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Ulsoor, or Halasuru, is one of the oldest neighbourhoods in the city of Bangalore. It is located in central Bangalore, and begins roughly near the eastern terminus of MG Road. It is renowned for its numerous temples and market.

Halasuru
Halasooru
Ulsoor
neighbourhood
Halasuru
Coordinates: 12.97°N 77.63°E / 12.97; 77.63
CountryIndia
StateKarnataka
MetroBangalore
Languages
 • OfficialKannada
Time zoneUTC+5:30 (IST)
Vehicle registrationKA-03
Native Girls' School and Preaching-Room, Alasoor, Bangalore (p.184, 1865)[1]
Native Girls' School and Preaching-Room, Alasoor, Bangalore (p.184, 1865)[1]
A Street Scene in India, Outside the Wesleyan Girls School, Bangalore (January 1869, p.7)[2]
A Street Scene in India, Outside the Wesleyan Girls School, Bangalore (January 1869, p.7)[2]
Juggernaut cart in the Ulsoor temple complex in Bangalore, India, around 1870
Juggernaut cart in the Ulsoor temple complex in Bangalore, India, around 1870
Sri Guru Singh Sabha Gurudwara, Ulsoor
Sri Guru Singh Sabha Gurudwara, Ulsoor

History and name


The village of Bangalore is said to have been gifted to Kempe Gowda I (1513–1569) by the Vijayanagar emperors. The Ulsoor Lake was built by his successor, Kempe Gowda II, and is the only surviving tank built by the Gowda kings in Bangalore.[3] The first British military station was set up in Halasuru in 1807.[4]

There used to be a jackfruit orchard near the Ulsoor Lake, and the Kannada name for jackfruit being 'Halasina Hannu', the area came to be known as Halasuru. During the British rule, the name was anglicised to 'Ulsoor'.[citation needed]


Demographics


The population of Ulsoor consists mainly of Kannada speaking population and also few other lingual with a considerable Tamil speaking minority population.[citation needed]

Population: 35891 Male: 20526 Female: 15365 Area (sq. km): 1.68[citation needed]



Location in Context



Bangalore Metro Rail


There are two Bangalore Metro Rail stations[5] located in Ulsoor:


See also


Wikimedia Commons has media related to Ulsoor.

References


  1. "Native Girls School and Preaching-Room, Alasoor, Bangalore - Bangalore Cantonment, 8 July 1865". Wesleyan Juvenile Offering. London: Wesleyan Mission House. XXII: 43–46. December 1865. Retrieved 10 November 2015.
  2. "A Street Scene in India, Outside the Wesleyan Girls School, Bangalore". The Wesleyan Juvenile Offering: A Miscellany of Missionary Information for Young Persons. Wesleyan Missionary Society. New III: 7. January 1869. Retrieved 24 February 2016.
  3. "Halasuru Lake".
  4. "The birth of a cosmopolitan city"[Usurped!] The Hindu. 22 Mar. 2005
  5. "Bangalore Metro: Route Map". Retrieved 24 July 2012.


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