Yelahanka

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Place details

Locality: Bengaluru
Region: Karnataka
Country: India
Population: 116,447
Timezone: Asia/Kolkata

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Key facts

Settlement.name: Yelahanka
Settlement.settlement_type: Bangalore Urban
Settlement.image_skyline: YelahankaNewTown.jpg
Settlement.image_alt: Yelahanka
Settlement.image_caption: Major Sandeep Unnikrishnan Road, Yelahanka New Town
Settlement.pushpin_map: India Karnataka
Settlement.pushpin_label_position: up
Settlement.pushpin_map_caption: Location in Karnataka
Settlement.subdivision_type: Country
Settlement.subdivision_name: India
Settlement.subdivision_type1: State
Settlement.subdivision_name1: Karnataka
Settlement.subdivision_type2: District
Settlement.subdivision_name2: Bengaluru Urban
Settlement.subdivision_type3: Metro
Settlement.subdivision_name3: Bengaluru
Settlement.governing_body: GBA
Settlement.unit_pref: Metric

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Wikidata facts

Elevation: 915
Image: YelahankaNewTown.jpg
Dialing code: 80

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Commons category: Yelahanka
postal code: 560064

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Contents

History
Modern Yelahanka
Geography
Demographics
Connectivity
Metro
Roadways
Rail
Administration
Industries
Agriculture/farming
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Education
Defence establishments
References
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Yelahanka is an area in North Bangalore and also a Taluk of Bangalore Urban district in the Indian state of Karnataka, coming under the Bangalore North City Corporation. It is the oldest part of present Municipal Bengaluru (Bangalore) city and the northern end of the city. It is Nadaprabhu Kempegowda I, of the Yelahanka Prabhu clans, who laid the foundation of present-day Bengaluru through the creation of a "mud fort town" in 1537 CE.

Yelahanka Air Force Station This is an important Indian Air Force base in Yelahanka.