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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 and Deepanjali Nagar in the north, Srinagar in the east and Hosakerehalli in the south. Etymology Girinagar was named after the former President of India V. V. Giri and also because of the Hirannayya Gudda (Hill). Giri in Sanskrit means hill. Administration Girinagar lies in the Bangalore South (Lok Sabha constituency), Bengaluru South parliamentary constituency. The incumbent Member of Parliament of Bengaluru South is Shri. Tejasvi surya (Bharatiya Janata Party, BJP). Most of Girinagar lies in the Basavanagudi assembly constituency. The incumbent Member of Legislative assembly is Shri. Ravi Subramanya (BJP), who resides in Girinagar. However the part of Girinagar north of 50 Feet Road viz. Avalahalli, 3rd Phase, Muneshwara Block and Ga ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Banashankari, Bangalore
Banashankari, commonly abbreviated as BSK, is a locality spread across South and West Bangalore. 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 to Kanakapura Road. It is bordered by Byatarayanapura, Nayandahalli, Girinagar, and Rajarajeshwari Nagar in the west; Basavangudi and Hanumanthanagar, Bengaluru, Hanumanthanagar in the north; Jayanagar, Bangalore, Jayanagar and J.P. Nagar in the east, and Uttarahalli and Kengeri in the south, encompassing parts of these neighborhoods. Transport The area boasts excellent connectivity through the Bangalore Metropolitan Transport Corporation. Additionally, it features a Volvo bus facility. There's a reconstructed bus stand and a Traffic Transit Management Centre. Moreover, the Green Line (Namma Metro), Green Line of Namma Metro traverses this locality. R ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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 acquiring, recording, and calculating population information about the members of a given Statistical population, population, usually displayed in the form of stati ..., Byatarayanapura had a population of 180,931. Males constituted 52% of the population and females 48%. Byatarayanapura had an average literacy rate of 73%, higher than the national average of 59.5%, with male literacy of 78% and female literacy of 67%. 12% of the population was under 6 years of age. It's neighborhood areas covers Deepanjalinagar, RPC Layout, Bapujinagar, Timber Yard Layout, Girinagar and Veerabhadra Nagar. References {{BangaloreUrban-geo-stub Neighbourhoods in West Bengaluru ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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 public state university in Bengaluru, Karnataka, India. The university is a part of the Association of Indian Universities (AIU), Association of Commonwealth Universities (ACU) and affiliated by University Gra ... campus (Jnanabharati). It is a major transport junction in Bangalore, with Nayandahalli Railway Station, Mysore Road Satellite Bus Station, Mysore Road metro station and NICE Road terminal. References {{BangaloreUrban-geo-stub Neighbourhoods in West Bengaluru ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hosakerehalli
Banashankari, commonly abbreviated as BSK, is a locality spread across South and West Bangalore. 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 to Kanakapura Road. It is bordered by Byatarayanapura, Nayandahalli, Girinagar, and Rajarajeshwari Nagar in the west; Basavangudi and Hanumanthanagar in the north; Jayanagar and J.P. Nagar in the east, and Uttarahalli and Kengeri in the south, encompassing parts of these neighborhoods. Transport The area boasts excellent connectivity through the Bangalore Metropolitan Transport Corporation. Additionally, it features a Volvo 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 t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
States And Territories Of India
India is a federalism, federal union comprising 28 federated state, states and 8 union territory, union territories, for a total of 36 subnational entities. The states and union territories are further subdivided into 800 List of districts in India, districts and smaller administrative divisions of India, administrative divisions by the respective subnational government. The states of India are self-governing administrative divisions, each having a State governments of India, state government. The governing powers of the states are shared between the state government and the Government of India, union government. On the other hand, the union territories are directly governed by the union government. History 1876–1919 The British Raj was a very complex political entity consisting of various imperial divisions and states and territories of varying autonomy. At the time of its establishment in 1876, it was made up of 584 princely state, constituent states and the prov ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Vijayanagar, Bengaluru
Vijayanagara (formerly Vijayanagar), is a residential neighborhood in west Bangalore, India. It derives its name from the Vijayanagara empire 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 Bangalore University, the National Law Sch ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Outer Ring Road, Bangalore
The Outer Ring Road (ORR) is a ring road that runs around most of the perimeter of the city of Bengaluru, Karnataka, India. This road was developed by the Bangalore Development Authority and different sections were opened progressively between 1996 and 2002. IT firms on the Outer Ring Road generate revenue of US$ 22 billion every year, accounting for 32% of Bengaluru’s total IT revenue. The Outer Ring Road connects all major highways around the city – Tumakuru Road ( NH 48), Airport Road (NH 44), Old Madras Road ( NH 75), Hosur Road (NH 44), Bannerghatta Road ( SH 87), Kanakapura Road ( NH 948), Mysuru Road ( NH 275) and Magadi Road (SH 85). It passes through major neighborhoods and suburbs such as Hebbala, Banaswadi, Krishnarajapura, Mahadevapura, Marathahalli, HSR Layout, Madiwala, BTM Layout, JP Nagar, Banashankari, Kengeri, Bangalore University, Nagarbhavi, Nandini Layout, Kengeri Satellite Town and Gokula. Initially conceived to keep the truck traffic out ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Timberyard Layout
Timberyard Records is a pioneering record label in the Australian independent music movement of the 1980s. Timberyard Records was established in 1985 in Newtown, New South Wales by Michael Danias. Initially releasing prominent underground Sydney acts such as Box the Jesuit, Candy Harlots, The Dubrovniks, Girl Monstar, Johnny Teen and the Broken Hearts and the Zen Genies. In 1989 the label released a Christmas compilation, ''Rockin' Bethlehem'', which featured a number of bands from the label, including The Dubrovniks, Ratcat, Girl Monstar, Steve Kilbey ( The Church), Damien Lovelock (The Celibate Rifles), The Jackson Code and Lime Spiders. Proceeds from the sales of the album went to the Camperdown Children's Hospital. In 1990 the label released a second Christmas compilation album, ''Rockin' Bethlehem - The Second Coming'', which featured The Falling Joys, Painters and Dockers, Ed Kuepper, The Screaming Tribesmen, Archie Roach and Paul Kelly. Also that year You Am ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Deepanjali Nagar
The Namma Metro ('), also known as Bangalore Metro, is the rapid transit system serving the city of Bangalore in India. Out of the operational 68 metro stations of Namma Metro as of November 2024, there are 59 elevated stations, eight underground stations and one at-grade station. The first section (on the Purple Line) of the Namma Metro system opened on 20 October 2011 between Baiyappanahalli and M.G Road. The system is operated by the Bangalore Metro Rail Corporation Limited (BMRCL). On 25 March 2023, a new section of the Purple Line from Krishnarajapura to Whitefield (Kadugodi) (13.71 km) with 12 new stations was inaugurated by the Prime Minister, Narendra Modi. After the inauguration, the Purple Line was complete and the Namma Metro became the second longest metro system in India (76.95 km) after Delhi Metro. Each line of Namma Metro is identified by a specific color. The system uses rolling stock of standard gauge and has a combination of elevated, undergroun ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bruhat Bengaluru Mahanagara Palike
Bruhat Bengaluru Mahanagara Palike (BBMP) was the administrative body responsible for civic amenities and some infrastructural assets of the Greater Bangalore, Greater Bengaluru metropolitan area. It was the fourth List of municipal corporations in India, largest Municipal Corporation in India and was responsible for a population of 8.4 million in an area of 741 km2. Its boundaries expanded more than 10 times since the 1950s. It was replaced by the Greater Bengaluru Authority on 15 May 2025, however the BBMP will continue to administer the city until the new Authority is fully operational. Its roles and responsibilities included the "orderly development of the city" — zoning and building regulations, health, hygiene, licensing, trade and education, as well as quality of life issues such as public open space, water body, water bodies, parks and Foliage, greenery. The BBMP represented the Municipal government, third level of government (the Central Government and S ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
