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Revision as of 08:19, 22 October 2005 by Oscarthecat (talk | contribs)(diff) ← Previous revision | Latest revision (diff) | Newer revision → (diff)Bangalore Rural District is one of the 25 districts in Karnataka. It was formed in 1986, when Bangalore district was divided into Bangalore Rural and Bangalore (Urban). Presently in Bangalore Rural district, there are 2 divisions, 8 Talukas, 35 Hoblis (cluster of villages), 1713 inhabited and 177 uninhabited villages, 9 towns, and 229 Gram Panchayats.Proximity to the city of Bangalore has its own impact on the district, with a considerable daily floating population. The rural people are mostly agriculturists with their other occupations serving only as subsidiary to agriculture.
The eastern borders of the district are largely influenced by the neighbouring states of Andhra Pradesh and Tamilnadu. According to the 1991 census, the total population of the district is, 1,673,194 i.e. 860,231 males and 812,963 females with a population density of 309 persons per sq. km. Bangalore Rural district has 22.5% of its population belonging to the Scheduled Caste and Scheduled Tribe. Hinduism, Islam and Christianity are the three main religions in the district with a sizeable population following each of these religions.The Bangalore Rural district is essentially an agriculture district but it has sufficient scope for industrialisation, dairy development and sericulture.
The district is endowed with agricultural and horticultural crops such as ragi, rice, groundnut, sugarcane, castor, grapes, mulberry, etc. There are adequate infrastructural facilities such as transport and communications, banking, credit, and marketing. Though the region is not rich in mineral resources, its non-metallic mineral resources are utilised for bricks, tiles, and stoneware manufacture. For many years now, weaving has also been a major occupation for a large section of the population. The soil and such climatic conditions are congenial for the cultivation of mulberry, rearing of silkworms, and production of silk, besides other agro-based industries.