Varthur lies in southeast Bangalore between Whitefield and Sarjapur Road, around Varthur Lake, with Gunjur to the south and Gullakaipura to the east. Schools nearby include Vagdevi Vilas School, Chrysalis High at Varthur and The Foundation School at Gunjur. Healthcare is anchored by Manipal Hospital Varthur, Sakra World Hospital on the Varthur Road side of the ORR and Vydehi Hospital in Whitefield. Phoenix Marketcity and VR Bengaluru in Whitefield are the nearest large malls. There is no metro station in Varthur; the nearest working stations are Kundalahalli and Whitefield (Kadugodi) on the Purple Line, roughly 7 to 9 km away. BMTC buses run via Varthur Kodi to Marathahalli and Whitefield, ITPL is about 8 km away and the airport roughly 45 km.
Vagdevi Vilas School and Sri Sri Ravishankar Vidya Mandir are CBSE schools within Varthur, and Chrysalis High follows the ICSE syllabus. Greenwood High International School, an IB school, is in the wider Varthur area towards Sarjapur Road. Around Gunjur, The Foundation School and Vahe Global Academy serve the newer apartment clusters.
Colleges and professional institutions in Whitefield and on Sarjapur Road are within roughly 8 to 12 km.
Manipal Hospital Varthur at Ramagondanahalli, on the Varthur Kodi to Whitefield side, is a multispecialty hospital of about 150 beds. Sakra World Hospital at Devarabeesanahalli near the Outer Ring Road is roughly 8 km west. Vydehi Hospital and Manipal Hospital Whitefield are about 10 km north for larger tertiary care.
Daily needs are met by supermarkets and shops along Varthur Main Road and the Gunjur road. For larger shopping trips, Phoenix Marketcity on Whitefield Road and VR Bengaluru on Whitefield Main Road are roughly 10 to 12 km away, while Park Square Mall at ITPL is about 9 km away. Marathahalli market is around 8 km west.
Varthur has no metro station of its own. Kundalahalli and Whitefield (Kadugodi) on the operational Purple Line are the nearest stations, about 7 to 9 km by road. The Blue Line along the Outer Ring Road, with stations at Kadubeesanahalli and Bellandur, is under construction and is now expected to open in phases from 2027. Whitefield railway station and Carmelaram railway station are each about 9 km away for suburban and long-distance trains.
Varthur Kodi is the main BMTC bus point for the area. Routes link it to Marathahalli, Whitefield, Kadugodi and Budigere Cross, and a service via Gunjur and Doddakannelli connects towards Sarjapur Road and Hosa Road. Most city-bound buses continue through Marathahalli towards the Old Airport Road corridor.
Varthur Main Road is the extension of Old Airport Road and connects west to Marathahalli and the Outer Ring Road, about 8 km away, where the Ecospace and Prestige Tech Park campuses sit. Whitefield and ITPL are about 6 to 8 km north. The Varthur to Gunjur road links south to Sarjapur Road and Dommasandra. MG Road is roughly 20 to 22 km away and Kempegowda International Airport about 45 km. A widening and elevated corridor on the Varthur and Gunjur stretch is in progress, and traffic at Varthur Kodi can be heavy at peak hours.
Gunjur sits south of Varthur on the Whitefield and Sarjapur Road corridor, near Gunjur Lake, and has turned from a village into a busy cluster of apartment projects popular with IT professionals. Gullakaipura lies a few kilometres east of Varthur, on the edge of Hoskote taluk, and is a quieter, still developing pocket of plotted layouts and newer residential projects that relies on Varthur for most services.
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