Dobbaspet

Dobbaspete (officially, Somapura) is a village located in Nelamangala Taluka of Bengaluru Rural District in the Indian state of Karnataka.

Dobbaspete
Somapura
Village
Country India
StateKarnataka
DistrictBengaluru Rural[1]
Government
 • TypeGrama panchayat
 • BodySomapura Grama Panchayat
Languages
 • OfficialKannada
Time zoneUTC+5:30 (IST)
PIN
562111
Vehicle registrationKA-52

Geography

It is part of Bengaluru Metropolitan Region. It is named after Major General Richard Stewart Dobbs[2] of British Indian Army and the first collector of Tumakuru District. Dobbaspete is directly connected 51 km away from state capital Bengaluru along NH 48 South-Eastbound, 22 km away from taluka headquarters Nelamangala along NH 48 South-Eastbound, 19 km away from Tumakuru along NH 48 North-Westbound, 35 km away from Doddaballapura along NH 648 Eastbound, 38km away from Koratagere along SH 3 Northbound, 8 km away from popular Hindu pilgrimage site of Shivagange along NH 948A Southbound. [3]

Economy

Due to it being part of Bengaluru Metropolitan Region and very close proximity to towns such as Tumakuru and well connected by a Golden quadrilateral NH 48, it has a KIADB Industrial Area housing many major industries related to mechanical, automobile, electrical engineering, etc.

References
  1. "Bangalore is now Bengaluru". November 2014.
  2. "Reminiscences of Life in Mysore, South Africa, and Burmah". G. Herbert. 1882.
  3. Shivagange karnataka.com.

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