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| Coordinates | 12°56′27″N 77°44′48″E / 12.940699°N 77.746596°E |
| Country |  India |
| State | Karnataka |
| District(s) | Bangalore Urban |
| Time zone | IST (UTC+5:30) |
Varthur ( Kannada : ವರ್ತೂರು ) is a suburb situated in the Eastern periphery of Bangalore City. Varthur was a Hobli, but now a part of Greater Bangalore Metropolitan Corporation[1]. Varthur was a Legislative Assembly in the state of Karnataka but, was split in to two legislative assemblies Mahadevapura and Krishnarajapura in the year 2008. It is also one of the wards of BBMP. Varthur is very close to ITPL, which is heart of IT in Bangalore.
There are many IT industries in Varthur Hobli. The head office of one of the largest IT Industry, Wipro Technologies is situated at Doddakannelli, Varthur Hobli. Some other companies like Cisco Systems, ARM, Flextronics, etc are situated in Varthur Hobli
At Varthur, people celebrate, Brahmarathotsava of Sri Chennaraya Swamy, which happens on the day of Ratha Saptami. It is one of the famous events that happen in this area. Two days later is Karaga of Sri Draupathamma (Draupadi) at Sri Dharmaraya Swamy (Yudhisthira) temple, which happens in night being visited by thousands of people from Varthur, Gunjur, Madhuranagara, Whitefield, Ramagondannahalli, Balagere, Sorahunase, Immadihalli.
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Geography
Varthur is located at 12°56′27″N 77°44′48″E / 12.940699°N 77.746596°E
Administration
- MLA : Aravinda Limbavalli (Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP)), Higher Education Minister, Hon'ble State of Karnataka
- MP : P C Mohan (BJP)
Educational institutions
- New Horizon College of Engineering
- CMR Institute of Technology
- Krupanidhi Nursing and PU College
- Government Degree College, Varthur
- Government High School and Junior College, Varthur
- Ryan International
- K K Education Society
- Vagdhevi Villas (at Varthur and Marathahalli)
- Lady Vailankanni Group of Institutions
- Sri Ravishankar Vidya Mandir
- Vibgyor High, Marathahalli
Varthur Main Road
The stretch starting from HAL old Airport road till Varthur via Marathahalli, Thubarahalli and Varthur Kodi is officially known as Varthur Main Road [2].
Varthur Lake
Lake ecosystem is an integral part of Bangalore. But unplanned urbanisation and industrialisation have led to the contamination of these water bodies. Varthur Lake (180.40 Hectares) is one of the most polluted[3] lake in Bangalore. Its ecosystem is under continuous degradation because of sewage water from Bangalore.
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