Chamarajapuram, Mysore
| Chamarajapuram | |
|---|---|
| Urban | |
 Location of Chamarajapuram in Mysore |
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| Coordinates: 12°17′58″N 76°38′20″W / 12.29944°N 76.63889°W | |
| Country | India |
| State | Karnataka |
| District | Mysore District |
| City | Mysore |
| Incorporation | 1780s |
| Founded by | Chamaraja Wadiyar IX, Diwan Purnaiah |
| Named for | Maharaja Chamaraja Wadiyar IX |
| Time zone | IST |
| Zip | 570005 |
| STD | 0821 |
Chamarajapuram is one of the earliest settlements and localities in Mysore, Karnataka State, India, located in the centre of Mysore city. Initially an agraharam, parts of it were later allotted other local dwellers as well.
The City Planning Commission of Mysore laid out an urban city planning in as early as 1733 by Maharaja Chamarajendra Wadiyar VII, just close to the near-extinction of the Dutch East India Company, when the French Company was at its peak in South India, and the British Company had entered the South. However, the plan was realised around the 1780s by Diwan Purnaiah when working for Tipu Sultan. A puppet monarchy of Maharaja Chamarajendra Wadiyar IX was in place during the period, after whom Chamarajapuram is named.
Chamarajapuram falls under the Mysore Constituency in the Lok Sabha (national election) maps. In Vidhana Sabha (state election) maps, Chamarajapuram falls under Krishnaraja Constituency.
Several roads and areas have been commemorative of numerous Mysore and Karnataka era celebrities.
The cover picture of R K Laxman's Malgudi Days is a painted railway station which was inspired by Chamarajapuram Railway Station.
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