Karnataka, India comprises 31 districts, one of which being Bangalore Rural district. After Bangalore District was split into Bangalore Rural and Bangalore Urban, it was established in 1986. There are currently four talukas in the Bangalore Rural District: Devanahalli, Nelamangala, Doddaballapura, and Hoskote. It is governed by 66 Village Panchayats (Grama Panchayitis), 3 Town Municipal Councils (Purasabes), 2 City Municipal Councils (Nagarsabes), 294 Villages, 3 Towns, and 2 Tier-3 Cities.