Ramanagara town is a district of Karnataka state in India. It is 50 Kms on the south western side of Bangalore. Culturally rich place Janpada Loka in Ramanagara is famous for its folk arts and artifacts. The Silk produced in Ramanagara makes a large contribution towards the famous Mysore silk. There is a big cocoon market in Ramanagara; about 50 Tonnes of cocoon is traded here on daily basis. Sericulture of Ramanagar is very famous, the town is also known as Silk Town or Silk City. A Hindi movie Sholay was made in the rocky mountainous locations of Ramanagagra, similarly rocky locations of Ramanagara was used for shooting English film Passage to India. There are many granite hills in the region. Ramanagara hills are famous for Rock Climbing sports since 1960?s.
