[2] The place is mentioned as Ballalapura thanda in a record dated 1598 AD from the local Adinarayana temple.

It is also believed that the village has derived its name from the circumstance that a cow used to drop one 'balla' of milk over a certain anthill and this omen led to the foundation of the town.

In town area people are dependent on weaving related business (mainly power looms).

[4] Doddaballapur is connected to the Greater Bangalore metropolitan area through Karnataka State Highway 9 and is situated about 20 km away from the suburb of Yelahanka.

These trains provide rail connectivity to nearby cities like Bangalore, Hindupur, Anantapur and Dharmavaram.