Chamarajapuram
Urban in Karnataka, India From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Urban in Karnataka, India From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Chamarajapuram is one of the earliest settlements and localities in Mysore, Karnataka, India, located in the centre of Mysore city. Initially an agraharam inhabited by the Mysore nobility, parts of it were later allotted other local dwellers as well.
Chamarajapuram
ಚಾಮರಾಜಪುರಂ | |
|---|---|
Urban | |
Location of Chamarajapura in Mysore | |
| Coordinates: 12°17′44″N 76°38′23″E | |
| Country | India |
| State | Karnataka |
| District | Mysore District |
| City | Mysore |
| Incorporation | 1780s |
| Founded by | Chamaraja Wodeyar IX, Diwan Purnaiah |
| Named for | Chamaraja Wodeyar IX |
| Time zone | IST |
| Zip | 570005 |
| STD | 0821 |
The City Planning Commission of Mysore laid out an urban city planning in as early as 1733 by Maharaja Chamaraja Wadiyar VII, just close to the near-extinction of the Dutch East India Company, when the French Company was at its peak in South India, and the British Company had just entered the South. However, execution of the plan began in around the 1780s by Diwan Purnaiah when under the Sultan of Mysore Tipu. At the time of its completion, Maharaja Chamarajendra Wodeyar IX was reigning, after whom Chamarajapuram is named.
Chamarajapuram falls under the Mysore Constituency in the Lok Sabha (national election) maps. In Vidhana Sabha (state election) maps, Chamarajapuram falls under Krishnaraja Constituency.
Several roads and areas have been commemorative of numerous Mysore and Karnataka era celebrities.
The cover illustration of R K Laxman's Malgudi Days is a painted railway station which was inspired by Chamarajapuram Railway Station.[1][2]
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