Varthur

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?Varthur Karnataka • India
Varthur
Coordinates: 12°56′27″N 77°44′48″E / 12.940699, 77.746596
Time zone	IST (UTC+5:30)
District(s)	Bangalore
Codes • Pincode • Telephone • Vehicle	• 560 087 • +91-(0)80-2853XXXX • KA 53

Coordinates: 12°56′27″N 77°44′48″E / 12.940699, 77.746596 Varthur ( Kannada : ವರ್ತೂರು ) is a suburb situated in the Eastern periphery of Bangalore City. Varthur was a Hobli, but now a part of Greater Bangalore Metropolitan Corporation^[1]. Varthur was a Legislative Assembly in the state of Karnataka but now is split in to two legislative assemblies Mahadevapura and Krishnarajapura with effect from the year 2008. Varthur is very close to ITPL, Which is heart of IT in Bangalore.

There are many IT industries in Varthur Hobli. The head office of one of the largest IT Industry, Wipro Technologies is situated at Doddakannelli, Varthur. Some other companies like Cisco Systems, ARM, Flextronics, etc are situated in Varthur Hobli

At Varthur, people celebrate, Brahmarathotsava of Sri Chennaraya Swamy, which happens on the day of Ratha Saptami. It is one of the famous events that happen in this area. Two days later is Karaga of Sri Draupathamma ( Draupadi ) at Sri Dharmaraya Swamy ( Yudhisthira ) temple, which happens in night being visited by thousands of people from Varthur, Gunjur, Whitefield, Ramagondannahalli, Balagere,Sorahunase.

1 Geography
2 Educational Institutions
3 Varthur Lake
4 Places to visit
5 References

[edit] Geography

Varthur is located at 12.940699° N 77.746596° E

[edit] Educational Institutions

New Horizon College of Engineering
CMR Institute of Technology
Ryan International
K K Education Society
Vagdhevi Villas (at Varthur and Marathahalli)
Carmelaram
Krupanidhi Nursing College
Sri Ravishankar Vidya Mandir
Government High School and Junior College, Varthur

[edit] Varthur Lake

Beautiful Sunset at Varthur Lake

Lake ecosystem is an integral part of Bangalore. But unplanned urbanisation and industrialisation have led to the contamination of these water bodies. Varthur Lake (180.40 Hectares) is one of the most polluted lake in Bangalore. Its ecosystem is under continuous degradation because of sewage water from Bangalore.