Vijayanagar, Bangalore

Vijayanagara (formerly Vijayanagar), is a residential neighborhood in west Bangalore, India. It derives its name from the Vijayanagara empire that flourished in South India during the 15th and 16th centuries. It is bound by Mysore Road and Magadi Road, with Chord Road cutting through. It is the northernmost area in South Bangalore.

Vijayanagara Vijayanagar
Neighborhood
Vijayanagara
Coordinates: 12.96°N 77.54°E / 12.96; 77.54
Country	India
State	Karnataka
Metro	Bangalore
Languages
• Official	Kannada
Time zone	UTC+5:30 (IST)
PIN	560040,560104
Vehicle registration	KA-02,KA-41

Vijay Nagar TTMC is the centre of Majestic as well as KSR railway station.

Location

Vijayanagar is near R.V. College of Engineering, P.E.S. Institute of Technology, M. S. Ramaiah Institute of Technology, the Bangalore University, the National Law School of India University, Indian Institute of Fashion Technology and Dr. Ambedkar Institute of Technology.

It houses a large Public Library, which is one of the largest in Karnataka. It also boasts of a unique Karnataka Haridasa Scientific Research Centre housed in the spacious Vijaya Ranga building.

Many buses ply to different parts of Bangalore. Bus route series 61 is a direct bus from Vijayanagar to Kempegowda Bus Station/Majestic which is at a distance of around 5 km.

Namma Metro has 3 stations on its Purple Line (Namma Metro)

1. Balagangadharanatha Swamiji Station
   • provides easy access to Magadi Tollgate, Jai Muniroad circle, Vijayaganr Piple line areas
2. Vijayanagara Metro Station
   • provides easy access to Vijayangar, Vijayanagar 2nd Stage (Hampinagar) & Magadi Chordroad Layout (MC Layout)
3. Attiguppe Metro Station
   • provides easy access to Vijayanagar 2nd Stage(Hampinagar), Attiguppe, Chandra Layout, Subbanna Gargen localities

There is a well-maintained Swimming pool in Vijayanagar 2nd Stage (Hampinagar)[1]

Sub-localities

Vijayanagar East was formerly known as RPC Layout (Railway Parallel Chord Road Layout), as this locality is along the railway track. It has been recently renamed as Hampinagara, Vijayanagara 2nd Stage. Hampi was the capital of the Vijayanagara Empire.

Saraswatinagara and Govindrajnagara are two of the fastest-growing localities of Vijayanagara, which house some of the prominent people of Bengaluru. Bapujinagara, BCC Layout, Remco Layout, and Attiguppe are other sub-localities.

Hospitals

• Precision Fertility Clinic - Dr Akhila Anand

Kukke Subrahmanya Ayurvedic Clinic Clinic - Dr Poojitha Hemanth

Schools and Colleges

1. The New Cambridge School[ICSE]
2. St Michael's English School
3. St John's School
4. NSVP covent
5. Cordial school
6. Euro kids Vijayanagar
7. St Michels Kids Kingdom Saraswathi Nagar
8. Blueline school
9. Pinewoods school
10. St Paul School
11. National English school

External links

• IAS den: Vijayanagar becomes Bengaluru’s, Rajendra Nagar