Keesara, also known by its ancient name Kesarigiri, is a major village and mandal headquarters in the Medchal-Malkajgiri district of the Indian state of Telangana. It is the mandal and divisional headquarters of Keesara mandal in Keesara revenue division and also outer suburb of Hyderabad, also a part of Hyderabad Metropolitan Region. It is located near Outer Ring Road, Hyderabad. It is in the center of Shamirpet - Keesara - Ghatkesar, ECIL - Keesara - Bommalaramaram - M.Turkapalli Routes .[1] It is also a part of Hyderabad Metropolitan Development Authority.[2]
Keesara
Kesarigiri | |
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Major Village Temple Town | |
 Keesaragutta temple view from ruins | |
| Coordinates: 17°31′21″N 78°40′04″E / 17.5225°N 78.6678°E | |
| Country |  India |
| State | Telangana |
| District | Medchal-Malkajgiri district |
| Named for | 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 |
Administration
editThis Gram Panchayat has Vannigudem Hamlet, Keesaragutta (Uninhabited Ancient village) with Keesara village, comes under Keesara Revenue Village.
Transportation
editNo railway connections are available in Keesara. TSRTC buses are available from Hyderabad (Secunderabad railway station) and other suburbs like Ghatkesar, Bhongir, Shamirpet, Yadagirigutta.
Important places
edit- Collectorate Office at Outer Ring road.
- Keesara Police station.
- Keesaragutta Temple.
References
edit- ^ "Medchal−Malkajgiri district" (PDF). New Districts Formation Portal. Archived from the original (PDF) on 30 November 2016. Retrieved 11 October 2016.
- ^ "HMDA list of villages" (PDF). Hyderabad Metropolitan Development Authority. p. 4. Archived from the original (PDF) on 3 March 2016. Retrieved 2 November 2016.