Banashankari
{{about|the locality in Bangalore|other uses|Banashankari (disambiguation)}}
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{{Use dmy dates|date=August 2017}}
{{Use Indian English|date=August 2017}}
{{Infobox settlement
| name = Banashankari
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| settlement_type = neighborhood
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| coordinates = {{coord|12.9373|N|77.5543|E|display=inline,title}}
| subdivision_type = Country
| subdivision_name = India
| subdivision_type1 = State
| subdivision_type2 = District
| subdivision_type3 = Metro
| subdivision_type4 = Zone
| subdivision_type5 = Ward
| subdivision_name1 = Karnataka
| subdivision_name2 = Bengaluru Urban
| subdivision_name3 = Bengaluru
| subdivision_name4 = Bengaluru South and Bengaluru West
| subdivision_name5 = 155, 156, 158, 161, 163, 164, 165, 166, 180, 181, 197, 198
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| named_for = Banashankari Amma Temple
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| demographics1_title1 = Official
| timezone1 = IST
| utc_offset1 = +5:30
| postal_code_type = PIN
| postal_code = 560026,560050,560060,560061,560062,560070,560078,560085,560098
| area_code = 91-80
| area_code_type = Telephone code
| registration_plate = KA 05, KA 41, KA 58
| blank1_name_sec1 = Lok Sabha constituency
| blank1_info_sec1 = Bangalore South
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| demographics1_info1 = Kannada
| blank2_name_sec1 = Vidhan Sabha constituency
| blank2_info_sec1 = Spread over Basavanagudi, Padmanabhanagara, Bangalore South, and Vijayanagara
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File:South Bengaluru Skyline as seen from ISKCON, Banashankari.jpg
File:Outer Ring Road 4, Hosakerehalli, Bengaluru.jpg
Banashankari, commonly abbreviated as BSK{{cn|date=August 2024}}, is a locality spread across South and West Bangalore.{{cite web | url=https://www.google.com/maps/place//@12.9373,77.5543,12z/data=!4m2!3m1!1s0x0:0x0!5m1!1e4?hl=en | title=Google Maps }} Its name is derived from the Banashankari Amma Temple on Kanakapura Road, one of Bangalore's renowned temples constructed by Subramanya Shetty in 1915.
File:Banashankari temple, Banashankari, Bengaluru, Karnataka, India (2012).jpg
Banashankari is the largest locality in Bangalore, stretching from Mysore Road to Kanakapura Road. It is bordered by Byatarayanapura, Nayandahalli, Girinagar, and Rajarajeshwari Nagar in the west; Basavangudi and Hanumanthanagar in the north; Jayanagar and J.P. Nagar in the east, and Uttarahalli and Kengeri in the south, encompassing parts of these neighborhoods.
Transport
The area boasts excellent connectivity through the Bangalore Metropolitan Transport Corporation. Additionally, it features a Volvo bus facility. There's a reconstructed bus stand and a Traffic Transit Management Centre. Moreover, the Green Line of Namma Metro traverses this locality.
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{{Adjacent communities
| Centre =Banashankari
| North =Byatrayanapura
| Northeast =Chamarajpet
| East =Basavangudi
| Southeast =Jayanagar
| South =JP Nagar
| Southwest =Uttarahalli
| West =Kengeri
| Northwest =Nayandahalli
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{{Commons category|Banashankari}}
{{Neighbourhoods of Bangalore}}