Bengaluru (Urban) District, Karnataka

Bengaluru (Urban) (ಬೆಂಗಳೂರು ನಗರ) is the bustling capital district of Karnataka and the undisputed technological, economic, and innovation powerhouse of India. Known globally as the Silicon Valley of India and the Garden City, Bengaluru is perched at an invigorating altitude of 920 metres above sea level, endowing it with a year-round salubrious and pleasant climate.

Covering an area of 2,196 square kilometres, Bengaluru Urban recorded a population of 9,621,551 in the 2011 Census of India, functioning as the primary economic engine of Karnataka. The city was founded in 1537 CE by the visionary chieftain Nadaprabhu Kempegowda I, who erected a mud fort and designated four boundary watchtowers that still mark the historic skyline.

Bengaluru Urban hosts India's premier aerospace, defence, biotechnology, and information technology corporations, alongside monumental landmarks like the neo-Dravidian Vidhana Soudha, Bangalore Palace, and lush botanical gardens like Lalbagh and Cubbon Park. Browse the taluks, wards, and villages below to access comprehensive civic data.

Bengaluru's antiquity is confirmed by a 9th-century CE Ganga stone inscription discovered in Begur village containing the earliest written reference to Bengalooru. In 1537 CE, Nadaprabhu Kempegowda I, a feudatory under the Vijayanagara Empire, built a mud fortress and founded the planned commercial city with dedicated artisan petes.

In 1687 CE, the Mughals captured Bengaluru and sold it to Chikkadevaraja Wodeyar of the Kingdom of Mysore. Hyder Ali and Tipu Sultan fortified the stone fort and developed the world-renowned Lalbagh Botanical Garden. Following the Fourth Anglo-Mysore War in 1799, the British established the Bangalore Cantonment in 1809.

After India's independence, Chief Minister Kengal Hanumanthaiah commissioned the majestic Vidhana Soudha in 1956. From the 1980s onward, Bengaluru pioneered India's IT revolution, becoming the home of global software icons like Infosys and Wipro.

Bengaluru Urban sits atop the Ridge of the Mysore Plateau at an average elevation of 920 metres, making it one of the highest major metropolitan centres in India. It is bordered by Bengaluru Rural to the north and east, and Ramanagara to the west and south.

The district straddles the water divide between the Arkavathi (Cauvery basin) to the west and the Dakshina Pinakini to the east. Historically, a cascading system of hundreds of interconnected man-made lakes (keres) provided drinking water and groundwater recharge.

The administrative machinery of Bengaluru (Urban) district is organized into several revenue taluks, each administered by a Tahsildar under the supervision of the Deputy Commissioner and District Magistrate. Local rural governance is delivered through three tiers of Panchayati Raj institutions: the Zilla Panchayat at the district level, Taluk Panchayats, and Gram Panchayats serving rural village clusters.

Explore the interactive taluk cards and accordion directory below to discover verified counts of Gram Panchayats, inhabited hamlets, and canonical revenue villages registered in the national Local Government Directory (LGD).

Bengaluru Urban is the fourth largest technology cluster in the world, generating over 35 percent of India's total software and IT service exports. Global IT hubs like Electronic City and Manyata Tech Park house tens of thousands of technology companies.

Beyond software, Bengaluru is India's Aerospace and Space Capital, hosting the headquarters of ISRO (Indian Space Research Organisation), HAL (Hindustan Aeronautics Limited), DRDO laboratories, and Bharat Electronics Limited (BEL). It is also India's foremost startup hub with over 40 tech unicorns.

While predominantly urbanized, the peripheral revenue villages of Bengaluru Urban engage in specialized floriculture, greenhouse cultivation, organic vegetables, and nursery plant cultivation serving city markets.

Horticultural research stations in Hessarghatta lead national research in fruit breeding, ornamental horticulture, and elite livestock genetics.

Bengaluru Urban is India's foremost intellectual capital, hosting the world-renowned Indian Institute of Science (IISc), the National Law School of India University (NLSIU), the Indian Institute of Management Bangalore (IIMB), and Bangalore University.

Medical education is anchored by Bangalore Medical College and Research Institute (BMCRI), NIMHANS (National Institute of Mental Health and Neurosciences), and St. John's Medical College.

The KarnatakaInfo.com database holds 6,230 school records for Bengaluru (Urban) district (UDISE+). This dataset covers schools only; colleges and universities appear in the text above where verified.

• Pr. Up Pr. and Secondary Only2,184
• Primary with Upper Primary1,577
• Primary710
• Higher Secondary only/Jr. College655
• Pr. with Up.Pr. Sec. and H.Sec.583
• Secondary Only452
• Secondary with Higher Secondary40
• Upper Pr. and Secondary21
• Up. Pr. Secondary and Higher Sec5
• Upper Primary only3

School listings are available on each village and taluk page.

Bengaluru is an internationally acclaimed destination for medical tourism, home to super-specialty institutions like NIMHANS, Sri Jayadeva Institute of Cardiovascular Sciences, Narayana Health City, Kidwai Memorial Institute of Oncology, and Victoria Hospital.

The database records 1,549 public health facilities in Bengaluru (Urban) district. This is the dataset available on KarnatakaInfo.com and should not be read as a complete list of all hospitals.

• Immunisation Facility1,231
• PHC297
• CHC21

Bengaluru (Urban) offers a remarkable variety of historical, cultural, and natural tourism destinations, spanning ancient stone temples, fortresses, scenic river ghats, and wildlife sanctuaries.

Visitors explore diverse heritage circuits across the district that showcase Karnataka's architectural excellence and natural splendour.

Bengaluru Urban possesses a rich cultural life where age-old traditions thrive alongside cosmopolitan modernity. The 800-year-old Bengaluru Karaga Shaktyotsava, celebrated at the Dharmaraya Swamy Temple, is the city's oldest continuous festival.

The historic Kadalekai Parishe (Groundnut Fair) in Basavanagudi, classical music concerts at Bangalore Gayana Samaja, and experimental Kannada theater at Ranga Shankara define the city's artistic soul.

Bengaluru is celebrated for its iconic South Indian breakfast culture, famous for crisp Benne Masala Dosa, piping-hot Filter Coffee, fluffy Idlis with coconut chutney, Bisi Bele Bath, and Kesari Bath.

Legendary heritage eateries like Vidyarthi Bhavan, MTR (Mavalli Tiffin Room), and CTR (Central Tiffin Room) have delighted patrons for nearly a century.

Bangalore granite and gneiss formations have supplied stone for monuments across southern India. Urban lung spaces like Cubbon Park (300 acres) and Bannerghatta National Park in the southern fringes preserve rich biological diversity.

The city's lakes, including Ulsoor, Sankey, and Agara, provide ecological wetlands within the urban expanse.

Bengaluru Urban has world-class connectivity. Namma Metro operates extensive Purple and Green corridors. Krantivira Sangolli Rayanna (Bengaluru City) and Sir M. Visvesvaraya Terminal (SMVT) are primary railway terminals.

Kempegowda International Airport (BLR) connects Bengaluru directly with global capitals across North America, Europe, Asia, and the Middle East.

KarnatakaInfo.com brings together the administrative hierarchy of Bengaluru (Urban) district: its taluks, Gram Panchayat counts and revenue villages. Each taluk has a village directory, and each village has a profile with Census population and literacy figures where available, land-use data, nearby schools, healthcare facilities, post offices, nearby tourist attractions and distances to the nearest bus and railway stations.