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1 . Bangalore is a truly cosmopolitan city with the local Kannadiga community estimated to make up anywhere between 38 and 50 % of the city ' s six millionplus population . The rest comprises of Tamils , the secondlargest community , followed by a sizeable section of Teluguites , Keralites , settlers from north India and Bengalis . Migrants from the North East and expatriates also make the third most populous city in the country their home .
2 . Bangalore was the first city in India to get electricity . In 1906 , the city was electrified with the setting up of a hydroelectric plant in Shivanasamudra .
3 . Bangalore has the highest number of engineering colleges in India – the city boasts 21 specialist engineering colleges according to
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4 . Bangalore has shown maximum growth over the past two decades , thanks to the information technology boom – having grown ten-fold it is one of India ' s fastest growing metros .
5 . First a Cantonment town , then a Garden City , Bangalore has now transformed itself into the Silicon Valley of India . The hi-tech city purportedly has the highest number of software companies ( 212 ) in the country
6 . The traffic density in Bangalore is one of the highest in the country . Traffic congestion is a big urban problem with road space in the city standing at an inadequate 11.9 percent of the total city area .
7 . Bangalore has the largest number of pubs in India , from whence it got its legendary epithet of ' Pub City '. Incidentally , the prevalence of tobacco smokers in the city is also the highest in the country at 33.6 %.
8 . Bangalore ' s has the second-highest literacy rate for an Indian metropolis ( after Mumbai ), and is pegged at 83 %.
9 . There are over 15 lakh migrant workers in the city , who have come here in search of livelihood .
10 . Bangalore is a prominent tourist destination . According to the Bengaluru International Airport , the city ' s passenger air traffic was 8.71 million for 2008-09 . The airport has the capacity to handle 14 million passengers per year .
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