Keesara Kesarigiri | |
|---|---|
Major Village Temple Town | |
 Keesaragutta temple view from ruins | |
| Coordinates:17°31′21″N78°40′04″E / 17.5225°N 78.6678°E /17.5225; 78.6678 | |
| Country |  India |
| State | Telangana |
| District | Medchal-Malkajgiri district |
| Named after | Lord Hanuman |
| Government | |
| • Type | Gram Panchayat |
| • Body | Keesara Grama Panchayati |
| Area | |
• Total | 20.50 km2 (7.92 sq mi) |
| Population | |
• Total | 8,872 |
| • Density | 1,681/km2 (4,350/sq mi) |
| Languages | |
| • Official | Telugu |
| Time zone | UTC+5:30 (IST) |
| Vehicle registration | TS-08 |
Keesara, also known by its ancient nameKesarigiri, is a major village and mandal headquarters in theMedchal-Malkajgiri district of theIndian state ofTelangana. It is the mandal and divisional headquarters of Keesara mandal inKeesara revenue division and also outer suburb ofHyderabad, also a part ofHyderabad Metropolitan Region. It is located nearOuter Ring Road, Hyderabad. It is in the center of Shamirpet - Keesara - Ghatkesar, ECIL - Keesara - Bommalaramaram - M.Turkapalli Routes .[1] It is also a part ofHyderabad Metropolitan Development Authority.[2]
This Gram Panchayat has Vannigudem Hamlet,Keesaragutta (Uninhabited Ancient village) with Keesara village, comes under Keesara Revenue Village.
No railway connections are available in Keesara.TSRTC buses are available from Hyderabad (Secunderabad railway station) and other suburbs likeGhatkesar,Bhongir,Shamirpet,Yadagirigutta.
