| Yelahanka | |
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| Country | India |
| State | Karnataka |
| District(s) | Bangalore |
| Population | 93,263 (2001[update]) |
| Time zone | IST (UTC+05:30) |
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• 915 metres (3,002 ft) |
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.
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Yelahanka is located near the fast developing northern section of Greater Bangalore, about 14 kilometers from downtown Bangalore. National Highway NH7 passes through Yelahanka and newly constructed NH7 passes through the north eastern fringes of Yelahanka. State Highway 9 (Bangalore - Hindupur) passes through Yelahanka bisecting the suburb into Old Town and New Town.
Yelahanka has became one of the main business centres of Bangalore City. Yelahanka's business areas are Hospital Main Road and BB road in Yelahanka and in the new town are 16th 'B' Cross Road and Major Sandeep Unnikrishnan Road.
Yelahanka has lakes surrounding it, the prominent ones being Yelahanka Kere and Puttenhalli lake which has officially been declared a bird sanctuary.
Yelahanka is at a height of about 915 meters (3000 feet) above mean sea level. Due to its higher altitude from mean sea level, it is lush green and has pleasant weather year round.
As of 2001[update] India census[1], Yelahanka had a population of 93,263. Males constituted 54% of the population and females 46%. The literacy rate was 75%, higher than the national average of 59.5%: male literacy was 80%, and female literacy was 68%. Eleven percent of the population were under 6 years of age.
Yelahanka is connected with downtown Bangalore through a network of roads and a six lane dual carriageway highway. The same highway connects Yelahanka with Bangalore International Airport. BMTC (Bangalore Municipal Transport Corporation), KSRTC, APSRTC serve Yelahanka with its network of buses. There are regular BMTC Volvo A/C Bus services and other buses to Bangalore from Yelahanka.
Yelahanka Jn. (code YNK) is a junction railway station of South Western Railway Zone , served by Indian Railways. Yelahanka Jn. Comes under the jurisdiction of Bangalore Division and is about 15KM north of Bangalore City Railway station (SBC)
The station lies on the train line connecting Bangalore with North, West and Central India via Guntakal Junction. There are two routes merging at the station - one from Yeshwantpur (YPR) and the other from Byapanahalli - KR Puram (KJM).
The station is served by regular, scheduled train services originating, terminating and passing through Bangalore Metropolitan region. Majority of express and passenger trains halt at the Yelahanka Jn. station,connecting it to all major cities and towns in the country. There are passenger train services which connect Yelahanka Jn. to nearby towns and other suburbs of Bangalore.
Yelahanka Jn. has a computerized Indian Railway ticket booking office.
The Indian Air Force has a presence in Yelahanka with an Airforce Station and a defense airport along the NH7. An international air show is held every two years which attracts manufacturers & sellers of defense equipments, defense air crafts, next gen fighters.
The BSF (Border Security Force) and the CRPF (Central Reserve Police Force) have training schools for their officers and troops at Yelahanka, with residential campuses for the troops. BSF campus is located on NH7 and CRPF on Doddaballapur Road.