Area reports · Bangalore
Yelahanka
Everything we have measured and researched about Yelahanka: 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 Yelahanka?
medium confidenceA planned, family-oriented satellite town with an active Yelahanka New Town police station (well-reviewed for community policing) and good street activity in the developed sectors; some newer, still-building pockets are quieter and less lit. A relative claim within Bangalore.
Low crime for an established residential town, with a big student/family population and steady policing; the usual petty theft of a busy town centre. No locality-specific numeric statistic found.
- Crime severity
- Low
- Street lighting
- Moderate
- Nearest police station
- 1.5 km
- Nearest fire station
- 2 km
How this score is computed
| Component | Reading | Points | Weight |
|---|---|---|---|
| women_safety_score | 66 | 66 | 0.4 |
| crime_severity | low | 100 | 0.25 |
| street_lighting | moderate | 55 | 0.15 |
| closest_police_station_km | 1.5 | 60 | 0.1 |
| closest_fire_station_km | 2 | 60 | 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
- None operational yet. Blue Line Yelahanka station under construction (~2026-2027); Yelahanka Junction railway station ~4.5 km (being rebuilt into a 16-platform hub)4 km
- Buses
- A strong BMTC hub on NH-44 (Bellary Road) with dense route coverage and airport buses, plus Yelahanka Junction railway (~4.5 km, under major expansion). The Blue Line metro (Yelahanka station, ~2026-2027) is the coming upgrade that will link it to Hebbal and the airport corridor.nearest stop 0.3 km
- Cabs and autos
- Good
- Traffic
- ModerateBellary Road, the Yelahanka town-centre markets and highway junctions choke at peak, and it is a long haul to the southern/eastern tech belts; within the town, movement is easier than the inner city.
- Railway station
- 4.5 km
- Airport
- 20 km
- City centre
- 16 km
Peak-hour commute, one way
- Whitefield (ITPL)75 min
- Outer Ring Road (Marathahalli/Bellandur)60 min
- Electronic City95 min
- CBD (MG Road)55 min
- Manyata Tech Park (Hebbal)35 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 | 4 | 40 | 0.2 |
| uber_ola_availability | good | 75 | 0.1 |
| bus_density | many | 100 | 0.1 |
| closest_bus_stop_km | 0.3 | 100 | 0.15 |
| city_centre_km | 16 | 20 | 0.15 |
| airport_km | 20 | 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?
medium confidenceVaries by pocket and season. Established sectors get BWSSB Cauvery supply, but parts of Sector A, the satellite town and Bellary Road stretches report irregular supply, and borewell/tanker dependence rises in summer.
- Power cuts
- Reliable on Bangalore terms (BESCOM); residents specifically rate electricity well, with short, mostly-planned outages.
- Roads
- 58/100
- 5G
- Availablegood on Jio, Airtel
- Broadband
- Good fibre/broadband (ACT, Airtel, Jio) across the developed sectors.quality good
- Garbage collection
- Middle-tier BBMP door-to-door collection; construction dust and drain-choking complaints in the fast-developing pockets.
- Parking
- ModerateThe planned layouts and newer apartments have decent parking, but the town-centre markets and older lanes get tight.
How this score is computed
| Component | Reading | Points | Weight |
|---|---|---|---|
| road_quality_score | 58 | 58 | 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 real weak point. Yelahanka was hit hard in recent floods, with homes submerged in Kodigehalli and streets stranded when Yelahanka Lake (which feeds a chain of downstream lakes) overflowed and stormwater drains clogged. Monsoon waterlogging recurs in low pockets.
Calmer than the inner city: the residential sectors are quiet, with noise concentrated on Bellary Road and the town-centre markets.
- Air quality
- AQI 55Moderate
- Across seasons
- Broadly moderate, helped by the Air Force station's open greenery and the lakes, though Bellary Road traffic and construction dust push it up locally, and winter brings haze.
- Green spaces
- Many
- Lakes and water bodies
- Yelahanka Lake anchors a wetland chain linking to Jakkur and Rachenahalli lakes, and the Air Force station keeps large green tracts nearby; the lake has been pollution-stressed but is under 'Wake the Lake' rejuvenation, so it is a green amenity with caveats.
- 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) | 55 | 55 | 0.2 |
| flood_risk_score (100=lowest risk) | 42 | 42 | 0.2 |
| industrial_proximity | low | 70 | 0.15 |
| green_spaces | many | 100 | 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 32 min
- Quick groceries
- Blinkit works hereabout 15 min
- Eating out
- Manymeal for two around ₹1,000
- Groceries
- Well-served: the Yelahanka New Town shopping complex and local markets, plus big-format retail at RMZ Galleria, Bhartiya Mall of Bengaluru and Esteem Mall, with Reliance/More/Star supermarkets across the sectors.
- Domestic help
- Abundant
- Shops close by
- Around 10-11 PM in the town centre; quieter in the residential sectors.
- ATMs and banks
- Many
- Nightlife
- LimitedFamily-oriented and calm: plenty of cafes, casual dining and mall multiplexes (RMZ Galleria, Bhartiya Mall), but few pubs or late-night spots, and residents note nightlife is dull compared to central Bengaluru.
How this score is computed
| Component | Reading | Points | Weight |
|---|---|---|---|
| delivery_apps (zomato/swiggy/blinkit) | 3/3 available | 100 | 0.2 |
| eateries_count | many | 100 | 0.25 |
| supermarkets_nearby.length | 2 | 55 | 0.2 |
| domestic_help_availability | abundant | 100 | 0.15 |
| atms_banks | many | 100 | 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 Embassy Business Park10 km
- Nearest mall
- RMZ Galleria2 km
- Nearest hospital
- SPARSH Hospital2 km
- Hospitals
- Strong: SPARSH, Cytecare (oncology) and Columbia Asia serve the area, with Manipal and the Hebbal multispecialty cluster a drive away.
- Schools
- One of the city's best education clusters: Canadian International (IB), Vidyashilp, DPS North and Ryan among the schools, plus Nitte Meenakshi and BMS Institute of Technology for engineering.nearest 1 km
- School boards
- IB, IGCSE, CBSE, ICSE
- Colleges
- A genuine college cluster: Nitte Meenakshi Institute of Technology and BMS Institute of Technology anchor engineering education, with more institutions across the town.
- Gyms
- Many
- Sports
- Cult.fit and many gyms, plus the Yelahanka stadium/sports facilities, township clubhouses and lakeside walking.
- Parks
- Green and open by Bengaluru standards: Yelahanka Lake and its walking paths, Air Force station greenery nearby, and neighbourhood parks across the planned sectors.
- Coworking
- Moderate
- Places of worship
- Temples in the historic old town plus churches and mosques for the mixed population; no individually verified named institution surfaced this pass.
- Pet care
- Pet and veterinary clinics operate across the town; no individually verified named clinic surfaced this pass.
- Manyata Embassy Business Park
- Kirloskar Tech 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 | 2 | 80 | 0.1 |
| closest_tech_park_km + tech_parks_nearby.length | 10km, 2 named | 35 | 0.18 |
| gyms_and_sports_facilities_nearby.length | 1 | 55 | 0.12 |
| parks_nearby.length | 1 | 55 | 0.1 |
| coworking_spaces_nearby.length | 1 | 55 | 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?
medium confidenceA calm, planned, family-and-student north town: spacious and green with strong schools/colleges and airport proximity, value pricing and high rental yield, traded against distance from the tech belts and monsoon flooding.
- Mostly
- Established middle-class families in planned layouts and independent houses, a large student population around the colleges, defence/Air Force families, and a growing set of professionals in new apartments.
- Households
- Family-heavy: settled nuclear and joint families, plus students and young professionals in newer housing.
- Income bracket
- Middle
- Expat presence
- Moderate
- Pet-friendly societies
- Moderate
- You will mostly hear
- Kannada, with Hindi and English widely spoken across the student and professional population.
Culture and festivals
low confidenceTemples serve the old Yelahanka town and layouts (the area has a long history), with churches and mosques for the mixed population. No single dominant institution surfaced this pass.
Standard Bengaluru festival calendar; no unusual locality-specific disruption found.
What does Yelahanka cost?
medium confidence- 1BHK rent
- ₹12,000approximate
- 2BHK rent
- ₹19,000approximate
- Buying
- ₹7,000 to ₹12,000 per sqft
- Rental yield
- 4%
- The neighbourhood is
- Improving
- Coming up
- A value + high-yield north play: portal data shows ~₹7,500-8,000/sqft average (premium projects to ~₹12,000), noticeably cheaper than Hebbal/Thanisandra, with rental yields around 3.8-4.2% (high for Bengaluru) and strong appreciation (99acres cites ~21% over one year, ~54% over five). Upside from the Blue Line metro (~2026-2027), the Yelahanka Junction railway rebuild and airport-led growth; the main risks are distance from the tech belts and flood-prone low pockets.
How this score is computed
| Component | Reading | Points | Weight |
|---|---|---|---|
| rental_yield_pct | 4 | 100 | 0.3 |
| neighbourhood_stability | improving | 80 | 0.7 |
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 rate Yelahanka well (~4.3/5 on 99acres), praising schools, connectivity, roads and electricity while flagging distance from work hubs, flooding and dull nightlife. Reddit threads did not surface directly this pass (a known WebSearch limitation), so grounded in portal reviews and resident guides.
Praised for
- Value pricing with high rental yield, cheaper than inner North Bengaluru
- Excellent schools and colleges, a genuine education hub
- Airport proximity and a planned, spacious, greener town
- Good buses/roads and reliable electricity
Complained about
- Long commutes to the tech belts and no metro operational yet
- Monsoon flooding and waterlogging in low pockets (Yelahanka hit hard in recent floods)
- Water supply irregular in parts of the satellite/new town
- Quiet nightlife, few pubs or high-end spots
Through the year
medium confidence- Monsoon
- The real seasonal risk: heavy rain overflows Yelahanka Lake and clogs stormwater drains, submerging low pockets (Kodigehalli and others) and stranding residents.
- Summer
- Summer brings water stress and tanker dependence in the borewell-reliant pockets.
- Winter air
- Winter brings haze on Bellary Road; the lakes and Air Force greenery keep the sectors relatively fresh.