Whitefield
Whitefield is a neighborhood of Bengaluru in the state of Karnataka, India. Established in 1882 as a settlement for the Eurasians and Anglo Indians of Bangalore, Whitefield remained a quaint little settlement at the eastern periphery of Bangalore city till the late 1990s when the local IT boom turned it into a major suburb.Photo: Doc.aneesh, CC BY-SA 3.0.
- Type: Suburb
- Description: suburb of Bangalore
- Also known as: “Whitefield, Bengaluru” and “ವೈಟ್ ಫೀಲ್ಡ್”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Vydehi Institute of Medical Sciences and Research Centre and Hopefarm Channasandra metro station.
Vydehi Institute of Medical Sciences and Research Centre
College
Photo: SlowPhoton, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Vydehi Institute of Medical Sciences & Research Centre is in Whitefield, Bangalore, India. It is an independent medical institute dedicated to education, research and patient care. VIMS was established in 2000 and is promoted by Srinivasa trust.
Hopefarm Channasandra metro station
Metro station
Photo: Santosh4118, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Hopefarm Channasandra is an elevated metro station on the East-West corridor of the Purple Line of Namma Metro in Bengaluru, India, which serves the main Channasandra neighbourhood area.
Whitefield railway station
Railway station
Photo: Santosh4118, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Whitefield railway station is an Indian Railways train station located in Whitefield, Bengaluru, in the Indian state of Karnataka, which is about 8 km away from the Krishnarajapuram railway station and serves the Whitefield area. Whitefield railway station is situated 3 km northeast of Whitefield.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Varthur and Kundalahalli.
Varthur
Suburb
Photo: Puneethcv, Public domain.
Varthur is a suburb situated in the Eastern periphery of Bangalore City and part of the internationally famous Whitefield township. Varthur is a Hobli and part of the Bruhat Bangalore Mahanagara Palike. Varthur is situated 3 km south of Whitefield.
Kundalahalli
Quarter
Kundalahalli is an eastern suburb of Bengaluru city in State of Karnataka. All the major IT-related office is located here. The PIN code of Kundalahalli is 560037. Kundalahalli is situated 3½ km west of Whitefield.
Brookefield
Quarter
Brookefield is a neighbourhood of Bangalore. It was established in the late 19th century as a settlement for Anglo-Indians living in the city. It is a wealthy area, with high real estate prices and relatively new commercial enterprises on roads such as ITPL road. Brookefield is situated 3½ km west of Whitefield.
Whitefield
- Categories: Vorort and locality
- Location: Bangalore (East), Bengaluru Urban, Karnataka, Southern India, India, South Asia, Asia
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Latitude
12.96964° or 12° 58′ 11″ northLongitude
77.74975° or 77° 44′ 59″ eastElevation
887 metres (2,910 feet)Open location code
7J4VXP9X+VVOpenStreetMap ID
node 377219489OpenStreetMap feature
place=suburb
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In Other Languages
From Bengali to Tamil—“Whitefield” goes by many names.
- Bengali: “হোয়াইটফিল্ড, ব্যাঙ্গালোর”
- Bengali: “হোয়াইটফিল্ড”
- Hindi: “व्हाइटफील्ड”
- Kannada: “ವೈಟ್ಫೀಲ್ಡ್”
- Tamil: “ஒயிட்பீல்ட், பெங்களூர்”
- Tamil: “ஒயிட்பீல்ட்”
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