Vidyaranyapura

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Vidyaranyapura formerly known as Narsipura is situated in the Northern Part of Bangalore City. It is the southern tip of the place 'Yelahanka' where folklore says that Kempe Gowda, the founder of Bangalore, was supposedly born.

It has been divided into 7 blocks as well as small colonies [BEL & HMT, etc.] respectively. 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 organistations were granted sites at concessional rates. Commercially, the land-rates of Vidyaranyapura have always been low considering of the fact of 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 being Kannada, though Malayalam, Tamil and Telugu dominate equally.

Vidyaranyapura is an isolated township beside the Agricultural University (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 feet] comparatively to the rest of the City. Vidyarnayapura Main Road: The main road has and leads to many like places playground, shopping malls, well known temple,Bus depot,post office, police station etc in vidyaranyapura.There are more than 500 shops in this road, making it a commercial centre. It also has about 40 perpendicular 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.

Land Rates In Main Road:2 Crores

Vidyaranyapura is a colony which was formed around the late 1970s. It was formerly known to be owned by a rich Landlord. 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, which, 'Dandina' in Kannada means a Cantonment or Military Camp.

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[edit] Landmarks in Vidyaranyapura

The Durga Parameswari temple is a very famous temple in Vidyaranyapura. Vidyaranyapura is situated in the northern part of Greater Bangalore,about 3050 ft above the sea level,at 13'deg 05'min N and 77'deg 33'min E. Vidyaranyapura - Dodda Bettahalli is highest peak in Bangalore. The place is very cool, it has more than 6 parks filled with greenery, the roads here are good. Except the main road, the place is calm. Recently 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. It is also a place where famous Kannada artists like Rajesh, Abhijit, Sudharani live, also Sandeep Michael, an international Hockey player who represent India live.

[edit] Roads and Circles

  • Vidyaranyapura Main Road
  • Thindlu Road
  • MS Palya Road
  • Thindlu Circle
  • DoddaBommasandra Market
  • Nanjappa Circle

[edit] Buildings

  • Vidyaranyapura Main Post Office
  • State Bank of India
  • Canara bank
  • Corporation Bank
  • Syndicate Bank
  • Vidyaranyapura Police Station
  • Karnataka Bank
  • Chandana Palace
  • Dwaraka Kalyana Mantapa
  • State Bank Of Mysore
  • Vijaya Bank
  • Deepak Sahakari Bank

[edit] Bank ATM'S

  • Canara Bank
  • State Bank of India
  • State Bank of Mysore
  • Corporation Bank
  • Syndicate Bank
  • ICICI Bank
  • Karnataka Bank
  • Axis Bank

[edit] Places of Worship

  • Durga Parameshwari Temple
  • Anjeneya Swamy Temple
  • Ganesha Temple
  • Krishna Temple, Doddabomsandra.
  • Nativity Church

[edit] Hotels/Restaurants

  1. Annapoorna Veg restaurant
  2. Prasad Cafe
  3. Benaka Sweets and Chats

[edit] Educational Institutions

  • MES Kishore kendra, Primary School
  • Oriental English School
  • Devamata English School
  • Nisarga Kala Niketana (Opp. Sri RaviShankar Vidyamandira)

Sumpoorna Basketball School, Nanjappa Layout III Phase, Vidyaranyapura

[edit] Hospitals

  • Ketham's hospital
  • Krithika Hospital
  • Soukya Hospital

[edit] Doctors

  • Dr.Krishnaprasad: General
  • Dr.Gopalakrishna : General
  • Dr.Chandrasekhar : ENT
  • Dr.Chitra: : Gynacology
  • Dr.P.N.N.Gupta : Pathology
  • Dr.Arun Alexander: ENT
  • Dr.Anil Mathew : Orthopaedics
  • Dr.Deepak Mohan : X-Ray Clinic

[edit] Shopping

  • Food World
  • MORE For You
  • Reliance Fresh
  • Bangalore Fresh Green Garden
  • Maha Bazar
  • Subhiksha
  • Nilgiris
  • NEXT
  • BATA Show Room
  • LANDMARK ( Mobile Showroom )
  • HOT SPOT for Mobiles
  • WHIZZ Colour Lab
  • Galaxy Colour Lab

[edit] Playgrounds

Golden Jubilee Grounds - Vidyaranyapura Sports Club [Basketball]

[edit] Travel Bus Time Table

Vidyaranyapura Bus Station (Last Bus Stop) Pushpak Bus Route Nos., Route Nos. with Destination are given below:

  • Read as Serial No,Route No, Originating From, Destination, Kilometers, Travel Time
  • 1 275D Vidyaranyapura Kempegowda Bus Stand 14.9 0.35
  • 2 P276 Vidyaranyapura Kempegowda Bus Stand 14.5 0.35
  • 3 J276 Vidyaranyapura Kempegowda Bus Stand 14.5 0.40
  • 4 276 Vidyaranyapura Kempegowda Bus Stand 15.4 0.45
  • 5 269B Vidyaranyapura Kempegowda Bus Stand 13.5 0.40
  • 6 MBS9 Vidyaranyapura ISRO Layout 26.0 1.25
  • 7 276H Vidyaranyapura JP NGR. 6TH PHASE 23.8 1.30
  • 8 276E Vidyaranyapura K R Market 17.5 0.55
  • 9 276J+ Yelahanka Kempegowda Bus Stand 22.6 1.00
  • 10 276N Vidyaranyapura Chikkalasandra Naidu Lyt 30.5 1.30
  • 11 276A Vidyaranyapura Shivajinagar Bus Stand 16.0 0.45
  • 12 288E Vidyaranyapura Shivajinagar Bus Stand 16.0 0.45
  • 13 MBS6 Vidyaranyapura C V Raman Nagar 29.0 1.25
  • 14 JPV276E Vidyaranyapura K R Market 17.5 1.0
  • 15 401B+ Yelahanka Hampinagar 27.5 1.20
  • 16 401K+ Yelahanka Kengeri 37.5 1.50
  • 17 286C+ JAKKUR Yeshwantpur Bus Stand 23 1.0
  • 18 401R+ Yelahanka BEML 5TH Block 34.5 1.40
  • 19 401E+ Yelahanka 5th phase to Chandra Layout
  • 20 401F+ Yelahanka to Chandra Layout
  • 21 401G+ Yelahanka Upanagara to Hampinagar
  • 22 401Q+ Yelahanka to M.C.T.C Bus Stand

+ Buses not originating from Vidyaranyapura

[edit] For Other Bus Routes please visit BMTC Website

http://www.bmtcinfo.com/jsp/index.jsp

[edit] External links

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