Vijayanagar, officially Vijayanagara is a locality in west

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. It derives its name from the

Vijayanagara empire The Vijayanagara Empire, also called the Karnata Kingdom, was a Hinduism, Hindu empire based in the region of South India, which consisted the modern states of Karnataka, Andhra Pradesh, Tamil Nadu, Kerala, Goa and some parts of Telangana an ...

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 centre to Majestic as well as KSR railway station.

Location

Vijayanagar is in close proximity to R.V. College of Engineering,

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, the

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. 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

Kempegowda Bus Station Nadaprabhu Kempegowda Bus Station (Kan: ನಾಡಪ್ರಭು ಕೆಂಪೆಗೌಡ ವಾಹನ ನಿಲ್ದಾಣ) , also known as Majestic Bus Station, is a main bus station in Bengaluru, India. It is located opposite the KSR Beng ...

/Majestic which is at a distance of around 5 kms. 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 Attiguppe is a metro station on the Purple Line of the Namma Metro serving Attiguppe, Bangalore. It was opened to the public on 16 November 2015.AND it was the first station to be inaugurated by ARPITH MANDOTH Station layout Entry/Exits ...

#* 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 called the Karnata Kingdom, was a Hinduism, Hindu empire based in the region of South India, which consisted the modern states of Karnataka, Andhra Pradesh, Tamil Nadu, Kerala, Goa and some parts of Telangana an ...

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

Hospitals

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

Schools and Colleges

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

References

External links

IAS den: Vijayanagar becomes Bengaluru’s Rajendra Nagar
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