Bellary is currently served by Vidyanagar Airport, located at the JSW Steel Ltd. complex, Toranagallu in Sanduru Taluk, 40 kilometres from Bellary. Bangalore based Charter airline, Taneja Aerospace and Aviation Ltd (TAAL), operate sightseeing charter flights to Hampi and Mysore since October 2002. International Airport
The city is served by the North East Karnataka Road Transport Corporation (NEKRTC), offering travel services to almost all parts of Karnataka, many parts of Andhra Pradesh, Chennai, Pune and many parts of Maharastra. Additionally, a sizable number of private businesses offer travel services to important destinations.
Bellary was ruled in succession by the Mauryas, the Satavahanas, the Pallavas, the Kadambas, the Badami Chalukyas, the Rashtrakutas, the Kalyani Chalukyas, the Southern Kalachuryas, the Sevuna Yadavas, and the Hoysalas, and also ruled briefly by the Cholas during the wars between Kalyani Chalukyas and the Cholas.
Situated in a naturally arid region with semi-desert flora, the city has slowly accumulated greenery over the past few decades due to the collective efforts of the city residents, the regional forest department and the municipal council/corporation. The following is a short list of major green spaces in the city:
Numerous neolithic archeological sites have been discovered around Bellary, such as the ash mounds at Sanganakallu, Budhihal, Kudithini, Tekkalakote, Hiregudda and Kupgal. The Sanganakallu settlement, spread over an area of 1,000 acres (4.0 km2), is one of the largest neolithic complexes known around Bellary.
The main inter-city bus station is located in the now empty Nalla Cheruvu (???? ??????) basin. This is a new improvement over the older bus stand located near Gadigi Chennappa Circle. The old bus stand still serves state owned buses which connect rural locations and city buses.
In 1808 AD, the ceded districts were split into the Bellary and Kadapa districts, and in 1867 AD the Bellary Municipal Council was created. Further, in 1882 AD, Anantapuram district was carved out of the Bellary District. The Maratha princely state of Sandur was surrounded by Bellary district.
Established in 1981, this zoo and children’s park covers nearly 2.4 hectares and hosts a variety of fauna including Blackbuck, Spotted deer (Chital), Jackal, Crocodile, Indian Peafowl, Cobra, Python, Bear, Panther, Boar, etc. This zoo is due to be relocated to a new facility. Kaategudda Park
This academic institute with an adjoining medical college hospital was commissioned in 1966, and currently has 680 beds. It is locally known as OPD, which refers to the Out Patient Department of the hospital located in the Cantonment. Women & Children’s Hospital or The District Hospital
The second legend is that the city is named after Indra, the king of Gods, who slew a Rakshasa (demon) named Balla who lived nearby. Balla-ari means ‘enemy of Balla’ (ari – enemy in Sanskrit). The third legend derives the city’s name from the old Kannada word Vallari and Vallapuri.
The city is host to a number of Hindu temples of varying antiquity, examples being the Bellary Durgamma temple in the Gandhinagar area, the Malleshwara temple in the Fort area, the Laxminarayana temple on Brahmin Street and the Yogini Kolhapuri Mahalakshmi temple at Vidyanagar.
This is a major route for mining trucks transporting iron and manganese ore from the Sanduru hill ranges to the sea port at Mangalore and Karwar. This highway also connects the city to Hubli, Hospet and Hampi. State Highway 19, connecting Bidar to Srirangapatna.
Yogini Kolhapuri Mahalakshmi temple at Vidyanagar, Bellary. Bellary Fort is a place of historical, archeological and geological interest. Daytime is most suitable for visits. The hill fort is illuminated on Sundays and days of national importance.
The Municipal High School was bifurcated in the 1950s and the Municipal Muslim High School located in the Fort area was later renamed Moulana Abul Kalam Azad High School. Janaab Meer Mohammed Hussain became the headmaster of the new school.
The old school building has been demolished to give way to a modern building. However, the facade of the older structure has been retained as a ‘heritage structure’. The adjoining convent and church remain intact. St. John’s School Complex
2.Eeshwara Gudda , behind the Anaadi Lingeshwara Temple in Parvati Nagar-Shastri Nagar area. This has now been quarried extensively and almost flattened with all loose boulders removed, making way for residential occupation.(wikimapia)
This school in the Cantonment was founded in 1885. In 1901, a technical class was run at the high school by the nuns of the Order of Good Shepherd, and the pupils were almost all Europeans or Eurasians. Wardlaw Composite Jr. College
Most graduate education in Bellary falls under the jurisdiction of Gulbarga University and Visvesvaraya Technological University. The following is an abridged list of educational institutions of historical importance in the city:
Raayadurga town in Andhra Pradesh, located 40 km from the city, features a hill fort of more antiquity than the Bellary Fort. The hill is also host to a wide variety of wild life, including peafowl. bears, jackals, and panthers.
Donimalai, Sanduru and Narihalla Dam on the Sanduru hill range are places of natural beauty. The Kollur Mookambika Water Sports facility features boating and other water sports in the back waters of the Narihalla Dam.
The 500 MW Bellary Thermal Power Thermal Station (BTPS) is located 19 km away from the city at Kuditini village. This is the second thermal plant in Karnataka, after the Raichur Thermal Power Thermal Station.
The city is surrounded by numerous iron and steel plants, owing to the availability of huge deposites of iron and manganese ore in the Sanduru hill ranges and surroundings. The following is an abridged list :
This highway connects the city to Raichur, Gulbarga and Bidar in the north and Bangalore and Mysore in the south. State Highway 132, connecting the city with Adoni, Kurnool, Vinukonda, Guntur, Vijayawada.
Malepaty Sreenivasulu Setty – One of the oldest bankers, philanthropist; politician and theosophist; served as a treasurer of congress, Member of Z.R.U.C.C and currently a political advisor to Congress.
The following is a partial list of buildings built during the British colonial period. Although many of them having been partially modified, they retain a typical colonial British style of architecture.
Rai Bahadur A. Sabhapathy Mudaliar – Philanthropist; The Women & Children’s Hospital or The District Hospital was initially named after him, following his donation of land and building to the hospital.
The other hill is called Kumbara Gudda (wikimapia). When viewed from the south-east it looks like the profile of a human face and is therefore also known as Face Hill. Others
Locally known as the TB Sanitarium/Sanatorium, it was started in 1929 during British rule and is spread over a spacious area of 20 acres (81,000 m2) in the Cantonment area. The Urban Health Center
Gali Janardhan Reddy – Chairman, OMCPL, and incumbent Minister for State Tourism Development in the Karnataka Legislative Assembly {Presently in Hyd Chenchaguda Jail because of a mining scam).
The fort was ranked as 1st class by the British Administration. This fort gave Bellary its ancient importance, and led to its selection by the British rulers as the site for a cantonment.
Kuntegadda Park (the Golden Jubilee Park or Dr. Rajkumar Park) is a paid-entry urban park suitable for people of all ages. It features a musical fountain show in the evenings.
Tekur Subramanyam – Indian Freedom Fighter, First post-independence MP of Bellary, elected thrice in a row since 1952, Political Secretary to Prime Minister Jawaharlal Nehru
Bellary is well connected by road to different parts of Karnataka, Andhra Pradesh, Maharashtra and Goa. The following are the major highways passing through the city :
During British rule, Bellary was served by The Southern Mahratta Railway, connecting Bellary with Hubballi on the west and Guntakallu on the east, and thus to Madras.
Haji Syed Abdul Salam – one of the leading entrepreneurs of Bellary and his son Syed Abdul Thawab – amongst the first in the mining business in the early 1960s.
This temple can still be found in the fort area of the city, and an annual festival and fair dedicated to Shiva is conducted at the temple premises even today.
The Gavisiddeshwara temple is a place of religious importance, located 25 km away from the city in the Hirehaalu mandal of Raayadurga taluk in Andhra Pradesh.
Bahaddoor S. Seshagiri Rao – Former principal of the Municipal High school, national award winning teacher and associate of the Gandhi Bhavan in Bellary.
The old school building has been retained as a ‘heritage building’ but it is not used. Classes are held in newer buildings. St. Joseph’s School Complex
Most medical facilities are owned and maintained by the government, under the jurisdiction of VIMS. The most prominent hospitals in the city are:
The Bellary city municipal council was upgraded to a city corporation in 2004. Bellary’s population was 409,644 according to the 2011 census.
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