Overview
Silk Board is one of the preferred destination for IT professionals and people who are working in Electronic City and Sarjapur Road. The name has been derived after the establishment of the Central Silk Board (silk rearing center). Connectivity Silk Board has a huge bus terminus with Volvo buses as well as normal BMTC buses plying in the regular intervals. Silk Board has the high connectivity to all hot spots such as Sarjapur Road, Marathahalli,BTM Layout, Banashankari, HSR Layout, Marathahalli, Madiwala, Koramangala, Electronic City and Bommanahalli etc. Kempegowda International Airport is approximately 55 km via NH 44. Factors for growth The locality is a mixture of both commercial and residential establishments. The real estate market has seen an upward trends due to close proximity to all the major IT hubs and the rental market is also doing well. Once the area gets metro connectivity, the property price won’t be affordable any more.
Infrastructure
Some of the nearby educational institutions are JSS Public School, NIFT, Oxford College of Science, Cambridge Public School, Jyoti Nivas College, IIPM, St John's College of Nursing, Christ Junior College. Some of the hospitals nearby are Fertility(IVF) centre, Kaveri Speciality Hospital, Mathew Hospital, St John's Hospital, Devi Eye Hospital, Apollo Spectra Hospital, Acure Special Hospital, Narayana Multi speciality Hospital. Malls close to this area are The Forum Mall, Big Bazaar (Koramangala), Market Square ( formerly known as Total Mall). Major Challenges Silk Board junction is one of the worst traffic bottleneck. No proper footpaths for pedestrians Narrow roads Metro Connectivity yet to come Waterlogging at underpasses
