Bommasandra

Bommasandra
Bommasandra
	neighbourhood
	Hebbagodi-Bommasandra flyover on Hosur Road.
	Bommasandra Bommasandra
	Coordinates: 12.82°N 77.69°E
Country	India
State	Karnataka
District	Bangalore
Population (2001)
• Total	7,570
Languages
• Official	Kannada
Time zone	UTC+5:30 (IST)
PIN	560099
Telephone code	91-80
Vehicle registration	KA 51

Bommasandra is a suburb of Bangalore in the state of Karnataka, India. It is one of the industrial areas in Anekal taluk, with others being Attibele, Chandapura, Electronic City, Jigani and Sarjapura.

Demographics

As of 2001 India census,[1] Bommasandra had a population of 7 570. Males constitute 58% of the population and females 42%. Bommasandra has an average literacy rate of 72%, higher than the national average of 59.5%, with male literacy of 80% and female literacy of 61%. 15% of the population is under 6 years of age.

All the buses to Attibele and Hosur pass through Bommasandra and almost every bus stops here since it is an industrial area.

Major industries located in this area are Continental Automotive Components (India) Pvt. Limited Continental AG, Biocon, Titan Industries Limited's - Precision Engineering Division (PED), Shetron & SKF India, Wirtz Manufacturing Ltd (India), etc.

The Narayana Hrudayalaya Hospital (Health city) and the Jigani Industrial Area are very near from Bommasandra. Electronic city, which is Bangalore's major IT hub, is located just 2 km from Bommasandra. Bommasandra - Jigani Link road has witnessed a major real estate development in recent years. Many residential layouts and apartments and residential projects like TCH-Garden Residency have come up in this area. Bommasandra was also called as "Kelaginahalli" in Kannada and "Diguvapalli" in Telugu later renamed as Bommasandra. Most of the residents are bilingual and are fluent in Kannada and Telugu.

Vidhya nagar is also part of Bommasandra, it is known for a temple of lord Ganesh.

References

"Census of India 2001: Data from the 2001 Census, including cities, villages and towns (Provisional)". Census Commission of India. Archived from the original on 16 June 2004. Retrieved 1 November 2008.

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[1] "Census of India 2001: Data from the 2001 Census, including cities, villages and towns (Provisional)". Census Commission of India. Archived from the original on 16 June 2004. Retrieved 1 November 2008.