Bellandur, Bangalore

Overview

Bellandur is a suburb located in the south-eastern parts of Bangalore. The locality comes under BBMP. It is surrounded by HSR Layout to the west, Devarabisanahalli to the east, Sarjapur Road to the south, and the Bellandur Lake to the north. The Bellandur Lake is the largest lake in Bangalore, and separates Bellandur from the HAL Airport. The Outer Ring Road passes through through the locality and making the area an important transit point between east and south Bangalore. Once a rural area, Bellandur grown tremendously in the last few years. Bellandur’s growth is its close proximity to the IT Hubs of Bangalore, excellent schools, huge malls, and a varieties of eateries. This locality has experienced a sharp rise in population as well as in real estate activities as a result of Bangalore’s Information Technology boom. This micro market is surrounded by important areas such as Marathahalli, Koramangala, Indiranagar, HSR Layout, Harlur, BTM Layout, Carmelaram, Whitefield, Yemalur, Thanisandra, Jayanagar, Kundalahalli, Mahadevapura etc. Its well connected to other places such as HSR Layout, Marathahalli via the Outer Ring Road (ORR). Maximum investors and buyers are IT employees who work in and around the ORR IT Corridor.

Connectivity

Located on the ORR, Bellandur is considered a nodal point to access Whitefield and the Silk board, both of which lie at opposite ends while also connecting Marathahalli and the Old Airport Road.

Carmelaram, Bellandur Road, Baiyyappanahalli are its nearby railway station. However, Carmelaram is the nearest railway station to Bellandur which is located at a distance of 5 km via Doddakannelli - Kadubeesanahalli Road.

Kempegowda International Airport is located at a distance of 49 km via NH 44.

A well-developed network of roads and highways providing easy and hassle-free commute. It houses a few bus stops nearby with the local BMTC buses running to major localities such as Majestic, Shanthi Nagar, Whitefield, KR Market, Electronic City, and Kempegowda International Airport.

Factors for growth in the past

Bellandur’s growth is its close proximity to the major IT hubs of Bangalore, with Electronic City lying 19.2 km to its south, and Whitefield and I.T.P.L. lying 11-13 km to its east. Within walking distance lies a host of MNCs, such as Intel, Cisco, Wipro, AT&T, and various other SEZs.

Proposed & Planned Infra

Proposed phase-3 alignment of Namma Metro Rail with one of its route Silkboard - KR Puram - Hebbal (29 km-Green Line).

Infra Development (Social & Physical)

The locality has some of the best international schools in the city. Schools affiliated to various boards of education are also present here. Some of the famous schools here include the Orchids The International School, Narayana e-Techno School, Little Elly, Asia Pacific World School, Bellandur Government School, Royale Concorde International School, Orchids The International School, National Public School, Geetanjali Olympiad School among few. The area has some famous colleges like New Horizon College of Engineering, Krupanidhi Group Of Institutions, The Oxford College of Science, and Patel Pre-University College.

The locality has good options for shopping and has malls like Bangalore Bazar, BNR Arcade, Central, The Forum, Phoenix Marketcity, Market Square, and KEMP Fort Mall to name a few which house a number of international and national brands.

The locality has a number of multi specialty, super specialty and general hospitals. Some of the famous ones here include Manipal Hospital, Narayana Multispeciality Hospital, Columbia Asia Hospital Sarjapur Road, Doctor Levine Memorial Hospital among few.

Major Issues

Pollution is also a major concern here. Bellandur Lake is always in news because of it.