Chamaraja Road, Mysore

Chamaraja Road or Chamarajendra double Road is an important main street in downtown Mysore city, Karnataka state, India.^[1][2][3][4] 12.302612292175874°N 76.64361932747211°E / 12.302612292175874; 76.64361932747211

Freedom fighters Park

Location

Chamaraja Road is located on the southern side of the city center. Other important roads like Kantharaja Urs Road, Krishnaraja Boulevard Road, Jhansi Lakshmi Bai Road, Dewan's Road, Narayana Shastry Road, Thyagaraja Road,^[5] Sayyajirao Road, Ramanuja Road and Uttaradhi Mutt Road connect with it and the road terminates with Mysore-Ooty Road near JSS Circle.^[6][7][8]

Chamaraja Road begins at Kantharaja Urs Road near Fire Brigade circle of Saraswathipuram. It passes the southern side of the Freedom fighters Park and has many landmarks en route.^[9][10][11]

Important landmarks

• University Engineering Division
• Muslim Hostel complex
• Arasu Boaarding school ground
• University Pavilion ground
• Maharajas degree college
• Maharajas degree college Hostel
• Sitaraghava press and pharmaceuticals^[12]
• Freedom fighters Park
• Jetty Hospital
• Lakshmi Theatre^[13]
• Gayathri Theatre^[14]
• Sahakara Bhavan
• Sanskrit Pathashala
• Public offices building
• Basaveshwara Circle
• JSS Mahavidyapeetha
• JSS Circle

Length

Dewan's Road is about 2.2 kilometers in length.^[15]

History

Chamaraja double road is named after Chamaraja Wodeyar X, Maharaja of Mysore GCSI (1863–1894; r. 1868–94) CI (1866–1934; Regent of Mysore: 30 December 1894 – 8 August 1902).^[16][17]

Post office

The Postal Index Number of Chamaraja double Road is 570004 as it comes under Mysore Fort Post Office.^[18]

See also

• Devaraj Urs Road, Mysore

References

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14. "Street dogs miss their doting master". The Times of India. 26 August 2014. Retrieved 18 January 2022.
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18. "What is the pincode of Mysore Fort?". www.pincodebox.in. Archived from the original on 21 June 2017.