Kodigehalli
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Kodigehalli is a suburb of Bangalore
Bangalore
Bengaluru , formerly called Bengaluru is the capital of the Indian state of Karnataka. Bangalore is nicknamed the Garden City and was once called a pensioner's paradise. Located on the Deccan Plateau in the south-eastern part of Karnataka, Bangalore is India's third most populous city and...

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Historic temples and modern constructions lean against and interleave each other, here. Many of the residents here are vegetable sellers and auto or cab drivers. There are several government schools here.

Kodigehalli is adjacent to Sahakarnagar on its North Side, where many employees of the government and private sector live.

To the west of the railway station is a road that leads to Tindlu.

To the north west of the railway station is a large ground with a small Hanuman temple, where concerts take place on festival days.

The Kodigehalli bus stop is marked by the Dodda Ganapa Devasthana (a Ganapathi Temple). There are frequent buses to the city centre from there. There is a large colourful slum area to the north west of the railway station and the south east of the Hanuman Temple.

Sthanika Brahmins
Sthanika Brahmins
Sthānika Brāhmins are Smartha Brahmins, and come under the classification of Tuluva Brahmins; The belong to Pancha-Drāvida Brahmin Community. The Kuladevatha of Sthānika Brahmin's is Subramanya...

 have a temple and an association here.

To the east of ancient Kodigehalli, is a brand new residential layout called Tatanagar, which is also called I.I.Sc layout. This is because the layout was made by current and ex-employees of I.I.Sc. There is a Padma Bhushan
Padma Bhushan
The Padma Bhushan is the third highest civilian award in the Republic of India, after the Bharat Ratna and the Padma Vibhushan, but comes before the Padma Shri. It is awarded by the Government of India.-History:...

 (1998) Dr. V. Rajaraman, a famous Telugu writer Kavana Sarma
Kavana Sarma
Kandula Varaha Narasimha Sarma, who became famous as Kavana Sarma was born on 23rd Sept 1939. By profession he is a Professor of Civil Engineering, who specialises in water resources. He is now retired from the Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore. He is an advisor to Rachana Masa Matrika.In his...

, and a Guinness record holder among others. Tatanagar is also a part of Kodigehalli. To the east of Tatanagar is the area Bhadrappa Layout, on the outer ring road. On the road from Kodigehalli to Tatanagar, there is an Omkareswara Temple and a Ganga Temple.

History

Bengaluru was first mentioned in records from the Ganga era as a small hamlet, the location of which coincides with modern Halebengaluru near Kodigehalli (not far from Hebbal
Hebbal
Hebbal is an area of Bangalore, India, which was once indicative of the north endpoint of the city. Though originally famous for Hebbal Lake, it is now better known for the serpentine maze of flyovers that network the Outer Ring Road and Bellary Road. The flyover spans a length of over all the...

). It is said that when Kempe Gowda built his new capital town in about 1537,he called it Bengaluru as his mother and wife belonged to the hamlet of Halé Bengaluru (Old Bangalore).

Stone Age weapons belonging to 2000 to 1000 B.C. have been found near Jalahalli, Siddapur, and Gavipura. Jalahalli
Jalahalli
Jalahalli is a beautiful locality situated in the northern part of Bangalore city. It remains as one of the greenest areas of Bangalore. It is mainly divided into Jalahalli East and West....

is very near the Kodigehalli area.

Directorate of Census Operations completed its decadal Census recently. During the Census, the department discovered that Bangalore had human habitation as early as 4,000 B.C (Middle Stone Age), and stone implements were found at Jalahalli, Sudasandra, Siddhapura, and Jadigenahalli belonging to this period. Around 1,000 B.C (Iron Age), burial grounds were established at Koramangala and Chikkajala on the outskirts of Bangalore. In 27 B.C., coins of the Roman emperors Augustus, Tyberious, and Cladius were found at Yeshwantpur and HAL, which indicated the signs of civilisation and Bangalore's trans-oceanic contacts.

Kodigehalli is so called because it was a gift from the king to a resident of that area, who fed him.

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