Marathahalli
| Marathahalli ಮಾರತಹಳ್ಳಿ |
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View of Outer Ring Road from Marathahalli bridge
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 Marathahalli
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| Coordinates: 12°57′22″N 77°42′07″E / 12.956194°N 77.701943°ECoordinates: 12°57′22″N 77°42′07″E / 12.956194°N 77.701943°E | |
| Country | India |
| State | Karnataka |
| District | Bangalore |
| Metro | Bengaluru |
| Languages | |
| • Official | Kannada |
| Time zone | IST (UTC+5:30) |
| PIN | 560037 |
| Telephone code | 080 |
| Vehicle registration | KA-53 |
Marathahalli is a south-eastern suburb of Bengaluru city in Karnataka state of India, located just south of the old airport road.The name originated from the Marathas who had invaded the place and hence the name Maratha-halli(Village). The place has mostly rented apartments which are populated by people from all over India working mostly in the corporate sector with offices towards Bellandur, Mahadevapura and Whitefield. The average age of residents thus is in mid twenties.
The Outer Ring Road of Bengaluru passes through Marathahalli.
Until the late 1990s the area was a sleepy village in the outskirts of Bengaluru. Following the IT (Information Technology) boom, its close proximity to HAL Airport, Whitefield, Sarjapur Road and Electronic City and the presence of the Outer Ring Road (ORR), this area has boomed into a self-sufficient township. There are a large number of cloth stores, shopping malls, supermarkets and other shops in this area which retail products.A large number of flats and IT companies have also come up in the area. The first multiplex in Bengaluru, Innovative Multiplex is located here.HAL Airport, also known as Hindustan Airport HAL Airport
A six-lane railway overbridge near Marathahalli Junction connects Kundalahalli area and HAL Airport Road.
Doddanekkundi village,[1] located North of Marathahalli,[2] and much older than Marathahalli, has two ancient inscriptions in Tamil. The first inscription dated 1304, mentions the village name as Nerkundi and talks about the existence of a fort around the village constructed in 1304. The name came from the famous Maratha's, who had invaded the place and hence the name Maratha-halli. The second inscription talks about the Hoysala king Ballala III granting the entire revenue of the Doddanekkundi village to the Shivagange Temple. There is also a Telugu inscription in Marathahalli. According to scholars, this shows the use of Tamil and Telugu in Bangalore, much before the reign of Krishnadevaraya of the Vijaynagar Kingdom.
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