| Area | 740 square kilometers |
| Altitude | 3000 ft. above sea level |
| Geographical Location | Latitudinal Parallels: 12 degree 8′ N |
| Longitudinal Meridians: 77 degree 37′ E | |
| Climate | March to May (warmest months) |
| December to January (coldest months) | |
| June to September (rainy – South-West Monsoon) | |
| November to December (rainy – North-East Monsoon) | |
| Rainfall | Average annual rainfall: 859 mm |
| Primary rainy season: June – September (South-West Monsoon) | |
| Secondary rainy season: November – December (North-East Monsoon) | |
| Temperature | Maximum: 33 degree C |
| Minimum: 14 degree C | |
| Language | Regional Language: Kannada , English, Hindi, Telugu and Tamil are widely spoken and understood |
| Population | 8 million |
| Literacy | 0.8574 |
| Lakes in Bangalore | Sankey Lake, Ulsoor Lake and Yediyur |
| Flowering Trees of Bangalore | Jacaranda, Gulmohar or Mayflower, Parijatha, Moulmein Rosewood, Hibiscus, Tabebuia, Silk Cotton and Indian Coral . |
| Public Transport | Bangalore Metropolitan Transport Corporation, 1 lakh Autorickshaws |
| Private Taxi Service | See useful phone numbers |
| Peak Pollution Levels | SO 2 : 8 Microgram/Metre Cube |
| SPM: 362 Microgram/Metre Cube | |
| * Sulphur Dioxide | |
| * Suspended Particulate Matter | |
| Source: Karnataka Pollution Control Board |
Few additional data points from Bengaluru.
| Roads | 1,500 km |
| Per Capita Income | About Rs 50 ,000 per annum |
| Peak Power Demand | 6,700 MW |
| Peak Power Supply | 5,780 MW |
| Peak Deficit | 900 MW |
| Power Tariffs Domestic | Rs 1.85 - 2.90 per unit |
| Power Tarrifs Commercial | Rs 5.005 - 6 per unit |
| Power Tarrifs Industrial | Rs 3.30 - 4.05 per unit |
| Total Water Supply | 950 million litres per day |
| Per Capita Water Supply | 147 Litres per day |
Others
- Bangalore has the impeccable record of highest growth within a span of 20 years [as of 2005]
- Bangalore has the highest number of 2-wheelers in the world.
- Bangalore has the dubious reputation for the highest 2-wheeler thefts.
- Bangalore has the highest number of breweries in the world.
- Bangalore has the highest number of public sectors and government organisations in India.
- Bangalore has the highest density of traffic in the world.
- Bangalore is considered the fashion capital of the East comparable to Paris.
- Bangalore has the highest number of Anglo-Indians in India.
- Bangalore was the first city in India to receive electricity.
- Bangalore is considered an antipode of Boston, in terms of IT.
- Bengaluru has produced the highest number of professionals in the USA – almost 60% of the Indian population abroad is from Bangalore.
- Bangalore’s Lalbagh botanical gardens are credited to have one of the most diverse man-made collection of flora.
- Bangalore has produced the maximum number of models from a specific area.
- Bangalore has produced the maximum international sportsmen in India for all sports ahead of even Mumbai & Delhi.
- Bangalore has produced the maximum number of scientists considered for Nobel Prize nominations (from India).
- Bengaluru is the only city in India with the maximum number of temples, mosques, churches & gurdwaras.
- Bangalore University produces the maximum number of doctors in India.
- Bangalore has the richest people in India. The line of poverty is the least of all cities in the world.
- Bengaluru was founded in the 2nd Century and still has the same infrastructure drainage & sanitary systems – the oldest in the world.
Also see,
