Koramangala () is situated in the south-eastern part of Bengaluru, it is one of the largest neighborhoods, and is a residential locality with wide, tree-lined boulevards and a mix of commercial structures, and bungalows. Planned as a suburb post-independence, its location between Bengaluru and Electronic City attracted migrants from across the country during Bengaluru's tech boom of the late 1990s. Consequently, it has gradually developed into a commercial hub. Koramangala is also

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's prominent startup hub.

Geography

Koramangala is divided into 8 blocks spread over approximately 1800 acres. Blocks 1–4 are separated from blocks 5–8 by the Inner Ring Road leading to

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. Up to the 1970s, one would pass the village of

Adugodi Adugodi is a neighborhood in Bangalore, India. It is located along Hosur Road, close to Jayanagara, Koramangala and Madiwala. The Forum (shopping mall) Nexus Koramangala is a shopping mall located on Hosur Road in Koramangala, Bangalore ...

on the

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and then usually bypass Koramangala which was on the left while going to the industrial suburbs of

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or Bommasandra, about 10 and 20 kilometres away respectively. Settlement was sparse in Koramangala, and only towards the late 1970s did more houses get constructed. The road to Bommanahalli and Bommasandra now houses Electronics City, home to many technology firms including the global software giant

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Location

The distance from Koramangala to

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is and the distance from Koramangala to Majestic Railway station is .

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