Basaveshwaranagar

Basaveshwaranagar
Neighbourhood
Basaveshwaranagar
Coordinates: 12°59′12″N 77°32′19″E / 12.98667°N 77.53861°ECoordinates: 12°59′12″N 77°32′19″E / 12.98667°N 77.53861°E
Country	India
State	Karnataka
District	Bangalore Urban
Metro	Bangalore
Zone	Bangalore South, Bangalore West(part)
Ward	67(part), 74, 75, 99(part), 100, 101, 102, 107(part)
Elevation	910 m (2,990 ft)
Languages
• Official	Kannada
Time zone	IST (UTC+5:30)
PIN	560079
Telephone code	91-80
Vehicle registration	KA 02
Lok Sabha constituency	Bangalore Central, Bangalore North(part)
Vidhan Sabha constituency	Rajajinagar, Mahalakshmi Layout(part)

Basaveshwaranagar is a locality of Bangalore. It is named after Basavanna, a social reformer. It is located in the western part of the city.

Basaveshwaranagar subsumes several sub-localities like Kamalanagar,Water Tank, Sharada Colony, Karnataka Housing Board (KHB) Colony, Kamakshipalya, Kurubarahalli, Saneguruvanahalli, SBI Officers colony, Nagapura, Manjunatha Nagar, Shiva Nagar, Bhimajyothinagar and Agrahara Dasarahalli.

Basaveshwaranagar, being a layout formed by the BDA, has several parks and playgrounds. Notable amongst these is the Dr. B.R.Ambedkar Stadium (ಅಂಬೇಡ್ಕರ್ ಕ್ರೀಡಾಂಗಣ) which was built on the now extinct Dasarahalli Tank. This is located adjacent to Gangamma Thimmaiah Choultry, at the beginning of Agrahaara Dasarahalli. This ground has an exclusive skating rink, running track with space in center for holding all sorts of athletic activities, with a nice big gallery to seat about 500 spectators.

Basaveshwaranagar was also known to have a 400-year-old tree The Big Banyan Tree (Dodda Aalada Mara) which was a home for hundreds of monkeys and birds, it was a known public park in the vicinity. The tree met its death in 2009 when it cracked up in the middle of its main trunk & fell apart. It has now been replaced by a new one.

Transport

Basaveshwaranagar is well served by buses (68, 88, 88A, 95 and 96 series) and is about 5 km from the Kempegowda Bus Station and Bangalore City Railway Station. Sharada Colony bus station is the main bus junction. The other bus stations are Saneguruvanahalli bus stop, BEML Layout Bus Stop and Shankar Nag Bus Station.

Institutes

The well-known Maya Academy of Advanced Cinematics (MAAC) has one of its centres in Basaveshwar Nagar. The institute is well known for its training programs in 3D Animation, Visual Effects, Gaming & Multimedia.