Girinagar

Girinagar
Neighborhood
Girinagar is located in Bengaluru
Girinagar
Girinagar
Coordinates: 12°56′32″N 77°32′44″E / 12.9421°N 77.5456°E / 12.9421; 77.5456
CountryIndia
StateKarnataka
DistrictBangalore Urban
MetroBangalore
ZoneBangalore South
Ward158, 162
Elevation
865 m (2,838 ft)
Languages
 • OfficialKannada
Time zoneUTC+5:30 (IST)
PIN
560026, 560085
Telephone code91-80
Vehicle registrationKA 41
Lok Sabha constituencyBangalore South
Vidhan Sabha constituencyBasavanagudi, Vijayanagar

Girinagar (formerly known as Writer's Colony) is a residential area in South West Bengaluru, very close to Mysore Road. This medium-sized locality is surrounded by Nayandahalli in the west, Byatarayanapura and Deepanjali Nagar in the north, Srinagar in the east and Hosakerehalli in the south.