Dobbaspet

Dobbaspet Dabaspete (Sompura)
Village
Dobbaspet Location within Karnataka
Country	India
State	Karnataka
District	Bangalore Rural
Government
• Body	Town Panchayath
Area _as_of_2011
• Total	1.85 km2 (0.71 sq mi)
Elevation	960 m (3,150 ft)
Population
• Total	4,336
• Density	2,340/km2 (6,070/sq mi)
Languages
• Official	Kannada
Time zone	UTC+5:30 (IST)
PIN	562111
Vehicle registration	KA-52

Dobbaspet (officially called Sompura) also known as Dabaspete, is a town located in Nelamangala Taluka of Bangalore Rural District in the Indian state of Karnataka. As per census survey of India 2011, location code number allotted to Sompura is 624774.

Geography

It is part of Bangalore Metropolitan Region. It is named after Major General Richard Stewart Dobbs of British Indian Army and the first collector of Tumkur district. Dobbaspete is directly connected 51 km away from state capital Bangalore along NH 48 South-Eastbound, 22 km away from taluka headquarters Nelamangala along NH 48 South-Eastbound, 19 km away from Tumkur along NH 48 North-Westbound, 35 km away from Doddaballapura along NH 648 Eastbound, 38km away from Koratagere along SH 3 Northbound, 8 km away from popular Hindu pilgrimage site of Shivagange along NH 948A Southbound.

Economy

Due to it being part of Bangalore Metropolitan Region and very close proximity to towns such as Tumkur and well connected by a Golden quadrilateral NH 48, it has a KIADB Industrial Area housing many major industries related to mechanical, automobile, electrical engineering, etc.