| Rajajinagara | |
| Other Name: | Rajajinagar |
| Settlement Type: | Neighborhood |
| Pushpin Map: | India Bangalore |
| Coordinates: | 12.97°N 77.57°W |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Name: | India |
| Subdivision Type1: | State |
| Subdivision Name1: | Karnataka |
| Subdivision Type2: | City |
| Subdivision Name2: | Bangalore |
| 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: | 560010,560021,560044 |
| Registration Plate: | KA-02 |
Rajajinagara (formerly Rajajinagar), is a residential neighborhood and business hub in the west of Bangalore. It is one of the zones of BBMP.[1] It is bordered by Basaveshwaranagara, Malleshwara, Mahalakshmipura alias West of Chord road second stage, Mahalakshmi Layout, Vijayanagara and Rajajinagara Industrial Suburb. It serves as a centre place to all in Bengaluru.[2]
Inaugurated by Maharaja's of Mysuru Jayachamaraja Wadiyar, Rajajinagara Pillar on 3 July 1949. 70th birthday to C Rajagopalachari.
Named after statesman C. Rajagopalachari, a plaque in the Rajajinagara pillar indicates that 1,000 acres of land given for the locality was divided into industrial and housing areas. The former consisted of 140 acres for textiles, 220 acres for machinery, 100 acres for chemical plants and 40 acres for the food sector. About 4,000 housing plots were created in the remaining 500 acres. Rajajinagara was built at an estimated cost of Rs 50 lakh.