Yelahanka
Yelahanka | |
|---|---|
Suburb / satellite town | |
Major Sandeep Unnikrishnan Road, Yelahanka New Town | |
| Coordinates: 13°06′50″N 77°35′54″E / 13.11389°N 77.59833°E | |
| Country | India |
| State | Karnataka |
| District | Bengaluru Urban |
| Metro | Bengaluru |
| Government | |
| • Body | BBMP |
| Elevation | 915 m (3,002 ft) |
| Population ( 2011) | |
• Total | 300,000 |
| Languages | |
| • Official | Kannada |
| Time zone | UTC+5:30 (IST) |
| PIN | 560063,560064,560065,560092,560106 |
| Telephone code | 91-80 |
| Vehicle registration | KA-50 |
Yelahanka is a premium locality in North Bangalore and also a Taluk of Bangalore Urban district in the Indian state of Karnataka. One of the zones of BBMP. It is the oldest part of present Municipal Bengaluru (Bangalore) city and the northern end of the city. It is Nadaprabhu Kempegowda I, of the Yelahanka Prabhu clans, who laid the foundation of present-day Bengaluru through the creation of a "mud fort town" in 1537 CE.