Anekal
Sign in to saveAnekal (ಆನೇಕಲ್) is a major town and taluk of Bengaluru Urban district, part of the Bangalore Metropolitan Region. It is a major town in the suburbs of Bengaluru. The Chandapura-Anekal stretch is an emerging residential hub in Bengaluru. It is approximately 36 km from the centre of Bengaluru and around 15 km from Hosur and Electronic City. It lies in the southern part of the Bangalore metropolitan area. Anekal is known for the Karaga and Dasara festivals.
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Place details
- Locality
- Anekal
- Region
- Karnataka
- Country
- India
- Population
- 44,260
- Timezone
- Asia/Kolkata
via OpenStreetMap · GeoNames
Key facts
- Settlement.name
- Anekal
- Settlement.native_name
- ಆನೇಕಲ್
- Settlement.native_name_lang
- kannada
- Settlement.settlement_type
- Town and Taluk
- Settlement.pushpin_map
- India Karnataka
- Settlement.pushpin_label_position
- right
- Settlement.pushpin_map_caption
- Location in Karnataka, India
- Settlement.subdivision_type
- Country
- Settlement.subdivision_type1
- State
- Settlement.subdivision_name1
- Karnataka
- Settlement.subdivision_type2
- District
- Settlement.subdivision_name2
- Bangalore Urban
- Settlement.subdivision_type3
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human settlement
- Country
- India
- Located in
- Bengaluru Urban district
- Elevation
- +915
- Time zone
- UTC+05:30
via Wikidata · CC0
Article
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- Geography
- Demographics
- Road and Railways
- Education
- Tourist Attractions
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Anekal (ಆನೇಕಲ್) is a major town and taluk of Bengaluru Urban district, part of the Bangalore Metropolitan Region. It is a major town in the suburbs of Bengaluru. The Chandapura-Anekal stretch is an emerging residential hub in Bengaluru. It is approximately 36 km from the centre of Bengaluru and around 15 km from Hosur and Electronic City. It lies in the southern part of the Bangalore metropolitan area. Anekal is known for the Karaga and Dasara festivals.
Major multinational corporations and IT-BT companies like Infosys, Biocon, Wipro, Syngene, TCS, and Accenture and largest NGO like Akshayapatra Foundation are all part of Anekal Taluk. Jigani, which is situated 10 km from Anekal, is one of the industrial areas in Bengaluru.