Agara | |
Settlement Type: | suburb |
Pushpin Map: | India Bangalore |
Pushpin Label Position: | right |
Coordinates: | 12.9244°N 77.6497°W |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Name: | India |
Subdivision Type1: | State |
Subdivision Name1: | Karnataka |
Subdivision Type2: | District |
Subdivision Name2: | Bangalore Urban |
Subdivision Type3: | Metro |
Subdivision Name3: | Bangalore |
Subdivision Type4: | Taluka |
Subdivision Name4: | Bangalore South |
Established Date: | 1806 |
Governing Body: | BBMP |
Unit Pref: | Metric |
Population As Of: | 2001 |
Population Density Km2: | auto |
Demographics Type1: | Languages |
Demographics1 Title1: | Official |
Demographics1 Info1: | Kannada |
Timezone1: | IST |
Utc Offset1: | +5:30 |
Postal Code Type: | PIN |
Postal Code: | 560102 |
Area Code Type: | Telephone code |
Area Code: | 91-80 |
Registration Plate: | KA 01 |
Blank1 Name Sec1: | Nearest city |
Blank1 Info Sec1: | Bangalore |
Blank2 Name Sec1: | Lok Sabha constituency |
Blank2 Info Sec1: | Bangalore South |
Blank3 Name Sec1: | Vidhan Sabha constituency |
Blank3 Info Sec1: | Bommanahalli |
Blank4 Name Sec1: | Civic agency |
Blank4 Info Sec1: | Village Panchayat (formerly), now under BBMP |
Agara Bangalore is a panchayat village in the southern state of Karnataka, India.[1] [2] [3] It is located in the Bangalore South taluk of Bangalore Urban district in Karnataka, on Outer Ring Road, near Koramangala and HSR Layout. The Agara Bus Stop connects Koramangla with ITPL, Varthur, etc. Agara is visited for its Oriyan temple, Agara Lake, Ayyappa Temple & Aanjaneya Temple. After winning the Sreerangapattana war, the British moved their army to Banaglore. In British times, it was one of the biggest army cantonments in south Asia. Madras Engineer Groups was operating from Agara.