Jayanagara, Bengaluru

Jayanagara is an affluent residential and commercial neighbourhood in the city of Bengaluru in Karnataka, India. It is one of the zones of BBMP. It is sub-divided into seven wards.[2]

This article is about the neighbourhood in Bangalore, India. For other uses, see Jayanagar.

Jayanagara
Locality
Jayanagara
Coordinates: 12.925°N 77.595°E / 12.925; 77.595
CountryIndia
StateKarnataka
MetroBengaluru
Established1948
Languages
 • OfficialKannada
Time zoneUTC+5:30 (IST)
PIN
560011,[1] 560041,[1] 560082,[1] 560069[1]
Vehicle registrationKA-05

The foundation of Jayanagara was laid in the year 1948.[3] It is surrounded by Basavanagudi, JP Nagara, Wilson Garden, Banashankari 2nd stage, Gurappanapalya, Suddaguntepalya and BTM Layout among other areas. It is in proximity to the Lalbagh Botanical Gardens. Jayanagara has 10 area blocks (including 4th 'T' Block), of which the 3rd and 4th blocks are largely commercial hubs, while the rest are mostly residential.

A 2010 survey by DNA Bengaluru ranked Jayanagara as the most liveable place in Bengaluru and still maintains the old charm of the city.[4]

History

In Kannada, Jayanagara splits into Jaya as Victory and Nagara as City. It is not definitively known why that is. One school of thought is that Jayanagara is named after Maharaja Jayachamarajendra Wadiyar.

The foundation of Jayanagara was laid in 1948. It was one of the first planned neighbourhoods in Bengaluru and, at the time, the largest in Asia.[5] Jayanagara constituency has seven wards and had 1.8 lakh voters as of 2013.[3]

Jayanagara was traditionally regarded as the southern end of Bangalore. The "South End Circle", where six roads meet, and the historic Ashoka Pillar (which was to mark the southern end) bear this fact. While newer extensions have taken away this distinction from Jayanagara, it remains one of the more southern parts of the city.

In 1976, during the regime of D. Devaraj Urs, another iconic structure was added to Jayanagara, the Jayanagara BDA Shopping complex. It also housed the famous Puttanna Kanagal theatre.[6] There was a fire in 2008. Later a new development project was initiated in 2011-2012 during the tenure of B. S. Yediyurappa as Karnataka CM and B. N. Vijaya Kumar as Jayanagara MLA, worth around 193 crores that also involved demolishing the Puttanna Kanagal theatre.[7]

Schools and Colleges

The following are some of the old schools and colleges in Jayanagar

Notable residents

Geographic location

References
  1. "Bangalore PIN codes". Retrieved 14 October 2012.
  2. RANGANNA, T. S. "Old-world charm sadly eroded". The Hindu. Retrieved 2 May 2016.
  3. T. S. Ranganna (26 April 2013). "Old-world charm sadly eroded". The Hindu. Retrieved 30 April 2013.
  4. "Jayanagar on top, E-city comes last in survey". Dnaindia.com. Retrieved 30 April 2013.
  5. Roofandfloor (14 August 2017). "The top five expensive neighbourhoods in Bangalore". The Hindu. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 14 January 2019.
  6. Kurien, Anila (18 May 2020). "Jayanagar shopping complex comes to life at last". Deccan Herald. Archived from the original on 18 May 2020. Retrieved 18 May 2020.
  7. "Puttanna theatre to be razed soon". Deccan Herald. 29 June 2012. Archived from the original on 5 July 2012. Retrieved 18 May 2020.
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