Jalahalli

Jalahalli, situated in the northern part of Bangalore is a beautiful locality and it remains as one of the greenest areas of Bangalore. It is mainly divided into Jalahalli East and West. Gangamma circle is the junction between the roads connecting Jalahalli East, Jalahalli West, Jalahalli Village and Jalahalli Cross.

Jalahalli East boasts of wide expanse of Jakarbandi State Forest. It has major industrial areas like Bharat Electronics Limited (BEL), Hindustan Machine Tools (HMT), CMTI and other PSUs. This area also houses various private industries, including Bharat Fritz Werner Ltd (BFW), the packaging unit of Tata Tea Ltd, and other small-scale industries.The Jalahalli East Airforce station is located between Gangamma circle and MS Palya. MS Palya is also connected to Vidyaranyapura.

Jalahalli West is endowed with green belt of coconut grove and eucalyptus plantations. It includes the Air Force Training Centre, Ayyappan Temple and surrounding areas like Shettihalli, etc. This place is connected to the NH4 (Tumkur highway) at Jalahalli Cross, and Jalahalli East at Gangamma circle.

The other landmarks in Jalahalli include BEL Market, Gangamma Circle, Jalahalli Village and Jalahalli Cross.

The neighbouring areas of Jalahalli include Gangamma Circle, Ramachandrapura, Hebbal, Vidyaranyapura, Dasarahalli, Mathikere and Yeswanthpur.

Places of Worship

• Muthayalamma Temple
• Sharadamba Temple
• Ebenezer Marthoma Church
• BEL Ganesha Temple
• Ayyappan Temple
• Sarva Murthy Temple
• St. Thomas Church
• St. Stephens Church
• Fatima Church
• St.Mary's Orthodox Church (Now St.Mary's Orthodox Valliapally
• Raghavendra Mutt
• Anjaneya Temple

Educational institutions

• BEL Primary School
• BEL CBSE School
• BEL College
• Cluny Convent School
• Kendriya Vidyalaya No.1 Jalahalli
• Kendriya Vidyalaya No.2 Jalahalli
• Jalahalli Public School
• Mother Teresa Public School
• St. Claret School & College
• Air Force Technical College
• Sree Ayyappa Education Centre

Parks and Entertainment

Jalahalli is one of the less congested area in Bangalore. 25% of the area remains green because most part of the land is possessed by big entities like the Bharat Electronics Limited and the Hindustan Machine Tools. There are many beautiful parks and roads in this area. BEL Park which starts from the BEL Circle is one of the biggest parks that also provides roller skating. HMT Cinemas which entertained movie goers of all sections of the society in the late eighties and nineties had been closed for years. It opened again on 2010 thus delighting the movie buffs.

Developments

The Bengaluru International Airport [BIAL],located at Devanahalli, has brought in some good developments to Jalahalli and added to the floating population. The noise and congestion of the city starts only when you reach the outer ring road.Off late, a lot of apartments have come up in this place which bear certain big names like Prestige, Brigade group, Pratham Constructions etc.

External links

• Jalahalli Guide
• Jalahalli East
• Jalahalli West
• Kendriya Vidyalaya
• Schools in Jalahalli
• HMT Cinemas
• Bengaluru International Airport