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Kanteerava Narasimharaja Pura Kanthirava Narasimharajapura | |
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| Coordinates: 12°19′18″N76°40′43″E / 12.321656603285048°N 76.67868843921602°E | |
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| District | Mysore |
| Time zone | UTC+5:30 (IST) |
| PIN | 570019 [1] |
| Telephone code | 0821 |
| Vehicle registration | KA-55 |
Kanthirava Narasimharajapura or K. N. Pura is a locality in Northern part of Mysore city. Soligara Colony and Ghousianagar are some of the prominent localities of Kanthirava Narasimharajapura. [2] Indira Gandhi Road and Jilani Road are some of the major roads of this area. [3] [4] K. N. Pura and Kyatamaranahalli, a nearby locality, is famous for communal clashes. This locality is sometimes referred as Kantheerava Narasarajapura. [5]
Many Labourers from different parts of the state migrated to Mysore in search of a job, following severe drought in 1980s. They settled at Kanteerava Narasimharajapura (located East of Kyathamaranahalli), as many houses were vacant at an affordable rate. A couple labourers built houses on revenue land. [6]
The locality was named after Kanteerava Narasimharaja Wadiyar, Yuvaraja of Mysore Kingdom (1894–1940). [7]
Srikanteshwara Vidya Samsthe is one of the popular educational institutions located in Kanthirava Narasimharajapura. [8] [9] [10]
From the Mysore city bus stand to Kanthirava Narasimharajapura buses are available. [11]