Agara, Bengaluru

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Agara
Coordinates: 12°55′28″N77°38′59″E / 12.92444°N 77.64972°E / 12.92444; 77.64972
CountryIndia
State Karnataka
District Bangalore Urban
MetroBangalore
Taluka Bangalore South
Government
  Body BBMP
Languages
  Official Kannada
Time zone UTC+5:30 (IST)
PIN
560102
Telephone code91-80
Vehicle registration KA 01
Nearest cityBangalore
Lok Sabha constituencyBangalore South
Vidhan Sabha constituencyBommanahalli
Civic agencyVillage Panchayat (formerly), now under BBMP

Agara Bangalore is a panchayat village in the southern state of Karnataka, India. [1] [2] [3] It is located in the Bangalore South taluk of Bangalore Urban district in Karnataka, on Outer Ring Road, near Koramangala and HSR Layout. The Agara Bus Stop connects Koramangla with ITPL, Varthur, etc. Agara is visited for its Oriyan temple, Agara Lake, Ayyappa Temple & Aanjaneya Temple. After winning the Sreerangapattana war, the British moved their army to Banaglore. In British times, it was one of the biggest army cantonments in south Asia. Madras Engineer Groups was operating from Agara.

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References

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