Lakes of Bendakaluru

Satellite view: Esri, Maxar, Earthstar Geographics

Konena Agrahara Kere

Kere, a large tank, in Konena Agrahara ward, Bengaluru Central

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Size
5.71 acresAbout 3.2 football pitches
Rank by size
ConvertedGone 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
20% of the lakeSatellite land cover, 2021

Through the years

Nothing on record for 1903 to 1944, 1946 to 1954, 1956 to 1979 and 1981 to 1983.

The records listed below, drawn on one line from 1902 to 2026.

  1. 1902

    Built

    As the 2018 lake survey records it

    See source

  2. 1945

    On the survey map

    See source

  3. 1955

    On the U.S. Army map

    Compiled from Survey of India maps of 1945-46

    See source

  4. 1980

    On the survey map

    See source

  5. 1984-2021

    No open water seen in any year

    See sourceSee source

  6. 2016

    Gone by 2016, says the 2018 lake survey

    20.9 acres surveyed

    See source

  7. 2017-2025

    Mostly built on or bare every year

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

    See source

  8. 2024

    On the state's list of Bengaluru lakes, looked after by BBMP

    See source

  9. 2025-2026

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

    After monsoon, Oct 2025 to Dec 2025

    • 0% open water
    • 10% floating weed
    • 90% 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

The records disagree on its size, so each measure is shown.

Drawn outline
5.71 acres

About 3.2 football pitches

See source
Land records
20.3 acres

About 11 football pitches

See source
2018 lake survey
20.9 acres

About 12 football pitches

See source
End to end
223 m

The longest straight line across the outline

See source
Kind of lake
Kere, a large tank
See source

What took its place

On the site now
Houses & Sir m v college
See source
Filled in by

The public and private owners

See source
Around it in 2018

Buildings

See source

How clean the water is

Not tested for water quality yet.

How much is built over

Built inside the outline
20%

From satellite land cover, 2021

See source
Land record maps
See source
Land within 500 m

81% built, 18% trees, 1% crops

From satellite land cover, 2021

See source

Who looks after it

Looked after by
Bruhat Bengaluru Mahanagara Palike

BBMP

See source
City work on the lake
Used for other purpose
See source
City zone
East
See source

Where its water comes from and goes

Nearest sewage treatment plant

Sewage Treatment Plant

305 m away

See source

What lives here

Birds recorded
18 species

Most seen: Rock Pigeon, Large-billed Crow, Pale-billed Flowerpecker, Black Kite and White-cheeked Barbet.

24 sightings, mostly from birdwatchers

See source
All wildlife recorded
18 species

24 records, all in 2024

See source
Photographed on iNaturalist
5 times

1 species.

Most seen: Agaeus tessellatus.

Last seen Jul 2025

See source

Photos

No photos of it on Wikimedia Commons yet.

Where it is

Ward 21
Konena Agrahara

ಕೋನೇನ ಅಗ್ರಹಾರ

Bengaluru Central corporation, C.V. Raman Nagar assembly seat

See source
Village
Konena Agrahara

Varthuru hobli, Bengaluru East taluk, Bengaluru Urban district

See source
Land survey numbers

60 (Konena Agrahara), 107 (Kodihalli)

See source
Height above sea level
894 m
See source
Coordinates

12.9576° N, 77.6582° E

See source

Read more

Its number in each record
ATREE lake map
164
2018 lake survey
BUBEVRkna_kr3-598
Lake Development Authority
LDA307