Vijayanagar, Bangalore

Vijayanagar
neighbourhood
Vijayanagar
Coordinates: 12°58′N 77°32′E / 12.96°N 77.54°E / 12.96; 77.54Coordinates: 12°58′N 77°32′E / 12.96°N 77.54°E / 12.96; 77.54
Country	India
State	Karnataka
Metro	Bengaluru
Languages
• Official	Kannada
Time zone	UTC+5:30 (IST)
Vehicle registration	KA-02

Vijayanagar is a neighbourhood in Southwest 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.

Location

Vijayanagar is in close proximity to 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 and Dr. Ambedkar Institute of Technology.

Vijayanagar houses a large Public Library, which is one of the largest in Karnataka. Vijayanagar 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 6 km.

Sub-localities

Vijayanagar East is popularly known as RPC Layout (Railway Parallel Colony Layout), since this layout is along the railway track. It has been recently renamed as Hampi Nagar. Hampi was the capital of the Vijayanagara Empire.

Chandra Layout and Govindrajnagar are two of the fastest growing localities of Vijayanagar, which houses some of the prominent people of Bangalore.

Location

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