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Banashankari, abbreviated as BSK, is a locality in South
Bangalore
Bangalore (), officially Bengaluru (), is the capital and largest city of the Indian state of Karnataka. It has a population of more than and a metropolitan population of around , making it the third most populous city and fifth most ...
. It gets its name from the Banashankari Amma Temple on Kanakapura Road, one of Bangalore's oldest and well known temples constructed by Subramanya Shetty in 1915.
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Banashankari is the largest locality in Bangalore, extending all the way from
Mysore
Mysore (), officially Mysuru (), is a city in the southern part of the state of Karnataka, India. Mysore city is geographically located between 12° 18′ 26″ north latitude and 76° 38′ 59″ east longitude. It is located at an altitude of ...
Road to
Kanakapura
Kanakapura is a town in the Ramanagara district of Karnataka on the banks of the Arkavathi river and the administrative center of the taluk of the same name. Previously belonged to Bangalore Rural District. It was formerly the largest constit ...
Road. It is bound by
Girinagar and
Rajarajeshwari Nagar
Rajarajeshwari Nagar, officially Rajarajeshwari Nagara is a residential neighborhood in Bangalore, Karnataka, India. It is located in the southwestern part of Bangalore along the Mysore Road, with Nagarbhavi and the Bangalore University to the n ...
in the west,
Basavangudi
Basavanagudi is a residential and commercial locality in the Indian city of Bangalore. It is located in South Bangalore, along the borders of Jayanagar. The name "Basavanagudi" refers to the Bull Temple, which contains a monolith statue of the ...
in the north,
Jayanagar and
J.P. Nagar
J P Nagara, officially Jayaprakash Narayan Nagara, is an established posh upmarket residential area located in the south of the Bangalore conurbation, India named after prominent Indian leader Jayaprakash Narayan. It is located in proximity to ...
in the east, and
Padmanabhanagar,
Kumaraswamy Layout
Located in South Bangalore, Kumaraswamy Layout is a sub locality in Banashankari.
History
Kumaraswamy Layout was formed in the late 1970s by the BDA. This area under BBMP is recently seeing development. This is one of the rapidly growing ar ...
,
ISRO Layout
Located in Bangalore, South Bangalore, Kumaraswamy Layout is a sub locality in Banashankari.
History
Kumaraswamy Layout was formed in the late 1970s by the Bangalore Development Authority, BDA. This area under Bruhat Bangalore Mahanagara Palik ...
,
Vasanthapura
Located in Bangalore, South Bangalore, Kumaraswamy Layout is a sub locality in Banashankari.
History
Kumaraswamy Layout was formed in the late 1970s by the Bangalore Development Authority, BDA. This area under Bruhat Bangalore Mahanagara Palik ...
and
Uttarahalli
Uttarahalli is an area of Bangalore in the Indian state of Karnataka
Demographics
India census
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in the south.
Areas under Banashankari
Banashankari is the only locality which has all the possible classifications – stage, phase and block. It is divided into six stages, with the sixth stage being the largest.
Banashankari 1st Stage
This area is one of the oldest areas of Bangalore. It subsumes areas such as Hanumanthanagar, Byatarayanapura, Srinagar, Nagendra Block, Kalidasa Layout, Raghavendra Block, Brindavan Nagar, Srinivasa Nagar, Vidyapeetha, SBM colony and Ashok Nagar.
This part of Banashankari is well-known for the
Ramanjaneya Temple and
Kumara Swamy Devasthana. PES Degree College is also located here.
Banashankari 2nd Stage
This area is close to
Jayanagar. It is home to eminent persons such as
Devegowda
Haradanahalli Doddegowda Deve Gowda (; born 18 May 1933 in) is an Indian politician from the state of Karnataka. He served as the 11th prime minister of India from 1 June 1996 to 21 April 1997. He was previously the 14th Chief Minister of Kar ...
,
Anil Kumble
Anil Kumble (; born 17 October 1970) is a former Indian cricket captain, coach and commentator who played Test and One Day International cricket for his national team over an international career of 18 years. Widely regarded as one of the best ...
,
P. C. Mohan
P. Chikkamuni Mohan (born 24 July 1963) is an Indian politician and member of the 17th Lok Sabha from Bangalore Central constituency. He is a member of the Bharatiya Janata Party. He is a Member of the Parliamentary Committees on External Affa ...
and
Ramesh Arvind
Ramesh Aravind is an Indian actor, director, screenwriter and television presenter who predominantly works in Kannada films and television. In a career of over 34 years, Aravind has been appeared in over 140 films including several Tamil and T ...
. Well known theater artist
Master Hirannaiah and popular detective novelist
T. K. Rama Rao
T. K. Rama Rao (7 October 1929 – 10 November 1988) was an Indian novelist of Kannada language, Kannada literature. He became popular in the early 1970s when his book ''Bangaaradha Manushya'' was made into a hit movie in the Kannada film indus ...
were residents of this locality.
It has two well-known hills - Banagiri, which houses the Varasiddhi Vinayaka Temple and Devagiri, which houses the Venkateshwara Temple. It is the main commercial area of Banashankari. It also subsumes areas like Kadirenahalli, Teachers Colony II Stage, Yarab Nagar, Karesandra and Kaveri Nagar.
Karesandra
Teachers Colony -
This locality, developed mainly for school teachers, is a very well-developed locality and has the famous Narasimha Temple. Kadirenahalli Cross, which is a big junction adjoins Teachers Colony.
Yarab Nagar is a Muslim majority area.
At Yarabnagar, there is a mosque by name Masjid-E-Quba.
Kadirenahalli
Kadirenahalli was infamous for its long-delayed underpass which had hampered traffic in South Bangalore. The work started in 2008 and is now complete.
Banashankari 3rd Stage
A relatively new area, formed in the mid-1980s. It is divided into 3 phases and 9 blocks. It also subsumes areas like Muneshwara Block, Avalahalli, Srividya Nagar, Hosakerehalli, Veerabhadra Nagar, Kathriguppe, Bhuvaneshwari Nagar (Chikkalasandra), Kamakya layout, Kathriguppe,Vivekananda Nagar Janatha Bazar, Ittamadu, and Channammanakere Achukattu.
Hosakerehalli
An old village that was formerly under Rajarajeshwarinagar CMC. It is named after a famous lake in the vicinity. The
NICE
Nice ( , ; Niçard: , classical norm, or , nonstandard, ; it, Nizza ; lij, Nissa; grc, Νίκαια; la, Nicaea) is the prefecture of the Alpes-Maritimes department in France. The Nice agglomeration extends far beyond the administrative c ...
road passes through this area. Institutions like Little Flower Public School &
PES University
People's Education Society University, Ring Road Campus (PESU RR), formerly PES Institute of Technology (PESIT), is one of three private universities under the name PES University in Bengaluru, India. Established in 1988, it is focused on five ...
are located here. The lake has been encroached and the land has been used up for construction of houses. There has been no efforts from the government to claim the encroached land
Banashankari 3rd/4th Stage (Kathriguppe)
The commercial area of BSK 3rd/4th Stage. Kathriguppe is famous for being the locality where Sandalwood Stars of
Cinema of Karnataka
Kannada cinema, also known as Sandalwood, or Chandanavana, is the segment of Indian cinema dedicated to the production of motion pictures in the Kannada language widely spoken in the state of Karnataka. The 1934 film ''Sati Sulochana'' directed ...
Upendra
Upendra (Devanagari: उपेन्द्र) is an Indian masculine given name. The meaning of the Sanskrit word ' is "younger brother of Indra" and refers to either Krishna or Vishnu, who as a son of Aditi (or in the Vamana avatar) was born sub ...
,
Srujan Lokesh and
Yash resides, Famous for
Big Bazaar, health & glow, Poorvika mobiles, Sangeeta mobiles, Tanishq Jewels and many more. which was the first in South Bangalore. The development of the Outer Ring Road acted as a catalyst to the development of this village. Now this area has many factory outlets like all brands showrooms including Puma, Adidas, Brand Factory, VIP Stores, Reliance Trends, Pantaloons.
Banashankari 5th Stage (ISRO Layout)
Formed in the late 1990s. It is further divided into 2 blocks.
1st Block: Vikram Sarabhai ISRO Layout (Bikasipura/Vasanthapura)
First block is perhaps a bit smaller comprising few hundred sites but more developed among the two blocks since it adjoins the already developed
ISRO Layout
Located in Bangalore, South Bangalore, Kumaraswamy Layout is a sub locality in Banashankari.
History
Kumaraswamy Layout was formed in the late 1970s by the Bangalore Development Authority, BDA. This area under Bruhat Bangalore Mahanagara Palik ...
,
Vasanthapura
Located in Bangalore, South Bangalore, Kumaraswamy Layout is a sub locality in Banashankari.
History
Kumaraswamy Layout was formed in the late 1970s by the Bangalore Development Authority, BDA. This area under Bruhat Bangalore Mahanagara Palik ...
(
Kumaraswamy Layout
Located in South Bangalore, Kumaraswamy Layout is a sub locality in Banashankari.
History
Kumaraswamy Layout was formed in the late 1970s by the BDA. This area under BBMP is recently seeing development. This is one of the rapidly growing ar ...
) localities and closer to ORR, Banashankari Temple/TTMC, Kanakapura road Metro Cash & Carry,
Jayanagar,
J.P.Nagar
J P Nagara, officially Jayaprakash Narayan Nagara, is an established posh upmarket residential area located in the south of the Bangalore conurbation, India named after prominent Indian leader Jayaprakash Narayan. It is located in proximity to ...
,
Basavangudi
Basavanagudi is a residential and commercial locality in the Indian city of Bangalore. It is located in South Bangalore, along the borders of Jayanagar. The name "Basavanagudi" refers to the Bull Temple, which contains a monolith statue of the ...
,
Padmanabhanagar and first four stages of BSK. It also subsumes areas like Bikasipura, Prashanthinagar, Yelachenahalli, Maruthi HBCS Layout, Vittal Nagar, Devarakere Extension (ISRO Layout).
2nd Block: Subramanyapura/Uttarahalli/Poornaprajna HBCS Layout
Whereas, 2nd block is a bit bigger and adjoins
Uttarahalli
Uttarahalli is an area of Bangalore in the Indian state of Karnataka
Demographics
India census
A census is the procedure of systematically acquiring, recording and calculating information about the members of a given population. This term i ...
, Marasandra, Doddakalasandra, Poornaprajna HBCS Layout, Bharat HBCS Layout and Vaddarapalya more towards NICE Ring Road.
Banashankari 6th Stage (Vajarahalli)
Formed in the mid 2000 and still in nascent stage in terms of development, this is the largest of all the
BDA developed layouts, so far. It is further divided into 15 blocks. This is a sprawling locality nestling between Kanakapura Road in the East, Dr. Vishnuvardhan Road in the North, NICE Road in the West and South. The famous Thurahalli hill and reserved forest around is in the heart of Banashankari 6th Stage. This is a very scenic, serene layout with lot of greenery and rolling hills around.
Transport
The area is well connected by the
Bangalore Metropolitan Transport Corporation
Bengaluru Metropolitan Transport Corporation - (BMTC) is a state-owned public road transport corporation in the Indian city of Bengaluru. It is wholly owned by the Government of Karnataka. It serves the Bengaluru Metropolitan Region.
Histor ...
. There is also
Volvo
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bus facility to this area. The area has a reconstructed bus stand and a Traffic Transit Management Centre.
References
External links
For Land Records ( BHOOMI Karnataka - a Govt site) : https://landrecords.karnataka.gov.in/service2/
BDAsites.in- Bengaluru's Property PortalBSK community - BskTimes.comBdabangalore.org -- Site down
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