Overview

Rajaji Nagar, now a bustling prime suburb in the western region of Bangalore was named after the great Indian freedom fighter C Rajagopalachari. Dominated with residential developments, Rajaji Nagar has one of the healthiest mix of various segments ranging from commercial sector, recreational spaces and retail establishments and entertainment zones, all well organised into two different stages which are sub-divided further into blocks starting from numerical 1-6 and alphabets A-E.

Connectivity

• The locality falls adjacent to many popular areas of Bangalore including Basaveshwara Nagar, Malleswaram, Mahalakshmipuram, Vijaynagar and suburban Mahalakshmi Layout.
• Landmark areas such as Majestic bus terminal and City Railway Station, Seshadripuram, Malleswaram and Basaveshwaranagar are connected effectively via BMTC (Bangalore Metropolitan Transport Corporation) bus network.
• The airport - Kempegowda International Airport (about 36 kms) is well connected via good bus services (BIAS Airport Buses).
• Chord Road is the crucial road connection of the market with prominent localities nearby including Yeshwantpur and Vijayanagar.
• The North-South Metro route has become operational from Sampige Road to Hesaraghatta Road. Thus, the locality housing five metro stations (Sandal Soap Factory, Mahalakshmi, Rajajinagar, Kuvempu Road Subway, Srirampura) has seamless accessibility from the industrial zone of Peenya and the important Yeshwantpur Railway Station.

Factors for growth

• Operational Metro route has enhanced the connectivity partially, with the complete route set to be finished in further planned Reach 3 & 4 of Phase 1. This started attracting many investors to the area.
• Yeshwantpur-Rajajinagar-Malleswaram corridor is the backbone of the area having excellent metabolic activity around commercial, retail and industrial segments making it an ideal location.
• Rajajinagar is well known for its calm and cultural living which is observed to attract not only retro families, but also a few new-age startups.
• The area is also seeing a mix of teenagers and young college going students with the presence of prominent educational institutions which in-turn is driving the retail trend.

Infrastructure Developments - Social & Physical

Needless to mention, the market enjoys very good infrastructural adequacy with some of the good educational institutions, prominent organisations, health services and entertainment/retail zones, both inside the market and in the neighbouring localities. Moreover, commercial and industrial developments along the two major corridors - Chord Road and Dr. Rajkumar Road are attributed to the Bangalore-Mumbai Highway.

• Abundance of retail zones in the neighbourhood with some prominent shopping destinations being Mantri Square, Brigade Orion and Platinum Mall.
• Several educational facilities include 25 good educational institutions with popular schools being Cluny Convent, Carmel High, S Cadambi, National Public School and Aurobindo Vidya Mandir. Popular colleges are KLE College and Vivekananda College of Pharmacy amongst others.
• Major hospitals in the region include Fortis Hospitals, Manipal Hospitals, Sagar Hospitals and Narayana Nethralaya.
• Modi Hospital Road and Siddaiah Puranik Road are also selected for development works pertaining to project TenderSURE.

Major Challenges

• Although an established locality, there are few incidents reported involving burglary and theft and even kidnapping are rising concerns about the area.