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{{About|the district|its eponymous headquarters|Bengaluru}}
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{{Use Indian English|date=July 2025}}
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{{Infobox settlement
| name = Bengaluru North district
| native_name =
| native_name_lang = Kannada
| other_name = Bengaluru Rural district
| nickname =
| settlement_type = [[List of districts of Karnataka|District]]
| image_skyline = {{Photomontage
|size = 250
|photo1a = Hills and Clouds near Doddaballapura.jpg
|photo1b = HoskoteSunset.jpg
|photo2a = Devanahalli Fort view from side.jpg
|photo2b = Ghati Subramanya Temple - panoramio.jpg
|photo3a = Kempegowda International airport from Driveway.jpg
}}
| image_caption = Clockwise from top-left: Hills near [[Doddaballapura]], sunset near [[Hoskote]], [[Ghati Subramanya|Ghati Subramanya Temple]], [[Kempegowda International Airport]], [[Devanahalli Fort]]
| mapframe = yes
| mapframe-point = none
| map_caption = Location in Karnataka
| coordinates = {{coord|13.280602|N|77.622607|E|display=inline,title}}
| subdivision_type = Country
| subdivision_name = {{flag|India}}
| subdivision_type1 = State
| subdivision_name1 = {{flagicon image|Seal of Karnataka.svg|Emblem of Karnataka}} [[Karnataka]]
| seat_type =
| established_title = Formation
| established_date = 15 August 1986
| founder = [[Government of Karnataka]]
| named_for =
| parts_type = [[Taluka]]s
| parts = [[Devanahalli]], [[Doddaballapura]], [[Hoskote]], [[Nelamangala]], [[Dabaspete]], [[Sasalu]]
| leader_title = [[District collector|Deputy Commissioner & Collector]]
| leader_name = Basavaraju A.B ([[Indian Administrative Service|IAS]])
| unit_pref = Metric
| area_footnotes = <ref name=districtcensus/>
| area_rank = 30th
| area_total_km2 = 2,298
| population_total = 990,923
| population_as_of = 2011
| population_density_km2 = auto
| population_demonym =
| population_footnotes = <ref name=districtcensus/>
| demographics_type1 = Languages
| demographics1_title1 = Official
| demographics1_info1 = [[Kannada]]
| leader_name2 = C.K.BABA, IPS<ref>https://bangaloreruralpolice.karnataka.gov.in/25/contact-us/en</ref>
| leader_name3 = [[D. K. Shivakumar]]
| leader_title2 = [[Superintendent of Police]] (SP)
| leader_title3 = District incharge Minister
| timezone1 = [[Indian Standard Time|IST]]
| utc_offset1 = +5:30
| postal_code_type = 
| postal_code =
| area_code_type = Telephone code
| area_code = + 91-80
| registration_plate = * [[Devanahalli]] KA 43
* [[Nelamangala]] KA 52
| website = {{URL|https://bangalorerural.nic.in/en/}}
| footnotes =
| subdivision_type2 = Headquarters
| subdivision_name2 = [[Doddaballapura]]
| leader_title1 = Additional Deputy Commissioner
| leader_name1 = Syeeda iisha ([[Karnataka Administrative Service|KAS]])
}}
'''Bengaluru North district''', (erstwhile '''Bengaluru Rural district'''),<ref name="i182">{{cite web |last=Rajpurohit |first=Pinky |date=2 July 2025 |title=Bengaluru Rural Renamed Bengaluru North; Bagepalli To Now Be Called Bhagyanagara: CM |url=https://news.abplive.com/cities/bengaluru-rural-renamed-bengaluru-north-bagepalli-to-now-be-called-bhagyanagara-cm-siddaramaiah-1784778 |work=ABP Live |access-date=3 July 2025}}</ref> is one of the [[List of districts of Karnataka|31 districts in Karnataka]], India. It was formed in 1986, when [[Bangalore district|Bangalore District]] was divided into Bangalore Rural and [[Bangalore Urban district|Bangalore Urban]].

Presently in Bengaluru North district, there are 4 [[Tehsil|talukas]]:
*[[Devanahalli]]
*[[Nelamangala]]
*[[Doddaballapura]]
*[[Hoskote]]

It has 20 [[hobli]]es, 294 [[village]]s, 3 [[town]]s, 2 [[Cities in India|tier-three cities]], administered by 66 [[Gram panchayat|Village Panchayats (''Grama Panchayitis'')]], ''3'' [[Nagar Palika|Town Municipal Councils (''Purasabes'')]] and 2 [[Nagar Palika|City Municipal Councils (''Nagarsabes'')]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=Village & Panchayats {{!}} Bangalore Rural District, Government of Karnataka {{!}} India |url=https://bangalorerural.nic.in/en/village-panchayats/ |access-date=4 March 2022 |language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Subdivision & Blocks {{!}} Bangalore Rural District, Government of Karnataka {{!}} India |url=https://bangalorerural.nic.in/en/subdivision-blocks/ |access-date=4 March 2022 |language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Karnataka Municipal Data Society |url=http://www.mrc.gov.in/en}}</ref>

Proximity to the city of [[Bengaluru]] has its impact on the district, with a considerable daily commuting population. The rural people are mostly agriculturists, although with the advent of Special Economic Zones in the area, service and IT industries are booming. [[Devanahalli]] is set to be the site of a {{INR}}95 billion Devanahalli Business Park, near the [[Kempegowda International Airport]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.thehindubusinessline.com/2009/09/05/stories/2009090551001700.htm |title=Karnataka focuses on infrastructure development | Business Line |publisher=Thehindubusinessline.com |date=5 September 2009 |access-date=2 March 2016}}</ref>

==District profile==
[[File:Bangalore Rural district Map by Hoblis.jpg|thumb|left]]
According to the 2011 census, the total population of the district was, 990,923 of which 21.65% were urban<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.censusindiamaps.net/page/India_WhizMap/IndiaMap.htm |access-date=27 August 2009 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100111052456/http://www.censusindiamaps.net/page/India_WhizMap/IndiaMap.htm |archive-date=11 January 2010 |title=Census GIS India }}</ref> with a population density of 309 persons per km<sup>2</sup>. Bangalore Rural district has 22.5% of its population belonging to the Scheduled Caste and Scheduled Tribe. Hinduism is the major religion of this district. The Bangalore Rural district is essentially an agriculture district but it has sufficient scope for industrialisation, dairy development and sericulture.

It is the second least populous district in [[Karnataka]] (out of [[List of districts in Karnataka|30]]), after [[Kodagu district|Kodagu]].<ref name="districtcensus"/> 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, 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. There are a number of wineries and quantity of production of wine has been increasing. There is a proposal by the Government of Karnataka to rename Bangalore Rural district to Kempe Gowda. In September 2007, the [[taluk]]s of [[Kanakapura]], [[Ramanagara]], [[Magadi]] and [[Channapatna]] were merged to form the [[Ramanagara]] district.<ref>{{Cite web|title=History of Ramanagara|url=https://ramanagara.nic.in/en/history/|access-date=2 October 2020|language=en-US}}</ref>

==Demographics==
{{historical populations|11=1901|12=2,26,341|13=1911|14=2,38,293|15=1921|16=2,38,783|17=1931|18=2,62,885|19=1941|20=2,95,399|21=1951|22=3,58,106|23=1961|24=4,06,828|25=1971|26=4,84,947|27=1981|28=6,08,535|29=1991|30=7,17,525|31=2001|32=8,50,968|33=2011|34=9,90,923|percentages=pagr|footnote=source:<ref>[http://www.censusindia.gov.in/2011census/PCA/A2_Data_Table.html Decadal Variation In Population Since 1901]</ref>|align=center}}

{{bar box
|title=Religion in Bengaluru Rural district (2011)<ref name="religion">{{Cite web |date=2011 |title=Table C-01 Population by Religion: Karnataka |url=https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog/11378/download/14491/DDW29C-01%20MDDS.XLS |website=censusindia.gov.in |publisher=[[Registrar General and Census Commissioner of India]]}}</ref>
|titlebar=#Fcd116
|left1=Religion
|right1=Percent
|float=left
|bars=
{{bar percent|[[Hinduism in Karnataka|Hinduism]]|darkorange|89.86}}
{{bar percent|[[Islam]]|green|9.31}}
{{bar percent|[[Christianity in Karnataka|Christianity]]|dodgerblue|0.54}}
{{bar percent|Other or not stated|black|0.29}}
}}

According to the [[2011 census of India|2011 census]] Bangalore Rural district has a [[Demographics of India|population]] of 990,923.<ref name="districtcensus">{{Cite web |date=2011 |title=District Census Handbook: Bengaluru Rural |url=https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog/586/download/1992/DH_2011_2929_PART_A_DCHB_BANGALORE_RURAL.pdf |website=censusindia.gov.in |publisher=[[Registrar General and Census Commissioner of India]]}}</ref> This gives it a ranking of 449th in India (out of a total of [[Districts of India|640]]).<ref name=districtcensus/> The district has a population density of {{convert|441|PD/sqkm|PD/sqmi}}.<ref name=districtcensus/> Its [[Family planning in India|population growth rate]] over the decade 2001-2011 was 16.02%.<ref name=districtcensus/> Bangalore Rural has a [[sex ratio]] of 945 [[Women in India|females]] for every 1000 males,<ref name=districtcensus/> and a [[Literacy in India|literacy rate]] of 78.29%. 27.12% of the population lives in urban areas. Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes make up 21.57% and 5.34% of the population respectively.<ref name=districtcensus/>

{{Pie chart
| thumb = left
| caption = Languages of Bengaluru Rural district (2011)<ref name="languages"/>
| label1 = [[Kannada]]
| value1 = 71.67
| color1 = darkslateblue
| label2 = [[Telugu language|Telugu]]
| value2 = 12.84
| color2 = steelblue
| label3 = [[Urdu]]
| value3 = 9.22
| color3 = green
| label4 = [[Tamil language|Tamil]]
| value4 = 3.29
| color4 = royalblue
| label5 = [[Hindi]]
| value5 = 0.96
| color5 = orange
| label6 = Others
| value6 = 2.02
| color6 = grey
}}

At the time of the 2011 census, 71.67% of the population spoke [[Kannada]], 12.84% [[Telugu language|Telugu]], 9.22% [[Urdu]] and 3.29% [[Tamil language|Tamil]] and 0.96% [[Hindi]] as their first language.<ref name="languages">{{Cite web |title=Table C-16 Population by Mother Tongue: Karnataka |url=https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog/10208/download/13320/DDW-C16-STMT-MDDS-2900.XLSX |website=www.censusindia.gov.in |publisher=[[Registrar General and Census Commissioner of India]]}}</ref>

==Villages and census towns==
*[[Dargajogihalli]]

==See also==
*[[One School at a Time]]

==References==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
{{commons category|Bengaluru North district}}
* [https://bangalorerural.nic.in/ Official website]

{{Karnataka topics}}

{{DEFAULTSORT:Bangalore Rural District}}
[[Category:Bengaluru Rural district| ]]
[[Category:Districts of Karnataka]]
[[Category:1986 establishments in Karnataka]]

Bengaluru North district - Revision history

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