Agara, Bengaluru

Agara
suburb
Puri Jagannath's temple and huge Hanuman statue at Agara
Puri Jagannath's temple and huge Hanuman statue at Agara
Agara is located in Bengaluru
Agara
Agara
Coordinates: 12°55′28″N 77°38′59″E / 12.92444°N 77.64972°E / 12.92444; 77.64972
CountryIndia
StateKarnataka
DistrictBangalore Urban
MetroBangalore
TalukaBangalore South
Government
 • BodyBBMP
Languages
 • OfficialKannada
Time zoneUTC+5:30 (IST)
PIN
560102
Telephone code91-80
Vehicle registrationKA 01
Nearest cityBangalore
Lok Sabha constituencyBangalore South
Vidhan Sabha constituencyBommanahalli
Civic agencyVillage Panchayat (formerly), now under BBMP

Agara Bangalore is a panchayat village in the southern state of Karnataka, India.[1][2][3] It is located in the Bangalore South taluk of Bangalore Urban district in Karnataka, on Outer Ring Road, near Koramangala and HSR Layout. The Agara Bus Stop connects Koramangla with ITPL, Varthur, etc. Agara is visited for its Oriyan temple, Agara Lake, Ayyappa Temple & Aanjaneya Temple. After winning the Sreerangapattana war, the British moved their army to Banaglore. In British times, it was one of the biggest army cantonments in south Asia. Madras Engineer Groups was operating from Agara.

References

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  1. ^ 2001 Census Village code= 2061100, "Census of India : List of Villages Alphabetical Order - Karnataka - A". Registrar General & Census Commissioner, India. p. 12. Archived from the original on 8 June 2015. Retrieved 18 December 2008.
  2. ^ "Reports of National Panchayat Directory: List of Census Villages mapped for: Agara Gram Panchayat,Bangalore South, Bengaluru Urban, Karnataka". Ministry of Panchayati Raj, Government of India. Archived from the original on 12 February 2013.
  3. ^ "Yahoo! maps India". Archived from the original on 18 December 2008. Retrieved 17 April 2009. Agara (Bangalore South), Bangalore, Karnataka


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