Bellandur

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Bellandur
Suburb
(Clockwise from top) Intel and RMZ Ecospace skyline, Bellandur lake, Embassy TechVillage, RMZ Ecoworld, Adarsh Palm Retreat skyline in 2010
Bellandur
Coordinates: 12°55′34″N 77°40′33″E / 12.926088°N 77.675778°E / 12.926088; 77.675778
Country	India
State	Karnataka
District	Bangalore Urban
City	Bangalore
Lok Sabha constituency	Bangalore Central
Assembly constituency	Mahadevapura
Government
• MP	P. C. Mohan (BJP)
• MLA	Aravind Limbavali
• Councillor	Asha Suresh
Area
• Total	26.4 km2 (10.2 sq mi)
• Land	22.15 km2 (8.55 sq mi)
• Water	4.25 km2 (1.64 sq mi)  16.09%
• Park area	0.11 km2 (0.04 sq mi)
Population  (2011 Census)
• Total	80,180
• Density	3,041/km2 (7,880/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+5:30 (IST)
Pincode	560 103
Area code	080
Civic agency	BBMP

Bellandur is a suburb in south-east Bangalore, Karnataka, India. It is bounded by HSR Layout to the west, Devarabisanahalli to the east, Sarjapur Road to the south, and the Bellandur Lake to the north. The Bellandur Lake is the largest lake in Bangalore, and separates Bellandur from the HAL Airport. The Outer Ring Road passes through Bellandur, making the area an important transit point between east and south Bangalore.^[1]

Initially a rural area, Bellandur has recently experienced a sharp rise in population and real estate development as a result of Bangalore's information technology (IT) boom. Although most of Bellandur's housing contains modern facilities, the suburb faces challenges such as water shortage, heavy traffic, and poor drainage which has resulted in severe pollution of Bellandur Lake.^[2] The Bruhat Bengaluru Mahanagara Palike (BBMP) has constructed several borewells in Bellandur in attempt to mitigate the water shortage.^[3]