Area reports · Bangalore
Hennur
Everything we have measured and researched about Hennur: water, safety, monsoon behaviour, commute, daily life and rent. Numbers we do not hold say so; nothing here is estimated to fill space.
How safe is Hennur?
low confidenceA settled residential corridor that residents describe as calmer than central Bangalore; the usual Bengaluru-north caveats about lighting on interior lanes after dark. No locality-specific incident pattern surfaced this pass, a relative claim within Bangalore.
No unusual crime pattern surfaced for Hennur specifically; the corridor reads as a quieter residential belt policed under the Hennur/HBR jurisdiction.
- Crime severity
- Low
- Street lighting
- Moderate
- Nearest police station
- 2 km
- Nearest fire station
- 4 km
How this score is computed
| Component | Reading | Points | Weight |
|---|---|---|---|
| women_safety_score | 65 | 65 | 0.4 |
| crime_severity | low | 100 | 0.25 |
| street_lighting | moderate | 55 | 0.15 |
| closest_police_station_km | 2 | 60 | 0.1 |
| closest_fire_station_km | 4 | 35 | 0.1 |
Weighted sum of the components above. A missing reading is excluded and its weight redistributed, never guessed.
How do you get around?
medium confidence- Nearest metro
- No operational station yet. Nagawara (Pink Line, under construction) is the nearest planned interchange ~3 km; the Blue Line (ORR-Airport) Hennur station is planned for ~Dec 2027 under Phase 2B3 km
- Buses
- Road-first for now: Hennur Main Road feeds the ORR at Kalyan Nagar/Nagawara and the airport-side Hennur-Bagalur Road, with decent BMTC coverage and easy cabs/autos. The planned Blue Line station (~Dec 2027) is the corridor's big upgrade.nearest stop 0.4 km
- Cabs and autos
- Good
- Traffic
- HeavyHennur Main Road jams at peak, worst at the Outer Ring Road junction, roughly 8:30-10 AM and 5:30-7:30 PM; interior layouts stay calm.
- Railway station
- 7 km
- Airport
- 28 km
- City centre
- 10 km
Peak-hour commute, one way
- Manyata Tech Park (Hebbal)30 min
- Whitefield (ITPL)60 min
- CBD (MG Road)45 min
- Outer Ring Road (Marathahalli/Bellandur)50 min
- Electronic City80 min
Indicative peak-hour drive times; they vary by route and day.
How this score is computed
| Component | Reading | Points | Weight |
|---|---|---|---|
| walkability_score | 45 | 45 | 0.2 |
| closest_metro_km | 3 | 40 | 0.2 |
| uber_ola_availability | good | 75 | 0.1 |
| bus_density | moderate | 60 | 0.1 |
| closest_bus_stop_km | 0.4 | 80 | 0.15 |
| city_centre_km | 10 | 60 | 0.15 |
| airport_km | 28 | 60 | 0.1 |
Weighted sum of the components above. A missing reading is excluded and its weight redistributed, never guessed.
How are water, power and internet?
medium confidenceUneven by pocket, and documented: Sonnappa, Prakruthi, Byraveshwara and Chikkanna layouts have had Cauvery connections since 2005 yet see roughly twice-a-week, low-pressure supply on undersized 4-inch feeder lines, with dry borewells and tanker top-ups (~Rs 250 per 4,500 L nearby). Newer apartments manage with borewell/tanker mixes.
- Power cuts
- Standard BESCOM reliability for north-east Bangalore; no unusual outage pattern surfaced.
- Roads
- 42/100
- 5G
- Availablegood on Jio, Airtel
- Broadband
- ACT, Airtel and JioFiber serve the corridor.quality good
- Garbage collection
- Routine BBMP collection; residents' complaints centre on road conditions and drainage more than waste.
- Parking
- ScarceResidents flag parking as a real issue, tight on the main road and in older layouts; gated communities carry their own stilt parking.
How this score is computed
| Component | Reading | Points | Weight |
|---|---|---|---|
| road_quality_score | 42 | 42 | 0.25 |
| network_5g | available | 100 | 0.15 |
| garbage_collection_quality | moderate | 60 | 0.2 |
| broadband_quality | good | 100 | 0.15 |
Weighted sum of the components above. A missing reading is excluded and its weight redistributed, never guessed.
Air, noise and the monsoon
medium confidenceA documented weak point: Hennur and Hennur-Bagalur Road appear repeatedly in Bengaluru waterlogging reports (with Sai Layout among the hit pockets), and heavy rain slows the corridor badly.
The Hennur Main Road corridor is loud at peak; interior layouts and the lake side are noticeably calmer.
- Air quality
- AQI 55Moderate
- Across seasons
- Residents note less pollution than central Bangalore; the main-road corridor carries the traffic load, and winter adds the citywide haze.
- Green spaces
- Moderate
- Lakes and water bodies
- Hennur Lake and its Biodiversity Park anchor the green side of the corridor, a genuine amenity by north-Bangalore standards.
- Industry nearby
- Low
- Stray animals
- Moderate
- Runs warmer or cooler
- ModerateRelative to other Bengaluru areas (the city's climate is otherwise uniform): green cover moderate, industrial proximity low. Per IISc urban-heat-island research, vegetation cover is the dominant driver of local land-surface temperature.
- Earthquake zone
- Zone II (low seismic risk)
How this score is computed
| Component | Reading | Points | Weight |
|---|---|---|---|
| noise_score (100=quietest) | 52 | 52 | 0.2 |
| flood_risk_score (100=lowest risk) | 40 | 40 | 0.2 |
| industrial_proximity | low | 70 | 0.15 |
| green_spaces | moderate | 60 | 0.1 |
| stray_animal_density | moderate | 60 | 0.1 |
| aqi_value | 55 | 80 | 0.25 |
Weighted sum of the components above. A missing reading is excluded and its weight redistributed, never guessed.
What is daily life like?
medium confidence- Food delivery
- Zomato, Swiggyabout 30 min
- Quick groceries
- Blinkit works hereabout 14 min
- Eating out
- Moderatemeal for two around ₹900
- Groceries
- Well-served for daily needs: DMart and Star Market on the corridor, with the Kalyan Nagar/Kammanahalli eating-out belt a short drive; the walkable retail density of an Indiranagar is not here yet.
- Domestic help
- Moderate
- Shops close by
- Around 9:30-10:30 PM on the main road.
- ATMs and banks
- Moderate
- Nightlife
- LimitedQuiet by design; the Kammanahalli/Kalyan Nagar cafe-and-pub belt nearby carries the evenings, and the corridor itself stays residential.
How this score is computed
| Component | Reading | Points | Weight |
|---|---|---|---|
| delivery_apps (zomato/swiggy/blinkit) | 3/3 available | 100 | 0.2 |
| eateries_count | moderate | 60 | 0.25 |
| supermarkets_nearby.length | 2 | 55 | 0.2 |
| domestic_help_availability | moderate | 60 | 0.15 |
| atms_banks | moderate | 60 | 0.2 |
Weighted sum of the components above. A missing reading is excluded and its weight redistributed, never guessed.
Offices, schools and hospitals
medium confidence- Nearest tech park
- Manyata Tech Park6 km
- Nearest mall
- Elements Mall (Thanisandra) / Orion East (Banaswadi)3 km
- Nearest hospital
- Cratis Hospital2 km
- Hospitals
- Solid: Cratis, Cura Multispeciality and North Bangalore Hospital on the corridor, with Aster CMI and Columbia Asia (Hebbal side) inside ~10 km.
- Schools
- A genuine strength: Legacy, HMR International, Bengaluru International, Oasis International and VIBGYOR make this one of north Bangalore's better school corridors.nearest 1 km
- School boards
- CBSE, ICSE, IB, IGCSE
- Colleges
- Hasanath College, VBR PU College and Bangalore City College serve the belt.
- Gyms
- Moderate
- Sports
- Gyms along the corridor and community facilities in gated projects; Hennur Lake Biodiversity Park carries walking and birding.
- Parks
- Hennur Lake Biodiversity Park is the standout public green; layouts carry the usual pocket parks.
- Coworking
- Few
- Places of worship
- Temples, a dense belt of churches toward Kammanahalli, and mosques; no single dominant institution.
- Pet care
- Pet clinics operate along the Hennur/Kalyan Nagar belt; no individually verified named clinic surfaced this pass.
- Legacy School Bangalore
- HMR International School
- Bengaluru International School
- VIBGYOR International School
- Hennur Lake Biodiversity Park
How this score is computed
| Component | Reading | Points | Weight |
|---|---|---|---|
| closest_hospital_km | 2 | 80 | 0.15 |
| closest_school_km + school_names_nearby.length | 1km, 4 named | 90 | 0.12 |
| closest_mall_km | 3 | 60 | 0.1 |
| closest_tech_park_km + tech_parks_nearby.length | 6km, 2 named | 45 | 0.18 |
| gyms_and_sports_facilities_nearby.length | 0 | 20 | 0.12 |
| parks_nearby.length | 1 | 55 | 0.1 |
| coworking_spaces_nearby.length | 0 | 20 | 0.08 |
| places_of_worship_nearby.length | 0 | 20 | 0.1 |
| veterinary_clinics_nearby.length | 0 | 20 | 0.05 |
Weighted sum of the components above. A missing reading is excluded and its weight redistributed, never guessed.
Who lives here?
low confidenceA quieter north-east corridor that trades walkable buzz for space, greenery (Hennur Lake) and the Manyata commute, growing fast along the airport road with the metro still a promise.
- Mostly
- IT professionals on the Manyata commute and settled families, in a mix of older layouts and newer gated communities along the corridor; a long-established Christian and Anglo-Indian presence around the Hennur/Kammanahalli belt.
- Households
- Family-leaning, with a growing young-professional tenant base near the tech-park commute.
- Income bracket
- Middle
- Expat presence
- Moderate
- Pet-friendly societies
- Moderate
- You will mostly hear
- Kannada, with widespread English, Hindi, Tamil and Malayalam.
Culture and festivals
low confidenceA genuinely mixed belt: neighbourhood temples alongside a notable concentration of churches serving the Hennur/Kammanahalli Christian community, plus mosques for the area's Muslim residents.
Standard Bengaluru festival calendar; Christmas is visibly celebrated across the Kammanahalli side.
What does Hennur cost?
medium confidence- 1BHK rent
- ₹18,000approximate
- 2BHK rent
- ₹30,000approximate
- Buying
- ₹6,500 to ₹12,500 per sqft
- The neighbourhood is
- Improving
- Coming up
- A metro-anticipation corridor: quoted rates vary widely by source (~Rs 6,500-13,000/sqft, premium launches higher), 2BHK rents ~Rs 25,000-40,000. Anarock tracks it as a mid-segment hub on the Manyata commute; forecasts cluster at 7-9% annual growth with the Blue Line (Hennur station ~Dec 2027) and the Peripheral Ring Road as the drivers. The drags: peak traffic, waterlogging, and water-starved pockets.
How this score is computed
| Component | Reading | Points | Weight |
|---|---|---|---|
| neighbourhood_stability | improving | 80 | 1 |
Weighted sum of the components above. A missing reading is excluded and its weight redistributed, never guessed.
What residents say
medium confidence- Overall
- Positive
- On Reddit
- Portal reviews and locality guides read positive: a balanced, family-leaning corridor with a real traffic and drainage tax. Reddit threads did not surface directly this pass, so grounded in portal and news coverage.
Praised for
- Quieter and greener than central Bangalore, with Hennur Lake nearby
- Strong international-school corridor (Legacy, HMR, Bengaluru International)
- Manyata Tech Park within a ~30-minute peak commute
- Affordable relative to the established core, with schools and hospitals at hand
Complained about
- Hennur Main Road peak-hour traffic, worst at the ORR junction
- Waterlogging on Hennur and Hennur-Bagalur Road in heavy rain
- Water-starved pockets on old undersized Cauvery lines (tanker top-ups)
- Patchy road conditions and tight parking
Through the year
medium confidence- Monsoon
- Heavy rain waterlogs Hennur Road and the Hennur-Bagalur stretch (documented repeatedly), slowing the whole corridor.
- Summer
- Summer stresses the water-starved layouts hardest, twice-a-week supply pockets lean on tankers.
- Winter air
- Citywide winter haze over an otherwise less-polluted corridor.