Anekal

Anekal is a taluk headquarters town in Bengaluru Urban district, about 36 km from central Bengaluru and roughly 15 km from both Electronic City and Hosur. For education, St Joseph's School and College is in the town, Alliance University is on Chandapura Anekal Road and Sri Sairam College of Engineering is nearby. The General Hospital at Weaver Colony handles public healthcare, with Narayana Health City at Bommasandra for specialist care. Daily shopping is in the town market, and M5 ECity Mall in Electronic City is the nearest mall. There is no metro in Anekal; Delta Electronics Bommasandra on the Yellow Line is about 13 km away, and Anekal Road railway station has MEMU and DEMU services. BMTC's 356 series links Anekal to Majestic, and Ghattihalli is one of the villages in the taluk.

Schools and Colleges in and around Anekal

St Joseph's School and College in Anekal town is a long running institution offering schooling and pre university courses. Alliance University, on Chandapura Anekal Road, runs engineering, law, arts and management programmes, and Sri Sairam College of Engineering offers engineering degrees in several streams. Government and private state board schools are spread across the town and its villages, and families wanting CBSE or ICSE schools often look towards Chandapura and Electronic City.

Hospitals and Healthcare

The General Hospital at Weaver Colony is the main public hospital for the taluk and also has a dialysis unit. Private nursing homes such as Sri Srinivasa Hospital near Gandhi Square cover routine care in the town. For tertiary treatment, residents travel to Narayana Health City and the Mazumdar Shaw Medical Center at Bommasandra on Hosur Road, roughly 15 km away.

Malls, Shopping and Daily Needs

Anekal has a traditional town market with shops, banks and weekly trade, and is known locally for its Karaga and Dasara festivals. There is no mall in the town itself. The nearest malls are M5 ECity Mall in Electronic City, about 15 km north, and the retail centres along Hosur Road.

Metro and Rail

Anekal has no metro station. The nearest is Delta Electronics Bommasandra, the terminus of the Yellow Line that opened in August 2025, about 13 km from the town. Anekal Road railway station on the Bengaluru to Hosur line has MEMU and DEMU trains to Yeshwantpur, KSR Bengaluru, Hosur and Dharmapuri, and Heelalige station near Chandapura is another option.

Bus Connectivity

BMTC runs frequent buses from Anekal, including the 356M route to Majestic via Electronic City, 361C to K.R. Market, 365P via Bannerghatta, 356Z to Chandapura and 399F to Hoskote via Sarjapura and Varthur. The Jigani and Surya City depots are the nearest BMTC depots, and KSRTC buses connect the town with Hosur and Attibele.

Road Connectivity and Commute

Chandapura Anekal Road links the town to Hosur Road (NH 44) and Electronic City, about 15 km away, while Attibele Anekal Road leads east to the highway near the Tamil Nadu border. Jigani industrial area is about 10 km away, and roads to Bannerghatta and Sarjapura connect the taluk with south and east Bengaluru. Commute times to the central business district are long, often well over an hour.

About the Localities

Ghattihalli is a village in Anekal taluk within the 562106 Anekal postal area. Like much of the taluk, it is largely semi rural, with farmland and village housing now seeing interest from apartment developers, and residents depend on Anekal town, Chandapura and Electronic City for most schools, hospitals and shopping.