Jayaprakash Nagar, Bangalore

Jayaprakash Narayan Nagara, popularly known as J. P. Nagar, is an established posh upmarket residential area located in the south of the Bangalore conurbation, India named after prominent Indian leader Jayaprakash Narayan. It is located in proximity to Jayanagar, and other areas Banashankari, Bannerghatta Road and BTM Layout.

J. P. Nagar
Neighbourhood
J. P. Nagar
Coordinates: 12.912°N 77.593°E / 12.912; 77.593
Country	India
State	Karnataka
Metro	Bengaluru
Population
• Total	28,508[1]
Languages
• Official	Kannada
Time zone	UTC+5:30 (IST)
Vehicle registration	KA-05
Municipal body	BBMP
Ward Nos.	177[2]
LS constituency	Bangalore South
VS constituency	Jayanagara
MP	Tejasvi Surya, BJP
MLA	Soumya Reddy, INC

The locality in South Bangalore began purely as a residential area but gradually transformed into a cosmopolitan area with opportunity for both residential and commercial projects. This transformation was a result of the boom of colleges and IT industries being set up in the vicinity. Previously it had bungalows and independent houses but the IT boom in the late 1990s converted it into a semi-commercial area.

It is located between Bannerghatta road and Kanakapura road.

It is to be noted that while Jayanagar has "BLOCKS", and HSR has "SECTORS", J P Nagar has "Phases" :-)

JP Nagar contains some famous lakes, such as Sarakki lake, Puttenahalli Lake (JP Nagar), Jaraganahalli Lake, Chunchugatta lake, Konanakunte Lake, Avalahalli Lake, Krishna Nagar Lake and so on. Over the years, because of massive urbanization, some of these lakes shrank and became polluted and some lakes, such as Jaraganahalli Lake, were entirely encroached by private parties. Off late a lot of lake conservation projects have been initiated to save them. For example the Puttenahalli lake.[3]

J P Nagar was developed in three stages: JP Nagar 1^st through 3^rd phases. It was called Sarakki layout when formed, later renamed to JP Nagara. Later came, JP Nagar 4^th through 6^th phases. Much later came, JP Nagar 7^th through 9^th phases.

JP Nagar has Metro connectivity on one end: Kanakapura road, and work has begun in Bannerghatta road in 2018.

JP Nagar is home to a lot of famous personalities. Kannada actresses Sumalatha and "Onti Salaga" "Rebel Star" Ambarish, Tara, and Arathi; film producer and former Chief Minister of Karnataka H. D. Kumaraswamy, and writer, thinker Baraguru Ramachandrappa are / were residents of this locality.