Vidyaranyapura
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Vidyaranyapura is situated in the Northern Part of Bangalore
City. Coming under the Greater Bangalore jurisdiction of [BBMP]http://www.bmponline.org), the township is named after the great Kannada poet Vidyaranya. Folklore says that Kempe Gowda, the founder of Bangalore, was supposedly born here.
Vidyaranyapura is situated in the north-west part of Greater Bangalore,about 3050 ft (929.6 m) above the sea level,at 13'deg 05'min N and 77'deg 33'min E. Vidyaranyapura - Dodda Bettahalli is highest peak in Bangalore.
When you travel from the main city, it comes next to Jalahalli
which is a beautiful place full of greenary.
It has many residential layouts - AMS Layout, Balaji Layout, Defence Colony, Nanjappalayout, Srinidhi layout, BEL, HMT, NTI Layout are some. It is located very close to the big Government sectors like BEL [Bharat Electronics Limited] and HMT [Hindustan Machine Tools]. A large number of residents working in these organisations were granted sites at concessional rates. Commercially, the land prices of Vidyaranyapura have always been low considering its distance from the main city. Though now, a various number of shopping arcades, eateries and stores have been opened due to the eventual rise in population. It is also provided with ample transportation with the Local Bus Service BMTC
, bus number 276. It is one of the greenest parts of Bangalore with all kinds of linguistic people. The primary language is Kannada although Tamil, Telugu, Hindi and Malayalam is also spoken widely.
Vidyaranyapura is a nice township located to the west of University of Agricultural Sciences, GKVK. It is rich in Flora with a variety of trees and plants which were planted by the Forest Department during its conversion into a locality. The native tree is predominantly the Eucalyptus
which extends to kilometres in this region. The soil is very rich in nutrients and has a distinct Red colour to it. The area is also in a higher elevation [about 10 meters] comparatively to the rest of the City.
The Vidyaranyapura main road has and leads to many places like playground, shopping malls, well known temple,Bus depot,post office and police station.There are more than 500 shops in this road, making it a commercial centre. It also has about 40 perpendicular cross and sub-main roads.The BMTC buses are very frequent here(almost 1 in every 3 min). Every day about 15000 vehicles pass through the road(*on non-holidays).It also leads to, in and around towns like Adityanagar, Sahakarnagara, Yelahanka
and some educational institutions,degree & engineering colleges,etc. This Area is now close to the new Bengaluru International Airport (BIAL) making the property prices increase in the past few years.
Vidyaranyapura is a colony which was formed around the late 1970s. It was formerly known to be owned by a rich Landlord and he still owns a large mango garden (Dinshaw Estate). Earlier legends state that it could have been a Battle-field at some point of time. This might have been possible as it is next to a place called Dandina Kodigehalli ('Dandina' in Kannada means a Cantonment or Military Camp).
Bangalore
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City. Coming under the Greater Bangalore jurisdiction of [BBMP]http://www.bmponline.org), the township is named after the great Kannada poet Vidyaranya. Folklore says that Kempe Gowda, the founder of Bangalore, was supposedly born here.
Vidyaranyapura is situated in the north-west part of Greater Bangalore,about 3050 ft (929.6 m) above the sea level,at 13'deg 05'min N and 77'deg 33'min E. Vidyaranyapura - Dodda Bettahalli is highest peak in Bangalore.
When you travel from the main city, it comes next to 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....
which is a beautiful place full of greenary.
It has many residential layouts - AMS Layout, Balaji Layout, Defence Colony, Nanjappalayout, Srinidhi layout, BEL, HMT, NTI Layout are some. It is located very close to the big Government sectors like BEL [Bharat Electronics Limited] and HMT [Hindustan Machine Tools]. A large number of residents working in these organisations were granted sites at concessional rates. Commercially, the land prices of Vidyaranyapura have always been low considering its distance from the main city. Though now, a various number of shopping arcades, eateries and stores have been opened due to the eventual rise in population. It is also provided with ample transportation with the Local Bus Service BMTC
Bangalore Metropolitan Transport Corporation
The Bangalore Metropolitan Transport Corporation is a government agency that operates the public transport bus service in Bangalore, India.-History:...
, bus number 276. It is one of the greenest parts of Bangalore with all kinds of linguistic people. The primary language is Kannada although Tamil, Telugu, Hindi and Malayalam is also spoken widely.
Vidyaranyapura is a nice township located to the west of University of Agricultural Sciences, GKVK. It is rich in Flora with a variety of trees and plants which were planted by the Forest Department during its conversion into a locality. The native tree is predominantly the Eucalyptus
Eucalyptus
Eucalyptus is a diverse genus of flowering trees in the myrtle family, Myrtaceae. Members of the genus dominate the tree flora of Australia...
which extends to kilometres in this region. The soil is very rich in nutrients and has a distinct Red colour to it. The area is also in a higher elevation [about 10 meters] comparatively to the rest of the City.
The Vidyaranyapura main road has and leads to many places like playground, shopping malls, well known temple,Bus depot,post office and police station.There are more than 500 shops in this road, making it a commercial centre. It also has about 40 perpendicular cross and sub-main roads.The BMTC buses are very frequent here(almost 1 in every 3 min). Every day about 15000 vehicles pass through the road(*on non-holidays).It also leads to, in and around towns like Adityanagar, Sahakarnagara, Yelahanka
Yelahanka
Yelahanka is a suburb of Bangalore in the Indian state of Karnataka originally envisaged as a satellite town of Bangalore city, but now part of the Bruhat Bengaluru Mahanagara Palike.-Location:...
and some educational institutions,degree & engineering colleges,etc. This Area is now close to the new Bengaluru International Airport (BIAL) making the property prices increase in the past few years.
Vidyaranyapura is a colony which was formed around the late 1970s. It was formerly known to be owned by a rich Landlord and he still owns a large mango garden (Dinshaw Estate). Earlier legends state that it could have been a Battle-field at some point of time. This might have been possible as it is next to a place called Dandina Kodigehalli ('Dandina' in Kannada means a Cantonment or Military Camp).
Landmarks in Vidyaranyapura
The Durga Parameswari temple is located in Vidyaranyapura. Recently in 2008, the government included the towns in the outskirts ( which were administered by CMC) of Bangalore under BBMP for more efficient administration and development. Those towns come under Greater Bangalore. The Suvarna Jubilee Park is also situated here. There are also two lakes in the area.BMTC Bus Routes
| Route No | Origin | Destination | Route | Comments | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 269B | Vidyaranyapura | Kempegowda Bus Stand | Ramachandrapura, Mathikere | ||
| 276 | Vidyaranyapura | Kempegowda Bus Stand | Devsandra | Malleshwaram | |
| 276-210A/MBS9 | Vidyaranyapura | ISRO Layout | Devsandra, KBS, KR MARKET, MONO TYPE | ||
| 275D | Vidyaranyapura | Kempegowda Bus Stand | Mathikere | ||
| 276P kabir ashrama and doddabomasandra | Vidyaranyapura | Kempegowda Bus Stand | rarely available | ||
| 276J | Yelahanka | Kempegowda Bus Stand | Vidyaranyapura | rarely available | |
| 276H | Vidyaranyapura | JP NGR. 6TH PHASE | KBS, South End Circle | ||
| 276N | Vidyaranyapura | Chikkalasandra | KBS, KR MARKET, CHAMRAJPET, PADMANABHA NAGAR | ||
| 276E | Vidyaranyapura | K R Market | KBS | ||
| 276A | Vidyaranyapura | Shivajinagar Bus Stand | YESHWANTHPUR TOLGATE, JC Nagar | ||
| 288E-314/MBS6 | Vidyaranyapura | C V Raman Nagar | Tindlu, RT Nagar, Shivaji Nagar,Indira Nagar | ||
| 401B | Yelahanka | Hampinagara | Vidyaranyapura, Mathikere, Rajajinagar | ||
| 401E | Yelahanka | Chandra Layout | Vidyaranyapura, Mathikere, Rajajinagar | ||
| 401G | Yelahanka Upanagara | Hampinagara | Vidyaranyapura | rarely available | |
| 401K | Yelahanka | kengeri | Vidyaranyapura, Vijaynagar, Nagarabhavi, Mariappana Palya | ||
| 401Q | Yelahanka | MCTC Bus Stand | Vidyaranyapura, Vijaynagar | ||
| 401R | Yelahanka | RajaRajeshwari Nagara | Vidyaranyapura, Vijaynagar, Nayanda Halli | ||
| 401AC | Devanahalli | Yeshwanthpur | Yelahanka, Vidyaranyapura, Mathikere | ||
| 248D | Vidyaranyapura | DASARAHALLI | BEL, Gangamma Circle, Jalahalli Cross, Peenya 2nd STG, Kamakshipalya | ||
| 503 | Vidyaranyapura | Marathahalli | Hebbal | ||
| 286C | Jakkur | Yeshwantpura | Vidyaranyapura | ||
| V-276 | Vidyaranyapura | Kempegowda Bus Stand | BEL, Devsandra | ||
| 276-G Volvo | Vidyaranyapura | Electronic City | Kempegowda Bus Stand | ||
| 500-DE Volvo | Vidyaranyapura | Kadugodi | Hebbal-KRPuram-Marathahalli |