Bengaluru Rural District

Karnataka

Bengaluru Rural district is one of the districts of Karnataka. Its administrative headquarters is at Bengaluru. It covers 2,295 sq km and had a population of 9,90,923 at the 2011 census, a density of 432 people per square kilometre. Electorally it is covered by 1 Lok Sabha constituency and 4 assembly segments.

District Headquarters
Bengaluru
Area
2,295 sq km
Population
9.91 Lakh
(2011)
Population Density
432 /km²
Literacy Rate
77.93%
Sex Ratio
946
per 1,000 males
OverviewAdministrationLok SabhaAssemblyRepresentativesElection HistoryPolitical GeographyKey Facts

Bengaluru Rural District Overview

Census 2011

Key demographic and social figures for Bengaluru Rural district.

Total Population
9.91 Lakh
Male Population
5.09 Lakh
Female Population
4.82 Lakh
Rural Population
7.21 Lakh
Urban Population
2.70 Lakh
Scheduled Caste
2.18 Lakh
Scheduled Tribe
52,100
Literacy Rate
77.93%
Population Density
432 /km²
Sex Ratio
946
females per 1,000 males
Male literacy 84.82%Female literacy 70.63%

District Administration

Administrative structure of Bengaluru Rural district.

4
Tehsils
4
Blocks
40
Nyay Panchayats
105
Gram Panchayats
1,051
Villages
Headquarters
Bengaluru
Languages
Kannada, Telugu
Census Year
2011
Coordinates
13.22° N, 77.58° E

Lok Sabha Constituencies Covering Bengaluru Rural

(1)

A district can be covered by several Lok Sabha constituencies, and a constituency can reach into more than one district.

Bangalore Rural

Constituency No. 23 · General
Primary
C. N. Manjunath
C. N. Manjunath
Bharatiya Janata Party
Member of Parliament
Assembly segments in this district
  • Hosakote
  • Devanahalli
  • Doddaballapur
  • Nelamangala
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Assembly Constituencies Covering Bengaluru Rural

(4)

Assembly constituencies form the segments within Lok Sabha constituencies.

Hosakote
No. 178 · Bangalore Rural
SG
Sharath Kumar Bache Gowda
Indian National Congress
MLA
Devanahalli
No. 179 · Bangalore Rural
KM
K.H. Muniyappa
Indian National Congress
MLA
Doddaballapur
No. 180 · Bangalore Rural
DM
Dheeraj Muniraj
Bharatiya Janata Party
MLA
Nelamangala
No. 181 · Bangalore Rural
NS
N. Srinivas
Indian National Congress
MLA

Your Representatives from Bengaluru Rural

(5)

Members of Parliament and of the Legislative Assembly representing Bengaluru Rural district.

  • C. N. Manjunath
    C. N. Manjunath
    Bharatiya Janata Party
    MP
    Bangalore Rural · No. 23
  • SG
    Sharath Kumar Bache Gowda
    Indian National Congress
    MLA
    Hosakote · No. 178
  • KM
    K.H. Muniyappa
    Indian National Congress
    MLA
    Devanahalli · No. 179
  • DM
    Dheeraj Muniraj
    Bharatiya Janata Party
    MLA
    Doddaballapur · No. 180
  • NS
    N. Srinivas
    Indian National Congress
    MLA
    Nelamangala · No. 181

Election History

Lok Sabha

Bangalore Rural · No. 23

  1. 202418th Lok SabhaBJPC. N. Manjunath
    Votes 10,79,002Vote share 56.06%Margin 2,69,647
    1. 1. C. N. Manjunath · BJP10,79,002 (56.06%)
    2. 2. D. K. Suresh · INC8,09,355 (42.05%)
    3. 3. Chinnappa Y. · BSP12,100 (0.63%)
  2. 201917th Lok SabhaINCD. K. Suresh
    Votes 8,78,258Vote share 54.15%Margin 2,06,870
    1. 1. D. K. Suresh · INC8,78,258 (54.15%)
    2. 2. Ashwathnarayan Gowda · BJP6,71,388 (41.39%)
    3. 3. Dr. C. N. Manjunath · Independent18,210 (1.12%)
  3. 201416th Lok SabhaINCD. K. Suresh
    Votes 6,52,723Vote share 44.85%Margin 2,31,480
    1. 1. D. K. Suresh · INC6,52,723 (44.85%)
    2. 2. Muniraju Gowda P. · BJP4,21,243 (28.95%)
    3. 3. Prabhakar Reddi R. · JD(S)3,17,870 (21.84%)

Political Geography

Understanding the administrative and electoral structure.

Karnataka
State
Bengaluru Rural
District
1 Lok Sabha
No. 23
4 Assembly
No. 178, 179, 180, 181

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Bengaluru Rural District at a Glance

State
Karnataka
Headquarters
Bengaluru
Area
2,295 sq km
Population
9.91 Lakh
Population density
432 per km²
Sex ratio
946 per 1,000 males
Literacy rate
77.93%
Languages
Kannada, Telugu
Tehsils
4
Blocks
4
Gram panchayats
105
Villages
1,051
Lok Sabha seats
1
Assembly segments
4
Census year
2011
Sources & data
  • Census of India (2011)
  • Election Commission of India
  • Government of Karnataka
Compiled from public records
Figures are as complete as the underlying records.
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