Padmanabhanagar Explained

Padmanabhanagar
Native Name Lang:kn
Settlement Type:Neighbourhood
Pushpin Map:India Bangalore
Coordinates:12.9155°N 77.5584°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:Zone
Subdivision Name4:Bangalore South
Subdivision Type5:Ward
Subdivision Name5:182
Unit Pref:Metric
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:560070
Blank1 Name Sec1:Lok Sabha constituency
Blank1 Info Sec1:Bangalore South
Blank2 Name Sec1:Vidhan Sabha constituency
Blank2 Info Sec1:Padmanabhanagar

Padmanabhanagar is a residential locality in South Bangalore, India, covering an area of 1.68 km2.[1] It is one of the zones of BBMP. Padmanabhanagar has a very famous park called Lakshmikanta Park. This park houses Lakshmi Kantha temple. It was looked after by residents association, in 2018 the corporator allotted funds and developed it further. The park was eyed for its medicinal trees and was sanctioned to be cut down completely and set up a landscaped area but the senior citizens of the locality who nurtured the park protested and stopped it. It is surrounded by Kumaraswamy Layout, Gowdanapalya, Chennamanakere, Kathriguppe, Kadirenahalli, Uttarahalli and Chikkakalasandra.

It is a constituency in the Karnataka legislative assembly. The assembly constituency has several areas surrounding Padmanabhanagara like Kumaraswamy Layout, Yediyur, Tyagarajanagara, Banashankari 2nd stage, Yarab Nagara, parts of Banashankari temple ward, Jayanagara 6th/7th/8th blocks, Shastri Nagara. The constituency is currently represented by Shri R Ashoka (Bharathiya Janata Party). Padmanabhanagara is also a ward constituency in BBMP (Bruhat Bengaluru Mahanagara Palike ward No. 182) which was represented by Smt. L Shobha Anjanappa of BJP (Bharathiya Janata Party), in the immediate past term.

Education

Among its educational institutions are:

Health

Notable residents

Transport

The area is well connected by the BMTC bus network.

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: BBMP Councillors. Bruhat Bengaluru Mahanagara Palike. 11 July 2011. https://web.archive.org/web/20110704231603/http://bbmp.gov.in/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=569&Itemid=205. 4 July 2011. dead.