Begur Road

Overview :
Begur Main Road is a neighborhood situated in the south of Bangalore. It is located at a distance of 10.9 km from Bangalore City via Hosur Road. This locality comes under the supervision of BBMP responsible for the civic and infrastructural assets of the Greater Bangalore Metropolitan area. It is strategically located on the Bangalore-Hosur Highway. The prominent localities situated close to Begur road are Hongasandra, Bommanahalli, BTM Layout, HSR Layout, Jayanagar, Koramangala, JP Nagar, Bellandur, and Gottigere. This locality is situated very close to Electronic City Flyover. It has excellent connectivity to other places with the help of the Hosur Road and Bannerghatta Road that together link Begur Road to Bangalore. There are five new layouts that extend the boundary of the Begur Village, namely Classic Paradise, Begur Woods, Deo Heights, Vishwapriya Nagar, and Akshaya Nagar Layout. The locality is also close to tourist attraction such as Nandi Hills, Savandurga, Bheemeshwari, and Shivgange. Bommanahalli is the nearest town to reach Bangalore from Begur Main Road.

Connectivity :
Located on the NH 7, this locality has five major roads which directly connect it to Bangalore. The Begur-Jigani road is an 80 feet-long road. The Begur-Hosur road passes through AECS (HAL) layout. The Begur-Bannerghatta road goes by Hulimavu. The Begur-Bommanahalli road goes via Hongasandra, and the Begur-Electronic City road is also the route to Bettadasanapura.

It has excellent connectivity to Kempegowda International Airport which is located at a distance of 45.9 km via Bellary Road.

BMTC buses plying between Begur and KR Market/Shivaji Nagar/Kempegowda Bus Stand. Marco Polo AC buses to Shivaji Nagar travel from Vishwapriya Nagar. The Begur station and Begur fort bus station are both located on Hosur road. The Begur NICE road junction bus station, Subhash Nagar bus station, and Begur Hanuman Temple bus station are the others that are located around the area.

Carmelaram is the nearest railway station to Begur Main Road which is located at a distance of 12.9 km via NH 44 and Ambalipura-Sarjapur Road. Other nearby and major railway station is Bangalore City railway station which is located at a distance of 14.8 km via Hosur Road.

Proposed & Planned Infra :
Ph-2 alignment of Namma Metro Rail with one of its route R V Road – Bommasandra (18.80 km) once completed will pass through the locality.

There are another metro routes which have been proposed i.e Gottigere – Nagavara (21.25 km) of Phase-2. Yelachenahalli will be the nearest subway station to Begur Main Road under this phase.

Factors for growth in the past :
Its proximity to International Airport, Bangalore City Railway station along with major tech parks such as International Tech Park and Manyata Tech Park, has been a plus point for Begur Main Road, driving residential demand as well as consistent rental yield.

The much-awaited alternative road to Kempegowda International Airport (KIA) and the long-pending Hennur flyover are both operational now and reduced the commute time.

Factors for growth in the future :
As Begur Road connects to Hosur Road and Bannerghatta Road, many sub roads have come into existence. The area also developed very fast as Electronics City is nearby and many techies started to migrate to this area. People work in nearby tech parks choose their residence in Begur Road.

Infra development (Social & Physical) :
The area has prominent educational institutions located in and around the locality include the Oxford Educational Institutions, Shantiniketan Educational Institutions, Bangalore Group of Educational Institutions, Sri Venkateshwara Education Society. This locality has a number of international schools and schools affiliated to various boards of education. Some of the popular schools located here are St. Francis School ICSE, Royal Concorde International School, Jaihind International School, Vidya Jyothi School and Junior College, Oxford Public School among few.

Some of the mega malls located in the vicinity are Royal Meenakshi Mall, Gopalan Innovation Mall, The Forum, Market Square, Central Mall etc. The locality has a number of standalone retail outlets of both national and international brands like More Megastore, BSNL Retailer, Nutan Footwear, Dimple High Fashion, SP Retail Store, and Sai Retail Venture to name a few.

Healthcare facilities are also good in the locality as some of the prominent hospitals providing healthcare facilities to the residents of Begur and its adjoining areas are Jayashree Multi Speciality Hospital, Narayana Multispeciality Hospital, Nano Hospital, TR Hospital, Kavya Hospital, Primus Hospital, Vijayashree Hospital, Apollo Hospital, and Manipal Hospital Jayanagar.