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Banashankari

Banashankari
FieldValue
nameBanashankari
settlement_typeneighborhood
pushpin_mapIndia Bangalore
coordinates
subdivision_typeCountry
subdivision_nameIndia
subdivision_type1State
subdivision_type2District
subdivision_type3Metro
subdivision_type4Zone
subdivision_type5Ward
subdivision_name1Karnataka
subdivision_name2Bengaluru Urban
subdivision_name3Bengaluru
subdivision_name4Bengaluru South and Bengaluru West
subdivision_name5155, 156, 158, 161, 163, 164, 165, 166, 180, 181, 197, 198
established_title
named_forBanashankari Amma Temple
unit_prefMetric
population_density_km2auto
demographics_type1Languages
demographics1_title1Official
timezone1IST
utc_offset1+5:30
postal_code_typePIN
postal_code560026,560050,560060,560061,560062,560070,560078,560085,560098
area_code91-80
area_code_typeTelephone code
registration_plateKA 05, KA 41, KA 58
blank1_name_sec1Lok Sabha constituency
blank1_info_sec1Bangalore South
demographics1_info1Kannada
blank2_name_sec1Vidhan Sabha constituency
blank2_info_sec1Spread over Basavanagudi, Padmanabhanagara, Bangalore South, and Vijayanagara
Banashankari Traffic and Transit Management Centre (TTMC)
South Bengaluru skyline as viewed from ISKCON, Vasanthapura.
Outer Ring Road in 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 temple (2013)

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 Banashankari Metro Station of the Green Line of Namma Metro traverses this locality.

References

References

  1. "Google Maps".
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