Ulsoor during the British Rule, is one of the oldest neighbourhoods in the city of Bengaluru. It is in central Bengaluru, and begins near the eastern terminus of Mahatma Gandhi Raste. It is renowned for its numerous temples and market.

History and name

The village of Bangalore is said to have been gifted to Kempe Gowda I (1513–1569) by the 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>"Halasuru Lake".</ref> The first British military station was established in Halasuru in 1807.<ref name=History>"The birth of a cosmopolitan city"[usurped] 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.[citation needed]

Location in Context

Bengaluru Metro Rail

There are two Namma Metro Rail stations<ref>"Bangalore Metro: Route Map". Archived from the original on 31 July 2012. Retrieved 24 July 2012.</ref> in Halasuru:

  • Halasuru (on Old Madras Road, at the end closer to CMH Road)
  • Trinity (at Trinity Circle)

See also

References

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