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Banashankari
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neighborhood
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Coordinates: 12°56′14″N 77°33′15″E / 12.9373°N 77.5543°E / 12.9373; 77.5543 | |
Country | India |
State | Karnataka |
District | Bengaluru Urban |
Metro | Bengaluru |
Zone | Bengaluru South and Bengaluru West |
Ward | 155, 156, 158, 161, 163, 164, 165, 166, 180, 181, 197 |
Named for | Banashankari Amma Temple |
Languages | |
• Official | Kannada |
Time zone | UTC+5:30 (IST) |
PIN |
560026,560050,560060,560061,560062,560070,560078,560085,560098,560109
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Telephone code | 91-80 |
Vehicle registration | KA 05, KA 41, KA 58 |
Lok Sabha constituency | Bangalore South |
Vidhan Sabha constituency | Spread over Basavanagudi, Padmanabhanagara, Bangalore South, and Vijayanagara |
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 RoadtoKanakapura 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.
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 LineofNamma Metro traverses this locality.
Places adjacent to Banashankari
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