Baiyyappanahalli | |
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neighbourhood | |
  Baiyyappanahalli | |
| Coordinates:12°59′28″N77°39′09″E / 12.99098408751037°N 77.6525324569304°E /12.99098408751037; 77.6525324569304 | |
| Country |  India |
| State | Karnataka |
| Metro | Bengaluru |
| Languages | |
| • Official | Kannada,English |
| Time zone | UTC+5:30 (IST) |
| PIN | 560033,560038[1] |
Baiyyappanahalli, orNew Baiyyappanahalli Extension, is one of the neighbourhoods in Bengaluru, located in the eastern part of the city. It is part ofC. V. Raman Nagar in East Bengaluru. The area serves as a transport hub and is well-known for the Baiyappanahalli metro station, Sir M. Visvesvaraya Terminal, andBaiyyappanahalli railway station.
Old Baiyyappanahalli, a village in Bangalore South Taluk, was called asBaiyyappanahalli Manavarthe Kaval populated with 2742 inhabitants (1429 Male and 1313 Female) in 1981 and was considered as uninhabited during 1991 Census. It was merged withVimanapura (which was then called as Baiyyappanahalli Vimanapura) which hosted 11441 citizens (6157 Male and 5284 Female) in 1981. Baiyyappanahalli NMCT (Non Municipal Census Town) consisted of Baiyyappanahalli Manavarthe Kaval, Benniganahalli and Baiyyappanahalli Vimanapura and was a home to 14905 persons (7873 Male and 7032 Female) during 1991 Census.[2][3][4]
In January 2007, the Karnataka Government issued a notification to merge the areas under thenBangalore Mahanagara Palike with seven City municipal council (CMC)'s, one Town municipal council (TMC) and 110 villages around the city (including Baiyyappanahalli NMCT) to form a single administrative body,Bruhat Bengaluru Mahanagara Palike.[5] The process was completed by April 2007 and the body was renamedBruhat Bengaluru Mahanagara Palike (Greater Bangalore Municipal Corporation).[6]
| Village Name | Area in Hectares (1961) | 1971 | Population (1961) | 1971 | 1981 | 1991 | 2001 | 2011 |
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| Baiyyappanahalli Vimanapura | 387 | 156.64 | 1619 | 2361 | 11441 | |||
| Baiyyappanahalli Manavarthe Kaval | 257 | 93.26 | - | 4450 | 2742 | |||
| Benniganahalli | 779 | 1180 | 2795 | 5772 | ||||
| Baiyyappanahalli (NMCT) | 14905 | 16360 | BBMP |
Baiyappanahalli metro station lies in the east–west corridor of theNamma Metro inBangalore which presently terminates at theWhitefield (Kadugodi).[13]Baiyappanahalli also hosts the Coaching depot for Metro service.[14]
Baiyyappanahalli railway station is anIndian Railways train station located in Baiyyappanahalli,Bangalore which is located about 13 km away from theBangalore City railway station and serves Baiyyappanahalli andKrishnarajapuram areas.[15]Sir M. Visvesvaraya Terminal was inaugurated in 2022.[16]
AnIndian Railways train station being built at the same space where Baiyyappanahalli Yard once stood. This will be the city's third major Railway Terminal afterKSR Bengaluru andYesvantpur— is all set to be commissioned. Its façade modeled after the Kempegowda International Airport terminal, the new facility is bound to dramatically alter the departure and arrival experience of rail commuters.[17][18][19] An Over bridge is being constructed on the approach road which leads to this station from Old Madras Road.[20]
A bus station was built at former NGEF land in Baiyyappanahalli which was a halt station for many buses ofKarnataka State Road Transport Corporation and neighbouring state buses. There was a plan to make it a Terminal station for interstate buses which was never materialized. However the facility was decommissioned due to poor response.[21][22][23]
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Baiyappanahalli is in the eastern part of Bengaluru and adjoins the neighbourhoods ofIndiranagar,CV Raman Nagar,Krishnarajapuram andBanaswadi.
