Girinagar

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Girinagar
Neighborhood
Girinagar
Coordinates: 12°56′32″N 77°32′44″E / 12.9421°N 77.5456°E / 12.9421; 77.5456
Country	India
State	Karnataka
District	Bangalore Urban
Metro	Bangalore
Zone	Bangalore South
Ward	158, 162
Elevation	865 m (2,838 ft)
Languages
• Official	Kannada
Time zone	UTC+5:30 (IST)
PIN	560026, 560085
Telephone code	91-80
Vehicle registration	KA 41
Lok Sabha constituency	Bangalore South
Vidhan Sabha constituency	Basavanagudi, 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.