Country India PIN 563118 Vidhan Sabha constituency K.G.F Nearest cities Bengaluru, Kolar district | State Karnataka Nearest city Bangalore, Kolar wards 04 | |
 | ||
Coromandel is a "GATE WAY OF KGF", a mining area in Kolar Gold Fields(KGF), Karnataka, India. Where major mining units are located.
Contents
History
Before the arrival of British this land was vast plains with ups and downs. The people were in a few numbers in this semi-arid landscape, British later took rights from the Maharaja of Mysore and started mining in small scale and later they imported machinery and equipment from the London. Mining started in massive production of gold in the depth of gold pits.
Population
The majority of people are came from Tamil Nadu.The British were brought them here to work in the gold mine around the 1860s, because near by villagers are refused to work in depth of gold pits and few Telugu speaking people are came from Chittor, Kuppam which is near to Kolar Gold Fields.
Mining shaft
During the British rule Coromandel is the major part in exaction of gold. In the early 1990s there were around 10 to 12 shafts. Some of the major shafts are. Golconda shaft new &old, Balaghat shaft, Henry’s shaft, Road block, commercial shaft.After the end of British rule some of the shafts are abandoned,BGML is undertaken by Government of India. In the early 1900s they was only huts,between 1940-1950's they build the concrete houses all over the coromandel. It was the time of golden era,they paid good salary at time. The cost of living is very high compared to the nearby villagers, only the mining area as power supply with street lights, they were no power around of Kolar gold fields. It’s believed once that the light source from the Kolar gold fields is seen from kolar during the night. In the 2000s the government of India announced to close BGML due to the exhaust of gold deposit. It was the time of sorrow many worker lost they jobs, without any settlement, all sorts of strikes were went down.
Education Institute
Coromandel have a good educational institution from the lower to higher education.But now many school are now in critical position due to lack of students.Some school are shutdown in past 10 year’s like government Tamil medium school NTM school in Balaghat,Tank block.
School's
Technical Institution's
Wild life
Coromandel is fully covered by mining quarters,so there is no space for wild life.But surprisingly they are wild animals in the corners.In the edges of Balaghat colony they is an immense landscape a huge square mile of mining area.This is called “BALAGHAT BLACK BUCKS RESERVE”[BBR],they we can see the Black deer. Blacks bucks are protected by the Government of India due to the illegal pouching for they valuable skin,horn’s and meat,its nearly threatened to there extinction in the conservation ranking. Hunting of black bucks is illegal act with punishment of non-bail able or with imprisonment up-to 10 year under wildlife protecting act of 1972. In BBR there are more than 50- 70 deer’s are there,but to day the number are declines due to rebel dogs those hunt in pack’s,targeting the fawn.Other than black bucks there are wild boar’s which is nocturnal seen during the night times
Mammals
Birds
Reptiles
Insects
How to reach
By road
By train
Coromandel is entering point of both east and west.