STATISTICAL INFORMATION ABOUT BANGALORE (as on 1-10-1998)
Please note: The figures given below are collected from various sources and are approximate.
| Area |
475 Sq.km. |
| Population |
55 lakhs |
| Literacy |
80.5 percent |
| Birth Rate |
27.0 per 1000 |
| Death Rate |
7.2 per 1000 |
| No. of Hospitals and dispensaries |
68 |
| Primary Health Centers |
75 |
| Maternity Homes |
29 |
| Electricity: |
| No. of domestic connections |
1,06,900 |
| No. of AEH connections |
1,08,250 |
| Commercial lighting |
27,369 |
| LT Power Connections |
11,914 |
| HT Power Connections |
57 |
| Street lights |
4,250 |
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| Registered Motor Vehicles |
5,95,000 |
| Private buses |
675 |
| Omnibuses |
2,700 |
| Autorikshas |
36,000 |
| Cars |
1,10,000 |
| Two Wheelers |
6,70,000 |
| Post Offices |
155 |
| Police Stations |
92 |
| Cinema Theatres |
88 |
| No. of Telephone Connections |
1,55,000 |
| No. of Industrial Workers |
6,25,,000 |
| Internet connections |
10,000 |
| E-mail connections |
11,500 |
| No. of Bangalore Metropolitan Transport Corporation (City Transport) Buses |
2100 |
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