Lakes of Bendakaluru
On the site now
CRPF

Satellite view: Esri, Maxar, Earthstar Geographics

Ananthapura Kunte2

Also called Govt Karabu

Katte, a medium tank, in Chowdeshwari ward ward, Bengaluru North

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Size in the 2018 survey
2.15 acresAbout 1.2 football pitches
Rank by size
DisappearedGone by 2016
Valley
No valley on record
Who looks after it
CRPFCentral Reserve Police Force
Water quality
Not tested for water quality yet
Built over
No survey of building on record

Through the years

Nothing on record for 1928 to 1956, 1958 to 1977 and 1979 to 1983.

The records listed below, drawn on one line from 1927 to 2026.
  1. 1927

    Not on the survey map

  2. 1957

    Built

    As the 2018 lake survey records it

  3. 1978

    Not on the survey map

  4. 1984-2021

    No open water seen in any year

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

  5. 2016

    Gone by 2016, says the 2018 lake survey

    2.15 acres surveyed

  6. 2017-2025

    Mostly plants or weed 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

  7. 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

How big it is

2018 lake survey
2.15 acres

About 1.2 football pitches

Kind of lake
Katte, a medium tank

What took its place

On the site now
CRPF
Filled in by

Government agencies

Around it in 2018

Trees

How clean the water is

Not tested for water quality yet.

How much is built over

Land within 500 m

38% trees, 21% built, 16% shrubs, 16% crops, 6% bare ground, 5% grass

From satellite land cover, 2021

Who looks after it

Looked after by
Central Reserve Police Force

CRPF

Where its water comes from and goes

Nearest sewage treatment plant

Yelahanka Waste Water Treatment Plant

1.6 km away

What lives here

Birds recorded
42 species

Most seen: Purple Sunbird, Asian Koel, White-throated Kingfisher, Coppersmith Barbet and White-cheeked Barbet.

76 sightings, mostly from birdwatchers

All wildlife recorded
42 species

76 records, 2017 to 2024

Photos

No photos of it on Wikimedia Commons yet.

Where it is

Ward 3
Chowdeshwari ward

ಚೌಡೇಶ್ವರಿ ವಾರ್ಡ್

Bengaluru North corporation, Yelahanka assembly seat

Village
Ananthapura

Yelahanka hobli, Bengaluru North taluk, Bengaluru Urban district

Land survey numbers

24

Height above sea level
932 m
Coordinates

13.1230° N, 77.5693° E

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Its number in each record
2018 lake survey
BUBNYHanp_gk3-241