Bangalore city is located in the southern part of the state of Karnataka, in South India. It is 3,113 feet (949 m) above sea level, on top of a ridge in the Karnataka plateau. Bangalore is 998 km from Mumbai (Bombay) and 562 km from Hyderabad. The climate is moderate and pleasant. Summers are mild (April-June) and winters are cool (October-February). The city experiences southwestern monsoon rains in June-August.

Population
India: 1 billion
Bangalore: 5.2 million

Languages
Kannada 31%, Tamil 27%, Telugu 17%, Hindustani/Urdu 15%, other languages 10%

Literacy
75.42%

Religion
Hindus 85.92% Muslims 11.05% Christians 2.96% Sikhs 0.02% Buddhists 0.11%