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Bangarapet ( Kannada ಬಂಗಾರಪೇಟೆ )is a town in Kolar District in the India n State of Karnataka . It is the last railway junction in Karnataka before entering Andhra Pradesh and Tamil Nadu . Bangarapet was originally called as Bowringpet, named after an officer working in the Kolar Gold Fields. This town came into existence as the connecting point for the traffic between the gold fields and Bangalore. Bangarapet is bordered by both Andhra Pradesh and Tamil Nadu This town was famous in karnataka for rice trading. The popular languages spoken here are Kannada, Telugu ,Tamil,Urdu & Hindi. GEOGRAPHY Bangarapet is located at . Falling Rain Genomics, Inc - Bangarapet It has an average elevation of 843 Metre s (2765 Feet ). Kannada is the major language and next is Telugu and Tamil in this region. DEMOGRAPHICS As Of 2001 India Census , Bangarapet had a population of 58,000. Males constitute 51% of the population and females 49%. Bangarapet has an average literacy rate of 72%, higher than the national average of 59.5%; with 54% of the males and 46% of females literate. 12% of the population is under 6 years of age. During the British times Bangarpet was known as Bowringpet. REFERENCES Bangarapet is very close Kolar Gold fields (KGF) which is one of the country's hub for Gold. |
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