A stone tablet of 1267 A.D found in Doddaballapur mentions Dechi Devarasa, ruling the region with Yelahanka as his capital under the aegis of Hoysala monarch 'Narasimha (Third)'.

He was the Chieftain and feudatory of the area during the reign of King Krishna Deva Raya of Vijayanagara.

[5] Of the numerous Rulers of different dynasties who ruled with Yelahanka as their Capital, the Kempe Gowdas are the most acclaimed.

Hiriya Kempe Gowda (Kempe Gowda the First) built a fort in the adjoining village of Bengaluru and developed it as his new capital, probably due to its strategic location and slightly cooler climate being at a higher altitude.

It was his son, Immadi Kempe Gowda, who had the famous watchtowers built in the four directions of the new city.

It was a municipal council and taluk (lies below the district level in administrative setup) headquarters prior to the formation of BBMP (a metro corporation annexing the original Bangalore area and its suburbs) and now forms a part of Greater Bengaluru.

Yelahanka is on the verge of being the prime real estate hub in North Bengaluru owing to its vast undeveloped areas and easy access to the Kempegowda International Airport.

Due to its higher altitude from mean sea level, it is lush green and has pleasant weather year-round.

Yelahanka is connected with downtown Bangalore through a network of roads and a six-lane dual carriageway highway.

BMTC (Bangalore Metropolitan Transport Corporation), KSRTC serves Yelahanka with its network of buses.

The station lies on the train line connecting Bangalore with North, West, and Central India via Guntakal Junction.

There are four routes merging at the station - (south) one from Yeshwantpur (YPR) and the other from Byapanahalli – KR Puram (KJM).

The station is served by regularly scheduled train services originating, terminating, and passing through Bangalore Metropolitan region.

The spare capacity available is profitably utilized to meet the domestic demands for non-railway customers and exports.

Governmental research facilities exist around Yelahanka in the form of Gandhi Krishi Vigyana Kendra (GKVK) under the University of Agricultural Sciences www.uasbangalore.edu.in/ and Central Institute of Medicinal and Aromatic Plants (CIMAP – www.cimap.res.in) under Council of Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR).

It is a highly prestigious day school that offers ICSE, ISC, IGCSE Cambridge AS and A-level programs.

Also present is Manipal Institute of technology (Bengaluru) which is a highly prestigious college for engineering studies .