Vishwanathapura, Bengaluru Rural district

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Vishwanathapura is a village in Devanahalli taluk of Bengaluru Rural district, Karnataka, India. It covers about 2.3 square kilometers and sits at an elevation of around 930 meters. In 2011, about 1,701 people lived there, with a density of about 740 per square kilometer. The official language is Kannada. The village is 13 km from Devanahalli and 13 km from Doddaballapura, and about 38 km north of Bengaluru. It lies on National Highway 648 between Doddaballapura and Devanahalli. Vishwanathapura is known for growing the Devanahalli pomelo, which has a GI tag. The district administration offices for Bengaluru Rural, including the Deputy Commissioner, Zilla Panchayath, and District Health Officer, are located here, making it the de facto capital of the district. The village also has a police station. PIN 562110; vehicle registration KA-43.