Banashankari

Banashankari, commonly abbreviated as BSK, is a locality spread across South and West Bangalore. Its name is derived from the Banashankari Amma Temple on Kanakapura Road, one of Bangalore's renowned temples constructed by Subramanya Shetty in 1915.

Banashankari
neighborhood
Banashankari
Coordinates: 12.9373°N 77.5543°E / 12.9373; 77.5543
CountryIndia
StateKarnataka
DistrictBengaluru Urban
MetroBengaluru
ZoneBengaluru South and Bengaluru West
Ward155, 156, 158, 161, 163, 164, 165, 166, 180, 181, 197
Named forBanashankari Amma Temple
Languages
  OfficialKannada
Time zoneUTC+5:30 (IST)
PIN
560026,560050,560060,560061,560062,560070,560078,560085,560109
Telephone code91-80
Vehicle registrationKA 05, KA 41, KA 58
Lok Sabha constituencyBangalore South
Vidhan Sabha constituencySpread over Basavanagudi, Padmanabhanagara, Bangalore South, and Vijayanagara

Banashankari is the largest locality in Bangalore, stretching from Mysore Road to Kanakapura Road. It is bordered by Byatarayanapura, Nayandahalli, Girinagar, and Rajarajeshwari Nagar in the west; Basavangudi and Hanumanthanagar in the north; Jayanagar and J.P. Nagar in the east, and Uttarahalli and Kengeri in the south, encompassing parts of these neighborhoods.

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