Krishnarajapuram Explained

Krishnarajapuram
Settlement Type:Suburb
Pushpin Map:India Bangalore
Pushpin Label Position:left
Pushpin Map Caption:Krishnarajapura
Coordinates:12.995°N 77.68°W
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name: India
Subdivision Type1:State
Subdivision Name1:Karnataka
Subdivision Type2:District
Subdivision Name2:Bengaluru Urban
Subdivision Type3:Metro
Subdivision Name3:Bangalore
Founder:Mummadi Krishna Raja Wodeyar
Government Type:Municipal Corporation
Governing Body:Bruhat Bengaluru Mahanagara Palike
Unit Pref:Metric
Population Total:187453
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:560016,560036,560048,560049,560067
Registration Plate:KA-53
Official Name:Krishnarajapura

Krishnarajapuram (officially Krishnarajapura) often abbreviated as K R Puram or K R Pura, is an eastern suburb of Bangalore, the capital of the Indian state of Karnataka. It is one of the zones of BBMP. It is from Bangalore City railway station. The Old Madras Road passes through this locality. A lake called 'Vengayyana Lake' is in the heart of this area. The Yele Mallappa Shetty Lake near Medahalli, situated just outside the eastern limits of KR Pura, is one of the largest lakes in Bangalore.

Krishnarajapuram is also the headquarters of the Bangalore East taluk and houses certain central and state government offices. It is also a Karnataka Legislative Assembly constituency. B A Basvaraja of the Bharatiya Janata Party was elected as the Member of Legislative assembly from this constituency in the 2013 Karnataka Assembly election,[1] and re-elected in 2018. The area is also a part of the Bangalore North Lok Sabha constituency.

The area was named after Krishnaraja Wadiyar III, who ruled the provincial state of Mysore from 1799 to 1869.[2]

Connectivity

Krishnarajapuram is located at the junction of Old Madras Road and Outer Ring Road. The Krishnarajapuram Railway station falls on the Bangalore - Chennai broad gauge line. The cable bridge on the junction of Old Madras Road and Outer Ring Road was built by Afcons for IRCON and inaugurated the by then Prime Minister of India, Atal Bihari Vajpayee in 2003 and was subsequently declared as the Most Outstanding National Bridge by the Indian Institution of Bridge Engineers.[3] [4]

Demographics

India census,[5] Krishnarajapura had a population of 187,453. Males constitute 52% of the population and females 48%. Krishnarajapura has an average literacy rate of 78%, higher than the national average of 59.5%: male literacy is 83%, and female literacy is 71%. In Krishnarajapura, 11% of the population is under 6 years of age.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Congress wins Karnataka, but no hard grip on Bengaluru - Citizen Matters, Bangalore News . 8 May 2013 . 24 June 2013 . https://archive.today/20130624204434/http://bangalore.citizenmatters.in/articles/view/5263-assembly-elections-result-bangalore . dead .
  2. News: Date with History: K.R. Pura's history is associated with dr abhilash balakrishnas life. 7 October 2018. The Economic Times.
  3. Web site: Cable Stayed Bridge at Krishnarajapura. Afcons. 31 March 2012. https://web.archive.org/web/20120513113915/http://www.afcons.com/Bridges/Brides_complited/BridgeAtKrishnarajapuram.html. 13 May 2012. dead.
  4. News: K R Pura bridge is India's best. https://archive.today/20130103181842/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2009-03-17/bangalore/28007580_1_cable-stayed-bridge-bridge-engineers-outstanding-national-bridge-award. dead. 3 January 2013. 17 March 2009. The Times of India. 31 March 2012. Hubli.
  5. Web site: Census of India 2001: Data from the 2001 Census, including cities, villages and towns (Provisional). https://web.archive.org/web/20040616075334/http://www.censusindia.net/results/town.php?stad=A&state5=999. 16 June 2004. 1 November 2008. Census Commission of India.