Lakes of Bendakaluru
On the site now
Slum area buildings, Rd & school

Satellite view: Esri, Maxar, Earthstar Geographics

Byadarahalli Kere

Kere, a large tank, in Jayamahal ward, Bengaluru Central

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Size in the 2018 survey
7.63 acresAbout 4.3 football pitches
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 1907 to 1926, 1928 to 1977 and 1979 to 1983.

The records listed below, drawn on one line from 1906 to 2026.
  1. 1906

    Built

    As the 2018 lake survey records it

  2. 1927

    Not on the survey map

  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

    7.63 acres surveyed

  6. 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

  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
7.63 acres

About 4.3 football pitches

Kind of lake
Kere, a large tank

What took its place

On the site now
Slum area buildings, Rd & school
Filled in by

The public and government agencies

Around it in 2018

Buildings, vacant land, chinnappa garden

How clean the water is

Not tested for water quality yet.

How much is built over

Land within 500 m

66% built, 32% trees, 2% crops

From satellite land cover, 2021

Who looks after it

Looked after by
Bruhat Bengaluru Mahanagara Palike

BBMP

Where its water comes from and goes

Nearest sewage treatment plant

ETP

2.1 km away

What lives here

Birds recorded
1 species

Most seen: Black Kite.

1 sightings, mostly from birdwatchers

All wildlife recorded
1 species

1 records, all in 2026

Photographed on iNaturalist
1 times

1 species, 1 confirmed by other naturalists.

Most seen: Black Kite.

Last seen Jan 2026

Photos

No photos of it on Wikimedia Commons yet.

Where it is

Ward 2
Jayamahal

ಜಯಮಹಲ್

Bengaluru Central corporation, Shivajinagar assembly seat

Village
Byadarahalli

Kasaba hobli, Bengaluru North taluk, Bengaluru Urban district

Land survey numbers

95

Height above sea level
935 m
Coordinates

13.0025° N, 77.6006° E

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Its number in each record
2018 lake survey
BUBNBKbyh_kr1-13