Lakes of Bendakaluru
On the site now
Vacant land & buildings

Satellite view: Esri, Maxar, Earthstar Geographics

Chikkasandra Kunte4

Kunte, a small pond, in Abbigere ward, Bengaluru North

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Size in the 2018 survey
0.57 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

    0.57 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
0.57 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
Vacant land & buildings
See source
Filled in by

The public

See source
Around it in 2018

Sapthagiri Hospital, vacant land

See source

How clean the water is

Not tested for water quality yet.

How much is built over

Land within 500 m

75% built, 12% trees, 5% shrubs, 4% grass, 3% crops, 0.7% bare ground

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

Chikkabanavara 5MLD Sewage Treatment Plant

1.7 km away, treats 5 million litres a day

See source

What lives here

Birds recorded
10 species

Most seen: Asian Koel, Black Kite, Cinereous Tit, Common Myna and Gray Heron.

15 sightings, mostly from birdwatchers

See source
All wildlife recorded
11 species

16 records, 2017 to 2025

See source
Photographed on iNaturalist
1 times

1 species, 1 confirmed by other naturalists.

Most seen: Asian Common Toad.

Last seen Jun 2025

See source

Photos

No photos of it on Wikimedia Commons yet.

Where it is

Ward 65
Abbigere

ಅಬ್ಬಿಗೆರೆ

Bengaluru North corporation, Dasarahalli assembly seat

See source
Village
Chikkasandra

Yeshwanthpura hobli, Bengaluru North taluk, Bengaluru Urban district

See source
Land survey numbers

53

See source
Height above sea level
903 m
See source
Coordinates

13.0711° N, 77.5035° E

See source

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Its number in each record
2018 lake survey
BUBNYPcks_ku4-92