Vijayanagara (formerly Vijayanagar), is a residential neighborhood in west

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. It derives its name from the

Vijayanagara empire The Vijayanagara Empire, also known as the Karnata Kingdom, was a late medieval Hinduism, Hindu empire that ruled much of southern India. It was established in 1336 by the brothers Harihara I and Bukka Raya I of the Sangama dynasty, belongi ...

that flourished in South India during the 15th and 16th centuries. It is bound by Mysore Road and Magadi Road, with Chord Road cutting through. It is the northernmost area in South Bangalore. Vijay Nagar TTMC is the centre of Majestic as well as KSR railway station.

Education

Schools

# Blueline school # Cordial school # Euro kids Vijayanagar # NSVP convent # Pinewoods school # National English school # St John's School # St Michels Kids Kingdom Saraswathi Nagar # St Michael's English School # St Paul School # The New Cambridge School CSE

Hospitals

* Precision Fertility Clinic - Dr Akhila Anand Kukke Subrahmanya Ayurvedic Clinic Clinic - Dr Poojitha Hemanth

Location

Vijayanagar is near R.V. College of Engineering, P.E.S. Institute of Technology, M. S. Ramaiah Institute of Technology, the

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, the

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, Indian Institute of Fashion Technology and Dr. Ambedkar Institute of Technology. It houses a large

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, which is one of the largest in

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. It also boasts of a unique Karnataka Haridasa Scientific Research Centre housed in the spacious Vijaya Ranga building. Many buses ply to different parts of Bangalore. Bus route series 61 is a direct bus from Vijayanagar to

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/Majestic which is at a distance of around 5 km. Namma Metro has 3 stations on its Purple Line (Namma Metro) # Balagangadharanatha Swamiji Station #* provides easy access to Magadi Tollgate, Jai Muniroad circle, Vijayaganr Piple line areas # Vijayanagara Metro Station #* provides easy access to Vijayangar, Vijayanagar 2nd Stage (Hampinagar) & Magadi Chordroad Layout (MC Layout) # Attiguppe Metro Station #* provides easy access to Vijayanagar 2nd Stage(Hampinagar), Attiguppe, Chandra Layout, Subbanna Gargen localities There is a well-maintained Swimming pool in Vijayanagar 2nd Stage (Hampinaga

Sub-localities

Vijayanagar East was formerly known as RPC Layout (Railway Parallel Chord Road Layout), as this locality is along the railway track. It has been recently renamed as Hampinagara, Vijayanagara 2nd Stage. Hampi was the capital of the

Vijayanagara Empire The Vijayanagara Empire, also known as the Karnata Kingdom, was a late medieval Hinduism, Hindu empire that ruled much of southern India. It was established in 1336 by the brothers Harihara I and Bukka Raya I of the Sangama dynasty, belongi ...

. Saraswatinagara and Govindrajnagara are two of the fastest-growing localities of Vijayanagara, which house some of the prominent people of Bengaluru. Bapujinagara, BCC Layout, Remco Layout, and Attiguppe are other sub-localities.

References

External links

IAS den: Vijayanagar becomes Bengaluru’s, Rajendra Nagar
Neighbourhoods in West Bengaluru {{BangaloreUrban-geo-stub