Krishnarajapuram

Krishnarajapuram
Suburb
Krishnarajapura
A straight view of the hanging bridge built on the National Highway 75, right over the Krishnarajapuram Railway station
A straight view of the hanging bridge built on the National Highway 75, right over the Krishnarajapuram Railway station
Krishnarajapuram is located in Bengaluru
Krishnarajapuram
Krishnarajapuram
Krishnarajapura
Coordinates: 12°59′42″N 77°40′48″E / 12.995°N 77.68°E / 12.995; 77.68
Country India
StateKarnataka
DistrictBengaluru Urban
MetroBangalore
Founded byMummadi Krishna Raja Wodeyar
Government
 • TypeMunicipal Corporation
 • BodyBruhat Bengaluru Mahanagara Palike
Population
 (2001)
 • Total187,453
Languages
 • OfficialKannada
Time zoneUTC+5:30 (IST)
PIN
560016,560036,560048,560049,560067
Vehicle registrationKA-53

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 15 km (9.3 mi) 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]

  1. ^ "Congress wins Karnataka, but no hard grip on Bengaluru - Citizen Matters, Bangalore News". Archived from the original on 24 June 2013. Retrieved 8 May 2013.
  2. ^ "Date with History: KR Puram's history is as entangled as its present geography". The Economic Times. Retrieved 7 October 2018.