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About Yelahanka

To save you from the rush of a city suburb are the best location. Bangalore is a major city of India located in Karnataka. Yelahanka is a suburb near Bangalore city; it is also visualized as the satellite town of Bangalore city. Yelahanka is part of Bruhat Bangalore Mahanagara Palika. The total population of Yelahanka is about 3, 00,000 with 46% females and 54% male. Literacy rate of Yelahanka is 75%, higher than the national average.

This place has pleasant atmosphere all year around with greenery. The reason behind the lush green atmosphere of Yelahanka is its monsoon, which starts from ending of May to ending of October. The reason for such long monsoon is that, both southeast monsoon and southwest monsoon serves this town.

About Yelhanka

Yelahanka has rich cultural heritage, which is unharmed of its close vicinity to Bangalore city. Bangalore city itself was originated from Yelahanka. Yelahanka was the first capital of city of Bangalore when Kempe Gowda founded Bangalore. Bruhat Bengaluru Mahanagar Palika is now responsible of up keeping of Yelahanka. Yelahanka is divided in two regions the old town of Yelahanka and the new town. It has two police stations and its own RTO located in new Yelahanka town, it also has its own Sub-registrar office and has two BMTC depots.

This suburb is famous for its international air show, which is held by Indian Air Force in every two years. Yelahanka has an Air force station and a defense airport located on NH7. Near Air Force Station, Training Facility of Karnataka State Reserve Police is there in the Northern part of the Suburb. Border security force (BSF) also has a training center at Yelahanka.

Situated in on NH7 on northern part of the suburb there is The Special Operation Training center of BSF. Training school for the CRPF (Central Reserve Police Force) officers and troops is also near Yelahanka on Doddaballapur road. Yelahanka holds the pride of having Karnataka’s largest Milk dairy. The suburb in addition to it has Rail Wheel Factory and Axle Plant. Many Pharmaceutical companies have established himself in this suburb with software companies. Presence of this many industries has given splendid chance for employment to the locals of Yelahanka.

Yelahanka being close to the city get infinite tourist attraction. It has stored its cultural heritage very well with many temples, which are about 400 to 500 year old. This city also gives you vision to observe nature and its beauty with its numerous lakes. Yelahanka Kere is famous of all lake present in this town. The other lakes present in this suburb are Puttenahalli kere and Allalasandara Kere. Kere translates to Lake in English. The weather, greenery, and presence of lakes make this place birds heaven. Bird watchers at Yelahanka will definetly have a good day at Yelahanka Kere and Puttenhali kere that are official bird sanctuary of Karnataka.

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