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Kanakapura Bus Station · Prof tpms, CC BY-SA 4.0

Fishing net in Kanakapura (2026) · Gpkp, CC BY-SA 4.0

Kanakapura bus station (2026) 01 · Gpkp, CC BY-SA 4.0

Kanakapura bus station (2026) 02 · Gpkp, CC BY-SA 4.0

Kanakapura Bus Station views · Prof tpms, CC BY-SA 4.0

Kanakapura bus depot (2026) 01 · Gpkp, CC BY-SA 4.0

Kanakapura, India

Kanakapura is a town of 54,014 people in Karnataka, India.

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Population54,014 GeoNames

RegionKarnataka

Elevation637 m 2,090 ft

Time zoneAsia/Kolkata

Land area7.8 km²

Nearest airportKempegowda International Airport (BLR) 79 km

Why visit Kanakapura

Townapedia lists 1 park or trail and 2 places to eat in and around town.

About Kanakapura

Kanakapura is a city, taluka in the Bengaluru South district of Karnataka on the banks of the Arkavathi river and the administrative center of the taluk of the same name. Its founder is Sameer Kanaka Pradeesha, hence its name. Kanakapura is the largest cocoon silk producer in India. The Kaveri River flows around 21 km in Kanakapura Taluk.

From the Wikipedia article Kanakapura (this version), under CC BY-SA 4.0.

Parks, trails and playgrounds1

Kanakapura Park

Park · 1.9 km

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Restaurants and cafes2

Rathna Upahar

Restaurant

Breakfast open early

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Gokul Vegetarian Restaurant

Restaurant

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Schools, colleges and libraries1

Rural First Grade College

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Healthcare2

Ganesh Nursing and Maternity Home

Hospital

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Gayathri Ashok Maternity Clinic

Hospital

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Map of Kanakapura

6 places. The map loads OpenStreetMap tiles when you open it.

Getting there and nearby towns

Kempegowda International Airport (BLR) is the nearest airport with scheduled flights listed in OpenStreetMap, 79 km away.

Closepet 25 km northwest, about 25 min by car
Channapatna 26 km northwest, about 26 min by car
Bidadi 28 km north, about 28 min by car
Hebbagodi 42 km northeast, about 42 min by car
Hosūr 49 km northeast, about 49 min by car
Bengaluru 51 km north, about 51 min by car
Mandya 57 km west, about 57 min by car
Yelahanka 65 km north, about 1 h by car
Shrīrangapattana 81 km west, about 1 h 15 min by car
Mysuru 89 km west, about 1 h 30 min by car

Drive times are estimates from straight-line distance, not routes.

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Sources and licences

GeoNames (CC BY 4.0): population, coordinates, regions and time zone
OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL 1.0): places, airports, map data
Wikidata (CC0 1.0): elevation, founding date, time zone, website
Wikimedia Commons (see each image): photos
Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0): overview and history text

Photo credits

Kanakapura Bus Station, Prof tpms, CC BY-SA 4.0
Fishing net in Kanakapura (2026), Gpkp, CC BY-SA 4.0
Kanakapura bus station (2026) 01, Gpkp, CC BY-SA 4.0
Kanakapura bus station (2026) 02, Gpkp, CC BY-SA 4.0
Kanakapura Bus Station views, Prof tpms, CC BY-SA 4.0
Kanakapura bus depot (2026) 01, Gpkp, CC BY-SA 4.0
Kanakapura bus depot (2026) 02, Gpkp, CC BY-SA 4.0
Girish Kalyana Mantapa, Kanakapura (2026) 01, Gpkp, CC BY-SA 4.0
Girish Kalyana Mantapa, Kanakapura (2026) 02, Gpkp, CC BY-SA 4.0
Mobile network tower, Kanakapura (2026), Gpkp, CC BY-SA 4.0
Starry Night, Arpan Guha, CC BY 3.0
New way of life basketball club, Manish Sharma k, CC BY-SA 4.0
India Trip 2009 (3991805121), Flying Cloud from Australia, CC BY 2.0
KSRTC (Karnataka) fare ticket print roll (2026) 01, Gpkp, CC BY-SA 4.0
KSRTC (Karnataka) fare ticket print roll (2026) 02, Gpkp, CC BY-SA 4.0
ಓಂ ನಮೋ ನಾರಾಯಣಾಯ ನಮಃ, ಸತ್ಯ ನಾರಾಯಣ ಎ.ಜಿ, CC BY-SA 4.0

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