Keesara

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
Major Village Temple Town
Keesaragutta temple view from ruins
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Coordinates: 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

Administration

This Gram Panchayat has Vannigudem Hamlet, Keesaragutta (Uninhabited Ancient village) with Keesara village, comes under Keesara Revenue Village.

Transportation

No 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

• Collectorate Office at Outer Ring road.
• Keesara Police station.
• Keesaragutta Temple.