Girinagar

Girinagar
Neighborhood
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 an Indian 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.