Chickpet

Chikkapete is a neighborhood in Bengaluru, Karnataka, India. It is one of the city's oldest areas and is famous for its Wholesale & Retail Cloths Shops. It is near the Electric Market area in Bangalore and is a part of the Bangalore South Lok Sabha constituency. Its roots go back to the 16th century.^[2] It is also said that Shivaji had spent early years of his childhood in Bengaluru with his father Shahaji Raje Bhosale. And his palace was there in the area which is known today as Chikkapete. Today the locality is home to the second largest Marwadi community in South india after Sowcarpet in Chennai.

Chikkapete Chickpet
Neighbourhood
Chikkapete
Coordinates: 12.97186°N 77.57721°E / 12.97186; 77.57721
Country	India
State	Karnataka
District	Bangalore Urban
Metro	Bangalore
Languages
• Official	Kannada
Time zone	UTC+5:30 (IST)
PIN	560053 [1]
Telephone code	080
ISO 3166 code	IN-KA
Vehicle registration	KA 05
Website	karnataka.gov.in

See also

• Bangalore South (Lok Sabha constituency)
• Temples in Chikkapete

References

1. "Chickpet Pin Code, Chickpet , Bangalore Map , Latitude and Longitude , Karnataka". Indiamapia.com. Retrieved 2 April 2019.
2. "Chickpet | Kanjeevaram Sarees | Ancient Temples | Petes | Silk Saree Shops | Raja Market". Archived from the original on 23 July 2013. Retrieved 23 June 2013.