Banashankari
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Banashankari is located in Bengaluru Banashankari Banashankari | |
| Coordinates: 12°56′14′′N 77°33′15′′E / 12.9373°N 77.5543°E / 12.9373; 77.5543 | |
| Country | India |
| State | Karnataka |
| District | Bengaluru Urban |
| Metro | Bengaluru |
| Zone | Bengaluru South and Bengaluru West |
| Ward | 155, 156, 158, 161, 163, 164, 165, 166, 180, 181, 197, 198 |
| Named for | Banashankari Amma Temple |
| Languages | |
| • Official | Kannada |
| Time zone | UTC+5:30 (IST) |
| PIN | 560026,560050,560060,560061,560062,560070,560078,560085,560098 |
| Telephone code | 91-80 |
| Vehicle registration | KA 05, KA 41, KA 58 |
| Lok Sabha constituency | Bangalore South |
| Vidhan Sabha constituency | Spread over Basavanagudi, Padmanabhanagara, Bangalore South, and Vijayanagara |
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Banashankari, commonly abbreviated as BSK[citation needed ], is a locality spread across South and West Bangalore.[1] Its name is derived from the Banashankari Amma Temple on Kanakapura Road, one of Bangalore's renowned temples constructed by Subramanya Shetty in 1915.
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Banashankari is the largest locality in Bangalore, stretching from Mysore Road to Kanakapura Road. It is bordered by Byatarayanapura, Nayandahalli, Girinagar, and Rajarajeshwari Nagar in the west; Basavangudi and Hanumanthanagar in the north; Jayanagar and J.P. Nagar in the east, and Uttarahalli and Kengeri in the south, encompassing parts of these neighborhoods.
Transport
[edit ]The area boasts excellent connectivity through the Bangalore Metropolitan Transport Corporation. Additionally, it features a Volvo bus facility. There's a reconstructed bus stand and a Traffic Transit Management Centre. Moreover, the Green Line of Namma Metro traverses this locality.
