Padmanabhanagar
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Padmanabhanagara | |
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  Padmanabhanagara | |
| Coordinates: 12°54′56″N 77°33′30″E / 12.9155°N 77.5584°E | |
| Country | India |
| State | Karnataka |
| District | Bangalore Urban |
| Metro | Bangalore |
| Zone | Bangalore South |
| Ward | 182 |
| Languages | |
| • Official | Kannada |
| Time zone | UTC+5:30 (IST) |
| PIN | 560070 |
| Lok Sabha constituency | Bangalore South |
| Vidhan Sabha constituency | Padmanabhanagar |
Padmanabhanagara (ಪದ್ಮನಾಭನಗರ) is a residential locality in Bangalore, India, covering an area of 1.68 km2[1] It's one of the zones of BBMP. It is situated in the south of the city, very close to the highway leading to Kanakapura. It is surrounded by Kumaraswamy Layout, Gowdanapalya, Chennamanakere, Kathriguppe, Kadirenahalli, Uttarahalli and Chikkakalasandra.
It is a constituency in the Karnataka legislative assembly. The assembly constituency has several areas surrounding Padmanabhanagara like Kumaraswamy Layout, Yediyur, Tyagarajanagara, Banashankari 2nd stage, Yarab Nagara, parts of Banashankari temple ward, Jayanagara 6th/7th/8th blocks, Shastri Nagara. The constituency is currently represented by Shri R Ashoka (Bharathiya Janata Party). Padmanabhanagara is also a ward constituency in BBMP (Bruhat Bengaluru Mahanagara Palike ward No. 182) which is currently represented by Smt. L Shobha Anjanappa of BJP (Bharathiya Janata Party).
Education
Among its educational institutions are:
- Carmel School
- Prarthana School
- Deccan International School
- Kumarans College
- Jnana Vijnana Vidya Peeta
Health
- Maharaja Agrasen Hospital (Bangalore)
- D.G Hospital
- Yogananda Multi Speciality Hospital
- Motherhood (opposite KIMS)
- Agarwal Eye Hospital
- Medall Clumax Diagnostics
Eateries
Padmanabhanagar has some of the good restaurants in the surroundings.
- SLV Akarshi (near 15A bus stop)
- South Grand
- Iyengar's bakery and sweets
- Cake of the day (Outer Ring Road)
- 1947 restuarant (Outer Ring Road)
- BOX8 (Outer Ring Road)
- Hotel Nandini (Outer Ring Road)
Notable residents
- Shri H.D. Deve Gowda, Janata Dal (Secular) leader and former Prime Minister of India
- Shri Nissar Ahmed, Kannada writer
- Shri B R Lakshmana Rao, very popular Kannada poet.
Transport
The area is well connected by the BMTC bus network.
- Bus routes to Kempegowda Bus Terminus include 12B, 12C, 210N, 210NA.
- Bus routes to KR Market include 15A, 210N, 210NA.
- Bus routes to Shivajinagara include 13B, 182, 210H.
- Bus route to Bhoopasandra - 279F.
- Nearest Namma Metro station is Banashankari (ಬನಶಂಕರಿ) (on the Green line).
References
- ^ "BBMP Councillors". Bruhat Bengaluru Mahanagara Palike. Retrieved 11 July 2011.
External links
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