Rajajinagar

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Rajajinagar
Location of Rajajinagar
in Bengaluru and India
Coordinates 12°58′N 77°34′E / 12.97°N 77.57°E / 12.97; 77.57Coordinates: 12°58′N 77°34′E / 12.97°N 77.57°E / 12.97; 77.57
Time zone IST (UTC+05:30)

Rajajinagar is a residential locality in the west of Bengaluru land . It is bordered by Basaveshwaranagar, Malleshwaram, Mahalakshmipuram, Mahalakshmi Layout, Vijayanagar and Rajajinagar Industrial Suburb. Rajajinagar is divided into two stages, first and second. Rajajinagar 3rd Block was formerly called Yednoor Dinne and 4th Block was formerly called Siddaram Dinne. Rajajinagar 1st stage is further divided into 6 blocks from north to south. The 4th block is further divided into the 4th M block and the 4th N block. The other names of some of the areas constituting Rajajinagar are Subramanyanagar, Kethmaranahalli, Nagapura,Manjunath Nagar, Mariyappanapalya, Prakash Nagar, Srirampuram, etc. The newly constructed four-lane grade separator makes it easy for vehicular traffic to move out of Rajajinagar towards Okalipuram.

Languages spoken: Mainly Kannada, but other regional languages like Telugu and Tamil are also spoken. English and Hindi are also spoken by a small section of the population.

The area to west of the Chord Road was earlier considered to be a part of Rajajinagar, but most maps today show that area as a part of Basaveshwaranagar. Chord Road is one of the longest roads in Bangalore connecting Yeswanthpur through Mahalakshmi Layout, Rajajinagar, Vijaynagar, R. P. C. layout, Attiguppe to Mysore Road, about 8 kilometres in length.

It has many schools and colleges that give the best coaching.[citation needed]

Rajajinagar got its name from Rajaji, the great freedom fighter from the southern part of India.

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