Srinivaspur

Srinivaspur is a town located in the Kolar district of Karnataka state, India. The latitude 13.33 and longitude 78.22 are the geocoordinate of the Srinivaspur. Bangalore is the state capital for Srinivaspur town. It is located around 80.7 km away from Srinivaspur. The other nearest state capital from Srinivaspur is Chennai and its distance is 137.6 km. The other surrounding state capitals are Chennai 225.9 km., Pondicherry 233.2 km., Hyderabad 453.4 km.,EtymologyThe name Srinivaspur is derived from Shree, a term for the god Vishnu, and place of abode. There is a belief that the town was once visited by Vishnu, who stayed there for some-time. In earlier times, the town was also known as Vanavasapura and, even earlier, when it was a small village, as Papanapalli.Geography and climateSrinivasapur is located at. It has an average elevation of 819m. The geographical area of the taluk is 860sqkm.Srinivasapur is one of the five taluks of Kolar district. The taluk is bound by Kolar and Mulbagal taluks of Kolar district, the Chintamani taluk of Chikkaballapura district, and Chittor district in Andhra Pradesh.The nearest towns are Chintamani, Mulbagal, Kurudumale, Kolar, Gownipally, Madanapalli, Punganur, and the Andhra Pradesh towns of Chembakur and B.Kottakota. It is 90km from Bangalore.