Kellamballi

Coordinates: 11°58′32″N 76°54′15″E / 11.975543°N 76.904253°E / 11.975543; 76.904253

Kellamballi is a small village in Chamarajanagar district of Karnataka state, India.

Kellamballi church
Kellamballi village

LocationEdit

Kellamballi is located between Nanjangud town and Chamarajanagar town on Mysore Chamarajanagar main road. Kellamballi is at a distance of two kilometers from Chamarajanagar town.

AccessEdit

Kellamballi village is easily accessible from Mysore-Chamarajanagar main road. There is a railway station in the village which is called Mariyala Gangavadi railway station.

Post officeEdit

There is a post office (Zilla Adalitha Bhavan) at Kellamballi village and the postal code is 571313.

DemographicsEdit

The people of Kellamballi are chiefly agrarian. A few work in government establishments in Chamarajanagar town. The population of the village is 2,342 living in 513 houses. The area of the village is 1060 hectares.

EconomyEdit

The provincial government has started a Rs.400 crore project on 1`,595 acres of land called Badanaguppe-Kellamballi Industrial Estate which will include sectors like automobile, food processing, textiles, leather, granite and agriculture related industries.[1]

EducationEdit

  • Kellambally School
  • Murukaraj First Grade College

Places of worshipEdit

There is a prominent Hindu ashram called Murukaraj Matt in this village. There is also a little church of the catholic sect in the middle of the village square.

See alsoEdit

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ReferencesEdit

  1. Correspondent (23 June 2015). "CM to launch two projects in Chamarajanagar today" – via www.thehindu.com.