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Basaveshwaranagara
Basaveshwaranagar Basaveshnagara Basaveshnagar | |
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neighborhood | |
 Basketball Court, Dr. B. R. Ambedkar Stadium | |
  Basaveshwaranagara | |
| Coordinates: 12°59′12″N 77°32′19″E / 12.98667°N 77.53861°E | |
| Country |  India |
| State | Karnataka |
| District | Bengaluru Urban |
| Metro | Bengaluru |
| Zone | West South |
| Ward | 74, 75, 99, 100, 101, 105, 107 |
| Established | 1970's |
| Founded by | City Improvement Trust Board (now BDA) |
| Named for | Basavanna |
| Elevation | 914 m (2,999 ft) |
| Languages | |
| • Official | Kannada |
| Time zone | UTC+5:30 (IST) |
| PIN | 560079, 560086 |
| Telephone code | 91-80 |
| ISO 3166 code | IN-KA |
| Vehicle registration | KA-02 |
| Lok Sabha | Bangalore Central Bangalore North Bangalore South |
| Vidhan Sabha | Rajajinagar Mahalakshmi Layout Govindarajanagar |
Basaveshwaranagara, also known as Basaveshwaranagar, Basaveshnagara or Basaveshnagar is a largely residential neighbourhood in the west of Bengaluru, Karnataka, India. It is located to the west of Rajajinagara and is sandwiched between the localities of Mahalakshmi Layout to the north and Vijayanagara to the south, spread across multiple sub-localities, three assembly constituencies and seven Bruhat Bengaluru Mahanagara Palike (BBMP) wards. The area of Basaveshwaranagara is often considered West of Chord Road as it lies to the west of Chord Road, an arterial road in the western part of Bengaluru.