Andersonpet Explained

Andersonpet
Settlement Type:village
Pushpin Map:India Karnataka#India
Pushpin Label Position:left
Pushpin Map Caption:Location in Karnataka, India
Coordinates:12.9347°N 78.2729°W
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name: India
Subdivision Type1:State
Subdivision Name1:Karnataka
Established Title:Established
Established Date:1904
Unit Pref:Metric
Population Density Km2:auto
Demographics Type1:Languages
Demographics1 Title1:Official
Demographics1 Info1:Kannada
Timezone1:IST
Utc Offset1:+5:30

Andersonpet is a township of Kolar Gold Fields, located in the Kolar district on Karnataka, India. [1] It is situated in Kolar District of Karnataka state and having pin code of 563113.

History

Established in 1904, Andersonpet is named after an officer of British India. In its early years, the township was locally known as "Beer Shop", as it housed the only government-licensed liquor store in the entire Kolar Gold Fields area.[2]

Places of interest

Champion Reefs situated in Andersonpet goes down to 17,000 feet and is the deepest mine in Asia. Andersonpet also has many bungalows and houses built in the Victorian style by the British for use by their officers.

One bank CORPORATION BANK KOLAR - KARNATAKA is situated at village. [3] Aristotle College of Education is situated in village. It is for higher education. [4]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Andersonpet village. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20150710075602/http://pincode.net.in:80/KARNATAKA/KOLAR/A/ANDERSONPET . 10 July 2015 .
  2. Book: Bridget White . Kolar Gold Fields - Down Memory Lane: Paeans to Lost Glory! . 10 August 2012 . 20 August 2010 . AuthorHouse . 978-1-4520-4459-0 . 26–.
  3. Web site: Village bank.
  4. Web site: Higher education college.