Yelahanka

Yelahanka
Suburb / Satellite Town
Major Sandeep Unnikrishnan Road, Yelahanka New Town
Yelahanka Location in Karnataka
Coordinates: 13°06′50″N 77°35′54″E / 13.11389°N 77.59833°E / 13.11389; 77.59833Coordinates: 13°06′50″N 77°35′54″E / 13.11389°N 77.59833°E / 13.11389; 77.59833
Country	India
State	Karnataka
District	Bangalore
Metro	Bangalore
Government
• Body	BBMP
Elevation	915 m (3,002 ft)
Population ( 2011)
• Total	300,000
Languages
• Official	Kannada
Time zone	IST (UTC+5:30)
PIN	560064,560106
Telephone code	91-80
Vehicle registration	KA 50

Yelahanka is a suburb of Bangalore in the state of Karnataka and one of the zones of BBMP. It was originally envisaged as a satellite town of Bangalore city.

The city of Yelahanka had been in existence prior to 12th century. The region was called 'Ilaipakka Naadu' during the rule of Cholas. A stone tablet of 1267 A.D found in Doddaballapur mentions Dechi Devarasa, ruling the region with Yelahanka as his capital under the aegis of Hoysala monarch 'Narasimha (Third)'.

Later, during Hoysala rein, the city came to be known as 'Elavanka' and gradually shifted to 'Yelahanka'.

Of the numerous Rulers of different dynasties who ruled with Yelahanka as their Capital, the Kempe Gowdas are the most acclaimed. Hiriya Kempe Gowda (Kempe Gowda the First) built a fort in the adjoining village of Bengaluru and developed it as his new capital, probably due to its strategic location and slightly cooler climate being at a higher altitude. It was his son, Immadi Kempe Gowda, who had the famous watch towers built in the four directions of the new city.

Some Temples in Yelahanka – like the Venugopala Swamy Temple – have remained as a testimony to its rich past. Although a Fort's remnant could not be traced, a street nearby the Venugopala Swamy Temple is still known as 'Kote Beedi' or 'Fort Street'.

Yelahanka lies to the north of Bengaluru. It was a Municipal council and Taluk (lies below the District level in administrative setup) headquarters prior to formation of BBMP (a metro corporation annexing the original Bangalore area and its suburbs) and now forms a part of greater Bengaluru. A well planned township was developed during early 1980s to the south of the city by Karnataka Housing Board and is identified by several names like 'Yelahanka Upanagara', 'Yelahanka Satellite Town', 'Yelahanka New Town' or simply 'Housing Board'.

The sex ratio in this city is rather favorable for the female population. Around 46% of the population is made up of females.

National Highway NH7 passes through Yelahanka and newly constructed NH7 passes through the north eastern fringes of Yelahanka, acting as a bypass road to avoid the Yelahanka suburb. State Highway 9 (Bangalore - Hindupur) passing in the south of Yelahanka bisects the suburb into Old Town and New Town. Yelahanka's business areas are Hospital Main Road and BB road in Yelahanka and in New Town are 16th 'B' Cross and Major Sandeep Unnikrishnan Roads.