List of areas in Bengaluru Pete

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This is a list of areas in [[Bengaluru Pete]], a 2.24 km<sup>2</sup> market area in [[Bangalore|Bengaluru]], India.<ref name="pete">{{Cite journal|last=Rajagopal|first=Champaka|date=Spring–Summer 2008|title=Bangalore: The informal economy of the Historic Pete|url=http://unesdoc.unesco.org/images/0016/001622/162292E.pdf|journal=Journal of the Development and Research Organization for Nature Arts and Heritage|publisher=Indian Heritage Cities Network|volume=V|issue=1|pages=137–46|postscript=.|accessdate=7 February 2009}}</ref> Bengaluru Pete was established by [[Kempegowda I]] in the 16th century, with different areas in the Pete named after the respective trade activities that took place or the communities that lived here. Earlier, the two main areas were [[Chikkapete]] and [[Avenue Road, Bangalore|Doddapete]], running from west to east and north to south respectively. Today, the areas are arranged as follows.
{| class="wikitable"
|+
!Main area names
!Named After
!Sub-area names
!Named After
|-
|Binnipete
|[[Binny and Co.]]
| -
| -
|-
|Chamarajpete
|[[Chamarajendra Wadiyar X]]
| -
| -
|-
| rowspan="9" |Chikkapete
| rowspan="9" |Retail market
|Akkipete
|Rice merchants
|-
|Anchepete
|Post Office
|-
|Balepete
|Bangle and musical instrument vendors
|-
|Mamulpete
|General traders
|-
|Patnoolpete
|Silk Weavers
|-
|Santhusapete
|Artisans
|-
|Sourashtrapete
|Merchants of [[Saurashtra people|Sourashtra]] community
|-
|Tharagupete
|Grain merchants
|-
|Upparpete
|Salt merchants
|-
|Cottonpete
|Cotton market
| -
| -
|-
| rowspan="12" |Nagarathpete
| rowspan="12" |Gold, silver and textile traders
|Aralepete (Cubbonpete)
|Textile merchants of [[Devanga]] community
|-
|Ballapurapete
|Weavers of [[Doddaballapura]]
|-
|[[Avenue Road, Bangalore|Doddapete (Avenue Road)]]
|Wholesale market
|-
|Ganigarapete
|Oil merchants of [[Ganiga]] community
|-
|Gollarapete
|Cowherds of [[Golla (caste)|Golla]] community
|-
|Huriopete
|Cord market
|-
|Halasurpete
|Jackfruit Orchids
|-
|Kumbarpete
|Clay pot traders of [[Kumhar|Kumbar]] community
|-
|Kurubarapete
|Shepherds of [[Kuruba]] community
|-
|Ragipete
|Ragi merchants
|-
|Sunnakalpete
|Limestone traders
|-
|Thigalarpete
|Garden flower vendors
|-
| rowspan="3" |Sultanpete
| rowspan="3" |Paper product vendors
|Manavarthipete
|Labours
|-
|Muthyalapete
|Pearl traders
|-
|Ranasinghpete
|[[Rana Sanga]]
|-
|New Tharagupete
|An extension of Tharagupete, Grain merchants neighbourhood
| -
| -
|}

==See also==
* [[Peths in Pune]]

==References==
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[[Category:History of Bengaluru]]
[[Category:Neighbourhoods in Central Bengaluru]]

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List of areas in Bengaluru Pete