Bangarapet

Bangarapet is a town in Kolar district in the Indian state of Karnataka. Bangarapet is the headquarters of the taluk of Bangarpet. Bangarpet was originally called Bowringpet, named after an officer working in the Kolar Gold Fields. This town came into existence as the connecting point of traffic between the gold fields and Bangalore.This town is known in Karnataka for its rice trading.Ancient HistoryAccording to Ramcharitamanasa, Sita Devi, after being banished by her husband, lived in the ashram of Valmiki situated in today's Avani in Mulbalgal taluk. This is where Lord Rama and Sita Devi's twin sons, Lava and Kusha, were born.Sita Devi, while being in the ashram, used to wander bare foot around the present area of Bangarpet. Legend has it that, the places where Sita wandered bare foot turned into gold mines because of the blessing of Goddess Lakshmi. Bangara or Bangaram in Kannada and Telugu respectively means gold. Hence the name of the town 'Bangarpet'. The Kolar gold fields situated very close to Bangarpet testifies this piece of history.RoadBangarpet is connected by State Highway No. 5 up to Kolar and then by National Highway No. 4 up to Bangalore. The distance through road is approximately 90 km.It takes about 15 km to get connected to NH4 ROAD(Bangalore to Chennai) & 30 km to next nearest district kuppam which of andhra pradeshRailwayBangarapet railway station is the last railway junction in Karnataka before the Bangalore-Chennai line enters Andhra Pradesh and Tamil Nadu. Bangarpet is approximately 71 km from Bangalore City via rail route. People travelling to Kolar Gold Fields (KGF) need to change trains here while travelling in trains bound to Bangalore or Chennai. Around 50 thousand people travel by train from Bangarpet to Bangalore to earn their livelihood.