Basaveshwaranagara

Basaveshwaranagara
Basaveshwaranagar
Basaveshnagara
Basaveshnagar
neighborhood
Basketball Court, Dr. B. R. Ambedkar Stadium
Basketball Court, Dr. B. R. Ambedkar Stadium
Basaveshwaranagara is located in Bengaluru
Basaveshwaranagara
Basaveshwaranagara
Coordinates: 12°59′12″N 77°32′19″E / 12.98667°N 77.53861°E / 12.98667; 77.53861
Country India
StateKarnataka
DistrictBengaluru Urban
MetroBengaluru
ZoneWest
South
Ward74, 75, 99, 100, 101, 105, 107
Established1970's
Founded byCity Improvement Trust Board (now BDA)
Named forBasavanna
Elevation
914 m (2,999 ft)
Languages
 • OfficialKannada
Time zoneUTC+5:30 (IST)
PIN
560079, 560086
Telephone code91-80
ISO 3166 codeIN-KA
Vehicle registrationKA-02
Lok SabhaBangalore Central
Bangalore North
Bangalore South
Vidhan SabhaRajajinagar
Mahalakshmi Layout
Govindarajanagar

Basaveshwaranagara, also known as Basaveshwaranagar, Basaveshnagara or Basaveshnagar is a largely residential neighbourhood in the west of Bengaluru, Karnataka, India. It is located to the west of Rajajinagara and is sandwiched between the localities of Mahalakshmi Layout to the north and Vijayanagara to the south, spread across multiple sub-localities, three assembly constituencies and seven Bruhat Bengaluru Mahanagara Palike (BBMP) wards. The area of Basaveshwaranagara is often considered West of Chord Road as it lies to the west of Chord Road, an arterial road in the western part of Bengaluru.