Kaggalipura

Kaggalipura
Kaggalipura
village
	Kaggalipura Town
Country	India
State	Karnataka
District	Ramanagara
Talukas	Kanakapura
Government
• Body	Kaggalipura Grama Panchayat.
Population (2001)
• Total	6,907
Languages
• Official	Kannada
Time zone	UTC+5:30 (IST)
PIN	560082
Civic agency	Kaggalipura Grama Panchayat.

Kaggalipura is a village along Kanakapura Road on the outskirts of Bangalore, in the southern state of Karnataka, India.^[1]^[2] Kaggalipura is located on the Bangalore-Coimbatore National Highway NH 209, around 20km south of Bangalore. The village is named after the Kaggali tree (Acacia Catechu) which grows in abundance locally. The village was established after clearing several Kaggali trees from the area, hence the name Kaggalipura.

Kaggalipura is 23 km from Majestic in Bangalore and 13 km from Uttarahalli. It is 16 km from Banashankari Temple, 17 km from Global Village Tech Park Rajarajeshwari Nagar, 18 km from Kengeri via NICE Road, 21 km from Electronic City, 16 km from Meenakshi Mall Bannerghatta Road and 1.5 km from Sri Sri Ravishankar Ashram. Hindus are the largest religious group in the village with their Gramadevate being patallamma devi and there is a lake adjoining the NH 209 which is quite huge and popular.

Demographics[edit]

As of 2001^[update], according to the census in India, Kaggalipura had a population of 6,907, with 3,562 males and 3,345 females.^[1]

Birds in Kaggalipura[edit]

Kaggalipura is a notable destination for Bangalore bird watching. The village lies within Bannerghatta National Park and is home to a wide variety of birds.