Murphy Town

Murphy Town or Knoxpete, is a suburb located near Bangalore Cantonment, . It is one of the oldest planned suburbs of the Cantonment, and was earlier known as Knoxpete, and was later changed to Hoysala Nagar.
Wikipedia
  • Type: Neighborhood
  • Description: area in Bangalore
  • Also known as: “Hoysala Nagar” and “Murphy Town, Bengaluru”

Places of Interest

Highlights include Halasuru metro station and Holy Trinity Church, Bengaluru.

Railway stop
Photo: Sam2905, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Halasuru is an elevated metro station on the east–west corridor of the Purple Line of Namma Metro in , India. It was opened to the public on 20 October 2011. It is located in the Halasuru locality of Bengaluru.

Church
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Holy Trinity Church, located at Trinity circle at the east end of the MG Road, is an Anglican church and a major landmark in Bengaluru. It was built in 1851, for the British Regiment stationed there.

Courthouse
is a government building located in the center of Bangalore. It was built to honor the memory of Richard Bourke the 4th Viceroy of India. It offers a panoramic view of the city's Parade Grounds and on one side, and the Bangalore Race Course and Brigade Grounds on the south.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Ulsoor and Indiranagar.

Suburb
Photo: Dineshkannambadi, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Halasuru, known as during the British Rule, is one of the oldest neighbourhoods in the city of . It is in central Bengaluru, and begins near the eastern terminus of Mahatma Gandhi Raste. It is renowned for its numerous temples and market.

Suburb
, is an affluent, mid-sized neighbourhood in east , Karnataka, India. is one of the most expensive cosmopolitan neighbourhoods in Bangalore.

Quarter
, Bengaluru is a neighborhood of the Bangalore Cantonment, located in the central part of the city and named after the last Collector and District Magistrate of the Bangalore Civil and Military Station, Alexander Ranken Cox, Indian Civil Services.

Murphy Town

Latitude
12.98021° or 12° 58′ 49″ north
Longitude
77.62738° or 77° 37′ 39″ east
Elevation
900 metres (2,953 feet)
Open location code
7J4VXJJG+3X
Open­Street­Map ID
node 5726430822
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­neighbourhood
Geo­Names ID
6692804
Wiki­data ID
Q18750366
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Satellite Map

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In Other Languages

From Bengali to Kannada—“Murphy Town” goes by many names.
  • Bengali: “মার্ফি টাউন”
  • Kannada: “ಮರ್ಫಿ ಟೌನ್”
  • Kannada: “ಹೊಯ್ಸಳನಗರ”

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Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Children’s Park and Murphy Town Market.

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