Agara, Bangalore Explained

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.

Notes and References

  1. 2001 Census Village code= 2061100, Web site: Census of India : List of Villages Alphabetical Order - Karnataka - A. Registrar General & Census Commissioner, India. 12. 2008-12-18. https://web.archive.org/web/20150608213224/http://censusindia.gov.in/Census_Data_2001/Village_Directory/List_of_Villages/List_of_Villages_Alphabetical.aspx?cki=&State_Code=29&SearchKey=A. 8 June 2015. dead. dmy-all.
  2. Web site: Reports of National Panchayat Directory: List of Census Villages mapped for: Agara Gram Panchayat,Bangalore South, Bengaluru Urban, Karnataka . Ministry of Panchayati Raj, Government of India . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20130212224133/http://panchayatdirectory.gov.in/adminreps/viewGPmapcvills.asp?gpcode=218400&rlbtype=V . 2013-02-12 .
  3. Web site: Yahoo! maps India . 2009-04-17 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20081218082545/http://in.maps.yahoo.com/ . 2008-12-18 . Agara (Bangalore South), Bangalore, Karnataka