Area reports · Bangalore
Jakkur
Everything we have measured and researched about Jakkur: 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 Jakkur?
medium confidencePortal reviews rate safety 4.2/5: a peaceful lakeside belt of plotted homes and low-rise apartments. Lakeside stretches and plotted lanes are quiet after dark; standard caution applies.
No unusual crime pattern surfaced; a calm northern residential belt.
- Crime severity
- Low
- Street lighting
- Moderate
- Nearest police station
- 2 km
- Nearest fire station
- 5 km
How this score is computed
| Component | Reading | Points | Weight |
|---|---|---|---|
| women_safety_score | 70 | 70 | 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 | 5 | 15 | 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; the Blue Line under construction on Bellary Road will serve the belt, with Yelahanka's rail station the current alternative6 km
- Buses
- Bellary Road BMTC services and the airport corridor; the neighbourhood itself is car-and-auto country, with the future Blue Line as the transit upgrade.nearest stop 0.5 km
- Cabs and autos
- Good
- Traffic
- ModerateOffice-hour traffic on Bellary Road and the Jakkur flyover approaches is the documented headache; interior plotted lanes stay empty.
- Railway station
- 4 km
- Airport
- 22 km
- City centre
- 14 km
Peak-hour commute, one way
- Manyata Tech Park (Hebbal)25 min
- Kempegowda International Airport35 min
- CBD (MG Road)55 min
- Whitefield (ITPL)85 min
- Electronic City95 min
Indicative peak-hour drive times; they vary by route and day.
How this score is computed
| Component | Reading | Points | Weight |
|---|---|---|---|
| walkability_score | 50 | 50 | 0.2 |
| closest_metro_km | 6 | 20 | 0.2 |
| uber_ola_availability | good | 75 | 0.1 |
| bus_density | moderate | 60 | 0.1 |
| closest_bus_stop_km | 0.5 | 80 | 0.15 |
| city_centre_km | 14 | 40 | 0.15 |
| airport_km | 22 | 80 | 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?
low confidenceVaries building by building, and listings say so explicitly: corporation (Cauvery) connections in the established layout, borewell/tanker mixes in newer builds. Ask the specific building; both answers exist within a street of each other.
- Power cuts
- Standard BESCOM reliability; plotted-area feeders see occasional maintenance cuts.
- Roads
- 55/100
- 5G
- Availablegood on Jio, Airtel
- Broadband
- ACT, Airtel and JioFiber reach the layout; fringe plots check first.quality good
- Garbage collection
- Routine BBMP collection in the layout; fringe plotted lanes patchier.
- Parking
- EasyPlotted-development space means parking is rarely the problem here.
How this score is computed
| Component | Reading | Points | Weight |
|---|---|---|---|
| road_quality_score | 55 | 55 | 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 confidenceThe lake catchment handles most monsoons; low-lying newer plots near the valley lines waterlog in heavy spells.
Genuinely quiet away from Bellary Road; the flying school's daytime light-aircraft traffic is a character note more than a nuisance.
- Air quality
- AQI 48Good
- Across seasons
- The lake, the aerodrome's open ground and GKVK's forest keep this one of urban Bangalore's fresher pockets; Bellary Road is the local source.
- Green spaces
- Many
- Lakes and water bodies
- Jakkur Lake, one of Bangalore's healthier large lakes with active birding, is the neighbourhood's anchor amenity.
- Industry nearby
- Low
- Stray animals
- Moderate
- Runs warmer or cooler
- CoolRelative to other Bengaluru areas (the city's climate is otherwise uniform): green cover many, 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) | 68 | 68 | 0.2 |
| flood_risk_score (100=lowest risk) | 55 | 55 | 0.2 |
| industrial_proximity | low | 70 | 0.15 |
| green_spaces | many | 100 | 0.1 |
| stray_animal_density | moderate | 60 | 0.1 |
| aqi_value | 48 | 100 | 0.25 |
Weighted sum of the components above. A missing reading is excluded and its weight redistributed, never guessed.
What is daily life like?
low confidence- Food delivery
- Zomato, Swiggyabout 30 min
- Quick groceries
- Blinkit works hereabout 15 min
- Eating out
- Moderatemeal for two around ₹700
- Groceries
- Daily needs on the Bellary Road service lanes and inside Jakkur Layout; the bigger retail (Esteem Mall, Hebbal, Yelahanka New Town) is a short drive either way.
- Domestic help
- Moderate
- Shops close by
- Around 9:30 PM.
- ATMs and banks
- Moderate
- Nightlife
- NoneLakeside quiet is the point; evenings mean walks, not bars.
- More Supermarket Jakkur
- Reliance Fresh Yelahanka (nearby)
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
low confidence- Nearest tech park
- Manyata Tech Park6 km
- Nearest mall
- Esteem Mall (Hebbal)4 km
- Nearest hospital
- Aster CMI Hospital (Hebbal)3 km
- Hospitals
- Aster CMI and the Hebbal tertiary belt within ~15 minutes; local clinics for the routine.
- Schools
- A quiet strength: the Yelahanka-Jakkur belt carries several of north Bangalore's marquee international schools.nearest 2 km
- School boards
- CBSE, ICSE, IB, IGCSE
- Colleges
- GKVK agricultural university adjoins; the Yelahanka college belt is minutes away.
- Gyms
- Moderate
- Sports
- Lakeside walking and running, the flying school for the adventurous, society amenities in new projects.
- Parks
- Jakkur Lake's restored waterfront is the park; GKVK's campus green adjoins.
- Coworking
- Few
- Places of worship
- Village-core temples; churches and mosques in the wider belt.
- Pet care
- Vet clinics along Bellary Road; none individually verified this pass.
How this score is computed
| Component | Reading | Points | Weight |
|---|---|---|---|
| closest_hospital_km | 3 | 60 | 0.15 |
| closest_school_km + school_names_nearby.length | 2km, 3 named | 80 | 0.12 |
| closest_mall_km | 4 | 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 confidenceLakeside north Bangalore at its calmest: morning birders, flying-school Cessnas overhead, plotted lanes with big trees, city amenities twenty minutes away.
- Mostly
- Plot-owning settled families, professionals on the Manyata/airport commutes, and a villa-and-farmhouse fringe; the apartment tenant base is growing but still thin.
- Households
- Family and owner-occupier weighted; fewer PGs and shared flats than the tech corridors.
- Income bracket
- Upper-middle
- Expat presence
- Moderate
- Pet-friendly societies
- High
- You will mostly hear
- Kannada first; English across the professional base.
Culture and festivals
low confidenceVillage-core temples of old Jakkur alongside newer neighbourhood shrines; churches and mosques in the Yelahanka belt.
Standard calendar; the lake hosts Ganesha visarjan crowds.
What does Jakkur cost?
medium confidence- 1BHK rent
- ₹15,000approximate
- 2BHK rent
- ₹25,000approximate
- Buying
- ₹7,000 to ₹12,000 per sqft
- The neighbourhood is
- Improving
- Coming up
- Plotted-land appreciation with apartment supply still thin: rents span ~Rs 14,750-39,750 by build quality and water source. The Blue Line and airport corridor are the drivers; large-format projects are only now arriving, so the belt trades on land and villas more than flats.
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
- Reviews read positive-and-quiet: a lakeside belt people choose deliberately for calm, with car-dependence and water diligence as the caveats. Grounded in portal coverage this pass.
Praised for
- Jakkur Lake: birdlife, walks, and the north's freshest air pocket
- Safe, peaceful plotted lanes (reviews: 4.2/5 safety)
- Manyata ~25 minutes, airport ~35, Aster CMI ~15
- Marquee international schools in the Yelahanka-Jakkur belt
Complained about
- Office-hour Bellary Road traffic
- Water source varies building to building (corporation vs borewell)
- No metro yet; car-dependent daily life
- Thin apartment/retail development so far
Through the year
low confidence- Monsoon
- The lake catchment absorbs most spells; low-lying newer plots waterlog in cloudbursts.
- Summer
- Borewell-dependent builds feel summer; the lake keeps the microclimate gentler than the city core.
- Winter air
- Among the city's fresher winters thanks to the lake and GKVK's green mass.