Lakes of Bendakaluru
On the site now
Petrol bunk

Satellite view: Esri, Maxar, Earthstar Geographics

Agara Kunte1

Kunte, a small pond, in Agaram ward, Bengaluru Central

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Size in the 2018 survey
0.63 acresSmaller than a football pitch
Rank by size
DisappearedGone by 2016
Valley
No valley on record
Who looks after it
BBMPBruhat Bengaluru Mahanagara Palike
Water quality
Not tested for water quality yet
Built over
No survey of building on record

Through the years

Nothing on record for 1905 to 1983.

The records listed below, drawn on one line from 1904 to 2026.

  1. 1904

    Built

    As the 2018 lake survey records it

    See source

  2. 1984-2021

    No open water seen in any year

    The lake is small for this record, so treat it as rough

    See sourceSee source

  3. 2016

    Gone by 2016, says the 2018 lake survey

    0.63 acres surveyed

    See source

  4. 2017-2025

    Mostly built on or bare every year

    The lake is known only as a point or is under a quarter acre, so the shares are rough

    About three in four of these readings are right, so trust what holds for several years

    See source

  5. 2025-2026

    Mostly dry or built after the monsoon and in the dry season

    The lake is small for these images, so treat the shares as rough

    After monsoon, Oct 2025 to Dec 2025

    • 0% open water
    • 0% floating weed
    • 100% dry or built

    Dry season, Mar 2026 to May 2026

    • 0% open water
    • 0% floating weed
    • 100% dry or built
    See source

How big it is

2018 lake survey
0.63 acres

Smaller than a football pitch

See source
Kind of lake
Kunte, a small pond
See source

What took its place

On the site now
Petrol bunk
See source
Filled in by

Private owners

See source
Around it in 2018

Building, Agara lake & graveyard

See source

How clean the water is

Not tested for water quality yet.

How much is built over

Land record maps
See source
Land within 500 m

44% trees, 43% built, 8% crops, 5% shrubs

From satellite land cover, 2021

See source

Who looks after it

Looked after by
Bruhat Bengaluru Mahanagara Palike

BBMP

See source

Where its water comes from and goes

Nearest sewage treatment plant

Agaram 35MLD Sewage Treatment Plant

1.4 km away, treats 35 million litres a day

See source

What lives here

Birds recorded
18 species

Most seen: Jerdon's Leafbird, Oriental Magpie-Robin, Rufous Treepie, Pale-billed Flowerpecker and Black-rumped Flameback.

48 sightings, mostly from birdwatchers

See source
All wildlife recorded
19 species

49 records, 2015 to 2026

See source
Photographed on iNaturalist
2 times

2 species, 1 confirmed by other naturalists.

Most seen: purple amaranth and Lemon Pansy.

Last seen Jun 2026

See source

Photos

No photos of it on Wikimedia Commons yet.

Where it is

Ward 24
Agaram

ಅಗರಂ

Bengaluru Central corporation, Shanthinagar assembly seat

See source
Village
Agara

Begur hobli, Bengaluru South taluk, Bengaluru Urban district

See source
Land survey numbers

6

See source
Height above sea level
886 m
See source
Coordinates

12.9247° N, 77.6503° E

See source

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Its number in each record
2018 lake survey
BUBSBGagr_ku1-1395