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These farmers in Hadonahalli village, Doddaballapura District, Karnataka, India, are famous for Jackfruit growing, The tree behind them is very old and has distinct fruit colour & taste. It is very famous among other Jackfruit varieties, This variety is noticed by University of Agricultural Sciences, Bangalore,and working on promotion of the plant cultures. These farmers are clearly happy about the productive and ancient jackfruit tree in the background. A frequent sight in Indian homestead gardens, they give shade and shed plenty of dry leaves to use as garden mulch. Green leaves and roots are occasionally used as medicine. Goats relish these leaves. And the tree remains for centuries and eventually provides valuable timber used in making furniture and musical instruments. And above all there are the delicious fruits, a nearly effortless food source for cooking and direct use.
Oak barrels used for aging of wine in a cellar at Grover Zampa Vineyard, Doddaballapura, Karnataka, India.
Doddaballapur Assembly Constituency Map
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Doddaballapura

Karnataka, India · Asia

About Doddaballapura

Doddaballapura sits on the route: 10 minutes from Bāshettihalli, 53km from Wonderla Bangalore.

Doddaballapura is in Karnataka, India, with about 93,000 people. You drive on the left here. The nearest town is Bāshettihalli, about 4 km away.

Doddaballapura is a city and the district headquarters of Bengaluru North district in the state of Karnataka, India. Dodda means "big" in the native language Kannada. It is an industrial city which houses several national companies, and lies 40 km away from Bengaluru. The place is mentioned as Ballalapura thanda in a

Read more record dated 1598 from the local Adinarayana temple. It might have originated from the Hoysala name Ballala, and later become corrupted as Ballapura. It is also believed that the village derived its name from a cow used to drop one 'balla' of milk over a certain anthill and this omen led to the foundation of the town. From 'balla' the name Ballapura was thus derived.

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Within an hour or so of Doddaballapura: Mavalli Tiffin Rooms (MTR) (38 km), Wonderla Bangalore (53 km), Lepakshi (58 km).

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Doddaballapura is in Karnataka, India, about 4 km from Bāshettihalli.

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Quick Information

Population
93,105
Continent
Asia
Country
India
Region
Karnataka
Timezone
Asia/Kolkata
Coordinates
13.2945, 77.5378

Emergency & Services

Essential numbers in India

Police
100
Ambulance
102
Fire
101
All emergencies
112
Driving side
left
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Worth the detour from Doddaballapura

3 notable places within an hour's drive.

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Mavalli Tiffin Rooms (MTR)

A Bangalore institution on Lalbagh Road that began as the Brahmin Coffee Club in 1924 and claims to have invented rava idli during wartime rice rationing. Marble tables and queues out the door.

38 km · about 45 min drive

landmark

Wonderla Bangalore

India's premier amusement park near Bangalore with over 60 rides including land and water attractions.

53 km · about 60 min drive

landmark

Lepakshi

A Vijayanagara temple town famous for its hanging pillar that barely touches the floor, huge Ramayana ceiling murals, and a 4.5 m monolithic Nandi carved from a single granite boulder.

58 km · about 65 min drive

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Year-round

Tropical latitude: plan around the wet season rather than temperature.

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