Banashankari
title: "Banashankari" type: doc version: 1 created: 2026-02-28 author: "Wikipedia contributors" status: active scope: public tags: ["neighbourhoods-in-south-bengaluru", "neighbourhoods-in-west-bengaluru"] topic_path: "general/neighbourhoods-in-south-bengaluru" source: "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Banashankari" license: "CC BY-SA 4.0" wikipedia_page_id: 0 wikipedia_revision_id: 0
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| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| name | Banashankari |
| settlement_type | neighborhood |
| pushpin_map | India Bangalore |
| coordinates | |
| subdivision_type | Country |
| subdivision_name | India |
| subdivision_type1 | State |
| subdivision_type2 | District |
| subdivision_type3 | Metro |
| subdivision_type4 | Zone |
| subdivision_type5 | Ward |
| subdivision_name1 | Karnataka |
| subdivision_name2 | Bengaluru Urban |
| subdivision_name3 | Bengaluru |
| subdivision_name4 | Bengaluru South and Bengaluru West |
| subdivision_name5 | 155, 156, 158, 161, 163, 164, 165, 166, 180, 181, 197, 198 |
| established_title | |
| named_for | Banashankari Amma Temple |
| unit_pref | Metric |
| population_density_km2 | auto |
| demographics_type1 | Languages |
| demographics1_title1 | Official |
| timezone1 | IST |
| utc_offset1 | +5:30 |
| postal_code_type | PIN |
| postal_code | 560026,560050,560060,560061,560062,560070,560078,560085,560098 |
| area_code | 91-80 |
| area_code_type | Telephone code |
| registration_plate | KA 05, KA 41, KA 58 |
| blank1_name_sec1 | Lok Sabha constituency |
| blank1_info_sec1 | Bangalore South |
| demographics1_info1 | Kannada |
| blank2_name_sec1 | Vidhan Sabha constituency |
| blank2_info_sec1 | Spread over Basavanagudi, Padmanabhanagara, Bangalore South, and Vijayanagara |
| :: |
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::figure[src="https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/c/c1/Banashankari_Traffic_and_Transit_Management_Centre_(TTMC),_Banashankari,_Bengaluru,_Karnataka,India(2012),.jpg" caption="Banashankari Traffic and Transit Management Centre (TTMC)"] ::
::figure[src="https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/6/60/South_Bengaluru_Skyline_as_seen_from_ISKCON,_Banashankari.jpg" caption="South Bengaluru skyline as viewed from ISKCON, Vasanthapura."] ::
::figure[src="https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/6/69/Outer_Ring_Road_4,_Hosakerehalli,_Bengaluru.jpg" caption="Outer Ring Road in Hosakerehalli."] ::
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. ::figure[src="https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/f/f8/Banashankari_temple,_Banashankari,_Bengaluru,_Karnataka,India(2012).jpg" caption="Banashankari temple (2013)"] ::
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.
Transport
The area boasts excellent connectivity through the Bangalore Metropolitan Transport Corporation. Additionally, it features a Volvo bus facility. There's a reconstructed bus stand and a Traffic Transit Management Centre. Moreover, the Banashankari Metro Station of the Green Line of Namma Metro traverses this locality.
References
| Centre =Banashankari | North =Byatrayanapura | Northeast =Chamarajpet | East =Basavangudi | Southeast =Jayanagar | South =JP Nagar | Southwest =Uttarahalli | West =Kengeri | Northwest =Nayandahalli
References
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