Banashankari, commonly abbreviated as BSK, is a locality spread across South and West
Bangalore
Bengaluru, also known as Bangalore (List of renamed places in India#Karnataka, its official name until 1 November 2014), is the Capital city, capital and largest city of the southern States and union territories of India, Indian state of Kar ...
.
Its name is derived from the Banashankari Amma Temple on Kanakapura Road, one of Bangalore's renowned temples constructed by Subramanya Shetty in 1915.
Banashankari is the largest locality in Bangalore, stretching from
Mysore Road
State Highway 17 (SH-17) is a state highway connecting the cities of Bangalore and Mysore in the south Indian state of Karnataka. The highway has been built and maintained by the Karnataka Road Development Corporation Limited and inaugurated i ...
to
Kanakapura Road. It is bordered by
Byatarayanapura
Byataryanapura is a suburb of Bangalore city in the state of Karnataka, India. It is famous for the Gali Aanjaneya Temple.
Demographics
's India census
A census (from Latin ''censere'', 'to assess') is the procedure of systematically acquir ...
,
Nayandahalli
Nayandahalli is a locality in West Bangalore, in Karnataka state India. It is located along the Mysore Road (SH-17). It is bordered by Banashankari, Rajarajeshwari Nagar and the Bangalore University
Bangalore University (BU) is a publi ...
,
Girinagar
Girinagar (formerly known as Writer's Colony) is an Indian residential area in South West Bengaluru, very close to State Highway 17 (Karnataka), Mysore Road. This medium-sized locality is surrounded by Nayandahalli in the west, Byatarayanapura a ...
, and
Rajarajeshwari Nagar in the west;
Basavangudi and
Hanumanthanagar in the north;
Jayanagar and
J.P. Nagar in the east, and
Uttarahalli
Uttarahalli is a southern suburb of Bangalore in the Indian state of Karnataka
Demographics
India census
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and
Kengeri
Kengeri is a western suburb of Bangalore city, located along Mysore Road.It is bordered by Nagarbhavi and Ullal to the north, Rajarajeshwari Nagar to the east, Kumbalgodu to the west and Uttarahalli to the south.
History
The name Kengeri co ...
in the south, encompassing parts of these neighborhoods.
Transport
The area boasts excellent connectivity through the
Bangalore Metropolitan Transport Corporation
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. Additionally, it features a
Volvo
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bus facility. There's a reconstructed bus stand and a Traffic Transit Management Centre. Moreover, the
Green Line of
Namma Metro
(), also known as Bangalore Metro or Bengaluru Metro, is a rapid transit system serving the city of Bengaluru, the capital city of the States and union territories of India, state of Karnataka, India. It is the Urban rail transit in India#List ...
traverses this locality.
References
{{Neighbourhoods of Bangalore
Neighbourhoods in South Bengaluru
Neighbourhoods in West Bengaluru