11 Facts About Bellary Fort

Bellary Fort was built on top of a hill called the "Ballari Gudda" or the Fort Hill.

The Upper Bellary Fort was built by Hanumappa Nayaka, a feudatory of Vijayanagara Empire, but the Lower Bellary Fort was built by Hyder Ali in later part of the 18th century.

Bellary Fort'storically linked legend states that Bellary is the name derived from the old Kannada word "Vallari" and "Vallapuri".

Bellary Fort later restored the fort on condition of tribute payment.

Bellary Fort was a stronghold of Haidar Ali after he overthrew the local chieftains.

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Bellary Fort was classified as 1st class by the British Administration.

The Lower Bellary Fort was called the Face Hill, since some of the rocks in the fort area resembled the face of a human being.

Distances to other important towns around Bellary are: Chennai – 304 kilometres, Hadagali – 148 kilometres, Hospet – 63 kilometres, H B Halli – 100 kilometres, Hampi – 75 kilometres, Hyderabad – 367 kilometres, Kudligi – 85 kilometres, Pune – 336 kilometres, Sandur – 63 kilometres and Siriguppa – 60 kilometres .

Bellary Fort is well connected by Rail to Bengaluru, Raichur, Anantapuram, Hindupuram, Tirupati, Hubballi, Guntakal, Vijayawada, Howrah etc.

Civilian Bellary Fort Airport is located at the far end of the Cantonment area with regular flights operating from Bangalore and Goa.

An air strip located at the Jindal Vijayanagar Steels complex, Toranagallu in Sandur taluk, 40 kilometres from Bellary Fort, is used by private airlines to operate sightseeing charter flights to Hampi and Mysore since October 2002.