Basic information

| Field | Information | |---|---| | Official Name | Bengaluru | | Common Name | Bangalore / Bengaluru | | Native Name(s) | ಬೆಂಗಳೂರು (Kannada) | | Nicknames | Silicon Valley of India; Garden City of India | | Motto | _Data not readily available for this location._ | | Geographic Level | City | | Country | India | | State/Province | Karnataka | | Capital | Capital of Karnataka | | Government Type | Municipal corporation under the Bruhat Bengaluru Mahanagara Palike (BBMP), within the state government system of Karnataka | | Date Founded | Modern city traditionally traced to 1537, when Kempe Gowda I established a mud fort and market town | | Time Zone | Indian Standard Time (IST), UTC+5:30 | | Latitude | Approximately 12.9716° N | | Longitude | Approximately 77.5946° E | | Elevation | About 900 m (2,950 ft) above sea level | | Total Area | About 741 sq km (BBMP administrative area; figures vary by boundary used) | | Population | About 8.4 million in the 2011 Census for the city; the larger urban agglomeration exceeded 8.5 million and has since grown substantially | | Population Density | _Data not readily available for this location._ | | ZIP/Postal Codes | Multiple PIN codes across the city, commonly beginning with 5600xx | | Area Codes | +91-80 | | Official Languages | Kannada (official state language); English widely used in administration, business, and education | | Currency | Indian Rupee (INR) | | Demonym | Bengalurean; Bangalorean |