Gowdanapalya

Gowdanapalya is one of the residential localities in Bangalore, India. It is situated in the south of the city, very close to the highway leading to Kanakapura. It is surrounded by Kumaraswamy Layout, Padmanabhanagar, Kadirenahalli, Uttarahalli, and Chikkakalasandra.

This is one the rapidly growing areas in Bangalore.This makes it one of the most conservative places to live in Bangalore. It has a substantial population of long-term, mostly Kannada-speaking residents. The area acts as a connecting link between ISRO Layout/Kumaraswamy Layout and Padmanabhanagar.

Gowdanapalya is famous for being the locality where "Rapsri engineering industries ltd" is located. It is also famous for its educational institutions viz. Bangalore International School, Prarthana School and Bright Way School to name a few. The popular cinema theatre 'Srinivasa Theatre' is a part of this area.

The one of the facts is about this place is, It once had two big Lakes, namingly, "Dore Kere" and "Gowdana-Kere". Now it has reduced to just one ("Dore Kere"), due to lack of care.

Transport

The area is well connected through the BMTC buses. Most of the buses to Uttarahalli pass through the Gowdanapalya junction.

• Towards Kempegowda Bus Terminus : 210N, 210NA, 210P, 210Z, 210NB, 210ND
• Towards K R Market : 210N, 210NA, 210P, 210Z, 210NB, 210ND
• Towards Shivajinagara : 210Q, 210H
• Towards Kengeri: 375 series

The nearest Namma_Metro station is Banashankari on the Green_Line_(Namma_Metro).