Jayaprakash Nagar, Bangalore
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J. P. Nagar | |
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  J. P. Nagar | |
| Coordinates: 12°54′43″N 77°35′35″E / 12.912°N 77.593°E | |
| Country | India |
| State | Karnataka |
| Metro | Bengaluru |
| Population | |
| • Total | 28,508[1] |
| Languages | |
| • Official | Kannada |
| Time zone | UTC+5:30 (IST) |
| Vehicle registration | KA-05 |
| Municipal body | BBMP |
| Ward Nos. | 177[2] |
| LS constituency | Bangalore South |
| VS constituency | Jayanagara |
| MP | Tejasvi Surya, BJP |
| MLA | Soumya Reddy, INC |
Jayaprakash Narayan Nagara, popularly known as J. P. Nagar, is an established posh residential area located in the south of the Bangalore conurbation, India named after prominent Indian leader Jayaprakash Narayan. It is located in proximity to prime residential areas such as Jayanagar, Banashankari, Bannerghatta Road and BTM Layout.
The locality in South Bangalore began purely as a residential area but gradually transformed into a cosmopolitan area with opportunity for both residential and commercial projects. This transformation was a result of the boom of colleges and IT industries being set up in the vicinity. Previously it had bungalows and independent houses but the IT boom in the late 1990s converted it into a semi-commercial area.
It is located between Bannerghatta road and Kanakapura road.
JP Nagar contains some famous lakes, such as Sarakki lake, Puttenahalli Lake (JP Nagar), Jaraganahalli Lake, Chunchugatta lake, Konanakunte Lake, Avalahalli Lake, Krishna Nagar Lake and so on. Over the years, because of massive urbanization, some of these lakes shrank and became polluted and some lakes, such as Jaraganahalli Lake, were entirely encroached by private parties. Off late a lot of lake conservation projects have been initiated to save them. For example the Puttenahalli lake[3].
It was developed in two stages. JP Nagar 1st through 6th phases. It was called Sarakki layout when formed, later renamed to JP Nagara. Later came, JP Nagar 7th through 9th phases.
Now JP Nagar has metro connectivity on one end towards Sarakki on Kanakapura road. Metro work has begun in Bannerghatta road in 2018.
JP Nagar is home to a lot of famous personalities. Kannada actresses Sumalatha, Tara, former Chief Minister of Karnataka H. D. Kumaraswamy, writer, thinker Baraguru Ramachandrappa are residents of this locality.
Institutions
Ranga Shankara is one of the well known theaters of Bangalore that is located in JP Nagar 2nd Phase.
References
- ^ http://www.vigeyegpms.in/bbmp/?module=public&action=wardinfo&wardid=134
- ^ http://ceokarnataka.kar.nic.in/PDFS/Details%20of%20wards%20and%20assembly%20constituencies%20in%20BBMP%20area.pdf
- ^ Shreyas Sati; Alana Helin (11 September 2017). "Puttenahalli JP Nagar Lake Report". biometrust. Biome Trust. Archived from the original (html) on 8 June 2020. Retrieved 8 June 2020.
