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Hebbal Hebbal | |
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Neighbourhood | |
 Hebbal Lake seen from flyover | |
  Hebbal | |
| Coordinates:13°02′N77°35′E / 13.04°N 77.59°E /13.04; 77.59 | |
| Country |  India |
| State | Karnataka |
| City | Bengaluru |
| Named after | Hebbal Lake |
| Population (Census 2011) | |
• Total | 132,571 |
| Languages | |
| • Official | Kannada |
| Time zone | UTC+5:30 (IST) |
| PIN Code | 560006,560024,560032,560045 |
| Vehicle registration | KA-04 |
Hebbal is a neighbourhood inBengaluru, Karnataka, India, which was once indicative of the north endpoint of the city. Though originally famous forHebbal Lake,[1] it is now better known for the serpentine maze offlyovers that network theOuter Ring Road andAirport Road onNH 44. The flyover spans a length of 5.23 kilometres (3.2 mi) over all the loops combined. The flyover was built byGammon India.[2] The lake area in Hebbal is well known for its picnic spots, a well-maintained park, boating facilities and thebirdwatching opportunities.
Hebbal used to be the end of themunicipal corporation limits. One can still see the milestone between theBaptist hospital and checkpost. Bengaluru has now grown quite a bit towards north,[3] beyond these marks.L&T factory, which was established in the 1970s, is also close to Hebbal.GKVK University andManyata Tech Park with a number of office buildings and commercial enterprises makes Hebbal an attractive investment spot.
Historians have suggested that the vicinity ofHebbal Lake to the area has made Hebbal possibly one of the oldest inhabited areas in Bengaluru. Aninscription stone dating back to 750AD was found nearMaaramma temple in Hebbala which describes what may be the first-named Bengalurean, Kittayya. The stone describes an attack byRashtrakuta raiders against whom he defended Perbolal, a name that morphed into Hebbal over the years. Historian B N Sundar Rao in his seminal work 'Bengaluru Itihasa', has also theorized thatKempegowda borrowed the name Bengaluru from a hamlet to the northwest ofHebbal Lake.[4]
All arterial roads and road networks leading to theKempegowda International Airport intersect at Hebbal. Further, BIAL has its office on the National Highway (NH 44) exit of the Hebbal flyover in Gayathri Lake Front. Due to short-sightedness of the governing authorities, the Hebbal Flyover has become a bottle-neck for traffic flow from the city centre towards North and the same when traveling from North to city centre. Traffic is crawling be it any time of the day. This is because almost 6 lanes coming from each side, jostle to fit in the two lane Hebbal bridge bringing the traffic to a stand still.[5]
The area is well connected byBMTC buses. From Hebbala, you can get the city bus for all places in Bengaluru. Hebbal is also a common point if you are traveling to/from the airport. Hebbal also has arailway station And a Under construction Suburban Railway Station .[6]
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