Chickpet
Neighbourhood in Bangalore Urban, Karnataka, India
Chikkapete Chickpet | |
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Neighbourhood | |
12°58′19″N 77°34′38″E / 12.97186°N 77.57721°E / 12.97186; 77.57721 | |
Country | India |
State | Karnataka |
District | Bangalore Urban |
Metro | Bangalore |
Languages | |
• Official | Kannada |
Time zone | UTC+5:30 (IST) |
PIN | 560053 [1] |
Telephone code | 080 |
ISO 3166 code | IN-KA |
Vehicle registration | KA 05 |
Website | karnataka |
Chikkapete is a neighborhood in Bengaluru, Karnataka, India. It is one of the city's oldest areas and is famous for its Wholesale & Retail Cloths Shops. It is near the Electric Market area in Bangalore and is a part of the Bangalore South Lok Sabha constituency. Its roots go back to the 16th century.[2] It is also said that Shivaji had spent early years of his childhood in Bengaluru with his father Shahaji Raje Bhosale. And his palace was there in the area which is known today as Chikkapete. Today the locality is home to the second largest Marwadi community in South india after Sowcarpet in Chennai.
See also
- Bangalore South (Lok Sabha constituency)
- Temples in Chikkapete
References
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Bangalore
- Bangalore Cantonment
- Bangalore Fort
- Bengaluru Pete
- Chalukyas
- Hoysalas
- Kadambas
- Kempe Gowda
- Kingdom of Mysore
- Rashtrakutas
- Vijayanagara
- Western Gangas
- Tippu Sultan
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administration
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Municipal Corporation |
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- 100 Feet Road
- Avenue Road
- Bannerghatta Road (SH 87)
- Brigade Road
- Church Street
- Cunningham Road
- Hosur Road (NH 7)
- Inner Ring Road
- J C Road
- Kasturba Road
- Lavelle Road
- M.G. Road
- Mysore Road (SH 17)
- NICE Road
- Old Airport Road
- Outer Ring Road
- Peripheral Ring Road
- Tannery Road
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