Why visit Ballari
Townapedia lists 2 museums and landmarks, 19 parks and trails, 8 places to eat, 17 places to stay and 7 attractions in and around town.
Highlights include Ballari Zoo and Kupgal petroglyphs.
Weather in Ballari
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About Ballari
Ballari (Kannada: [bɐɭːaːri], formerly Bellary) is a city in the Ballari district in state of Karnataka, India.
From the Wikipedia article Ballari (this version), under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Travel tips from other travellers: Ballari on Wikivoyage (CC BY-SA 4.0).
Things to do7
Museums and landmarks2
Kupgal petroglyphs
Monument and historic site · 6.5 km
Archaeological site in Karnataka, India
Joladarasi Doddarangegowda Rangamandira
Museum · 0.6 km
Bellary Stadium Rd, Ballari
Parks, trails and playgrounds19
7 more on the map.
Restaurants and cafes8
History
Ballari was a part of Rayalaseema (Ceded Districts) which was part of Madras Presidency till 1 November 1956.
The Ballari city municipal council was upgraded to a city corporation in 2004.
The Union Ministry of Home Affairs of the Government of India approved a proposal to rename the city in October 2014 and Bellary was renamed to "Ballari" on 1 November 2014.
From the History section of Ballari on Wikipedia, under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Where to stay17
Churches and places of worship41
Bellary Youth Prayer Fellowship Church
Church · Protestant · 0.8 km
Fort, Bellary City
St. Anthony's Cathedral
Church · Catholic · 2.7 km
Cowl Bazar Main Road, Bellary City
Sri Ramakrishna Ashrama
Place of worship · 2.2 km
Sri Ramakrishna Vivekananda Rd, Ballari
Shopping2
Gas and EV charging2
Schools, colleges and libraries40
Healthcare93
Map of Ballari
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Getting there and nearby towns
Bellary Airport (BEP) is the nearest airport with scheduled flights listed in OpenStreetMap, 5 km away.
- Kurikuppi 31 km west, about 31 min by car
- Vaddu 32 km west, about 32 min by car
- Donimalai Township 37 km west, about 37 min by car
- Sandūr 41 km west, about 41 min by car
- Uravakonda 42 km southeast, about 42 min by car
- Tekkalakote 44 km north, about 44 min by car
- Kampli 45 km northwest, about 45 min by car
- Guntakal 47 km east, about 47 min by car
- Hosapete 59 km west, about 59 min by car
- Anantapur 90 km southeast, about 1 h 30 min by car
Drive times are estimates from straight-line distance, not routes.
Local news
Headlines from INDB.
Reviews, tips and questions
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Sources and licences
- GeoNames (CC BY 4.0): population, coordinates, regions and time zone
- OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL 1.0): places, airports, map data
- Wikidata (CC0 1.0): elevation, founding date, time zone, website, landmarks and historic places
- Wikimedia Commons (see each image): photos
- Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0): overview and history text
Photo credits
- BellaryFort, Venubannigol ( talk ) ( Uploads ), Public domain
- Ballari railway station platform No.1, Palagiri, CC0
- Ballari-Fort-02, Vikashegde, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Ballari-Fort-01, Vikashegde, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Ballari-Fort-03, Vikashegde, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Ballari gudda, Arvind rahul, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Munithatha-2, Shivanna H, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Bellary Belagayithu, Anoop930, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Bellary Fort in 2019, Ginevrajocosa88, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Bellary Town, Karnataka, Prof tpms, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Human Face Rock Bellary, Photograph owned by J Macey, Public domain
- A smiling child, Bellary, Karnataka, India (2019), Manoj panchamukhi.H, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Naveen Kumar karandi, Sudarshan.hosmane, CC BY-SA 4.0
- ISS043-E-116416 - View of Earth, Earth Science and Remote Sensing Unit , Lyndon B. Johnson Space Center, Public domain
- ISS043-E-116415 - View of Earth, Earth Science and Remote Sensing Unit , Lyndon B. Johnson Space Center, Public domain
- ISS043-E-116414 - View of Earth, Earth Science and Remote Sensing Unit , Lyndon B. Johnson Space Center, Public domain
- ISS043-E-116417 - View of Earth, Earth Science and Remote Sensing Unit , Lyndon B. Johnson Space Center, Public domain
- Rice research fields, Amrut Morade, CC BY-SA 4.0
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