Bellandur is a suburb in south-east

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Road to the south, and the

Bellandur Lake Bellandur Lake is located in the suburb of Bellandur in the southeast of the city of Bengaluru. It is the largest lake in the city. It is a part of Bellandur drainage system that drains the southern and the south-eastern parts of the city. The ...

to the north. The Bellandur Lake is the largest lake in Bangalore, and separates Bellandur from the

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. The Outer Ring Road passes through Bellandur, making the area an important transit point between east and south Bangalore. Initially a rural area, Bellandur has recently experienced a sharp rise in population and real estate development as a result of Bangalore's

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(IT) boom. Although most of Bellandur's housing contains modern facilities, the suburb faces challenges such as

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, heavy traffic, and poor

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which has resulted in severe pollution of Bellandur Lake. The

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(BBMP) has constructed several borewells in Bellandur in attempt to mitigate the water shortage.

History

Bellandur is home to the

that was built during the reign of the

Western Ganga dynasty Western Ganga was an important ruling dynasty of ancient Karnataka in India which lasted from about 350 to 1000 CE. They are known as "Western Gangas" to distinguish them from the Eastern Gangas who in later centuries ruled over Kalinga (m ...

in the 10th century CE. Historical artifacts excavated along the bed of the Bellandur lake shows evidences of early human settlement in the region. Dolmens, standing stones, stone circles, tools and other artifacts tracing their origin to the

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have been discovered in Bellandur. Another excavation carried out by historian D.R. Gordon in 1945 unearthed ancient Roman coins in the region. During the reign of the

Chola dynasty The Chola dynasty was a Tamil thalassocratic empire of southern India and one of the longest-ruling dynasties in the history of the world. The earliest datable references to the Chola are from inscriptions dated to the 3rd century BCE ...

in the 11th century CE, Bellandur was called Vikrama Chola Mandala. Tamil inscriptions from Cholas have been found at Kammasandra near Bidarahalli. Inscriptions from the earlier Ganga Dynasty can also be found at the hero stone ( veeragallu) of King Shri Purusha.

Administration

Bellandur is a part of ward number 150 of the BBMP. The Bellandur ward falls under the Mahadevpura

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. The ward has a total area of 26.37 km². Per the 2011 Census, the ward had a population of 80,180, with 22,368

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s. The population of the ward rose by 290.60% from 2001 to 2011. In 2021, during the second wave, the local administration came in for heavy criticism. Even though Bellandur was one of the areas, along with the neighbouring HSR Layout, consistently recording the highest incidents of COVID-19 cases, the percentage of vaccines allotted to these regions were lower than the percentage allotted to the rest of Bangalore. As of 2015, the Bellandur ward had 43 parks, accounting for a total area of 0.105 km².

Localities and lakes

The following localities are a part of the Bellandur ward: Bellandur ward contains the following lakes. The lakes once had wetlands, which were destroyed in the "rejuvenation" process.:

Realty

Bellandur has affordable real estate prices compared to the rest of the city. In 2022, the average cost of an apartment in Bellandur was per square foot. Generally, land located closer to the Outer Ring Road is most expensive, with prices reducing as distance from the Ring Road increases. This was an increase from the per square foot in 2015. Bellandur is a popular residential location for employees of Bangalore's information technology (IT) and finance industry due to the presence of several

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s in the area. The offices of

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, SAP Labs,

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, Microsoft and other major IT and finance firms are located in the suburb. Whitefield and Electronic City, two other IT hubs in Bangalore, are located about 12–15 km and 15–18 km away from Bellandur. Real estate developer Sobha estimated that 80% of apartments in Bellandur are purchased by IT employees.

Schools

* Smrti Academy - CBSE * St. Peters - ICSE * Orchids * Vibgyor - IGCSE * Divine Providence School - CBSE * Narayana E-Techno School, Bellandur - Integrated CBSE * Neev Academy - IB/ICSE

Hospitals

* Parkmed Healthcare * Sakra World Hospital * Dr. Sunny Medical Center * The Eye Foundation * Dr. Levine Memorial Hospital * Cloudnine Hospital * AxissDental * BabyChakra * Jeevika Hospitals * Motherhood * Columbia Asia Hospital * Apollo Clinic *Dental Zone

References

External links

BBMP Ward map

BBMP Ward Information
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