Village · Kollegal, Chamarajanagar # Dhanagere Dhanagere is a village in Kollegal sub-district of Chamarajanagar district, Karnataka, PIN code 571440. The 2011 Census counted 2,360 people in 530 households, the 45th largest of 85 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 61.4%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 59.6%. - 2,360 people (2011) - 530 households - 61.4% literacy - 571440 PIN code ## Dhanagere PIN code and other codes The PIN code of Dhanagere is 571440. Dhanagere falls in Kollegal sub-district, Chamarajanagar district, Karnataka. - PIN code 571440 - Gram panchayat Dhanagere - Community development block Kollegal - Census village code 619815 Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## How far is Dhanagere from nearby towns? - Kollegal (sub-district HQ) 8 km by road - Chamarajanagar (district HQ) 42 km by road - Kollegal (nearest town) 8 km by road Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## What facilities are there in Dhanagere? 17 services counted by the Census are inside Dhanagere; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ● Primary school In village · 2 govt · 2 private - ● Middle school In village · 2 govt - ● Health sub-centre In village · 1 - ● Family welfare centre In village · 1 - ● Mobile phone coverage In village - ● Public bus service In village - ● Private bus service In village - ● National highway In village - ● Pucca (black-topped) road In village - ● All-weather road In village - ● Ration (PDS) shop In village - ● Anganwadi centre In village - ● ASHA health worker In village - ● Community centre In village - ● Sports field In village - ● Public library In village - ● Polling station In village ### Nearest outside - ○ Senior secondary school 5–10 km · Kollegal - ○ Degree college 5–10 km · Kollegal - ○ ITI / vocational school 5–10 km · Kollegal - ○ Primary health centre under 5 km - ○ Allopathic hospital 5–10 km - ○ Dispensary 5–10 km - ○ Post office 5–10 km - ○ Railway station 10+ km - ○ ATM 5–10 km - ○ Commercial bank under 5 km - ○ Mandi / regular market under 5 km ### Water and power - Drinking water treated tap water, hand pumps, tube wells / boreholes and canal / river - Electricity (2011) 8 h summer · 8 h winter Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed. ## What is Dhanagere known for? The main crops are ragi. About 65% of the 661 hectares of village land is sown, and 360 hectares are irrigated. Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## Homes and amenities in Dhanagere Of every 100 households in Dhanagere in 2011, 94 had electricity, 7 a toilet at home and 4 cooked with LPG; 39 had a mobile phone, 12 a two-wheeler and 1 a car. ■ Dhanagere · ■ Kollegal rural average - Electricity for lighting 94% 86% - Toilet within the home 7% 19% - No toilet (open defecation) 93% 80% - Tap water 79% 48% - Drinking water within premises 18% 25% - Cooking with LPG / PNG 4% 9% - Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 95% 89% - Use banking services 5% 23% - Television 48% 45% - Mobile phone 39% 48% - Computer with internet 1% 0% - Two-wheeler 12% 14% - Car / jeep / van 1% 1% - None of these assets 26% 25% - Own their home 97% 91% Source: Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14). ## What is the population of Dhanagere? ■ Dhanagere · ■ Kollegal rural average - Literacy (age 7+) 61.4% 59.6% - Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 899 967 - Child sex ratio (0–6) 569 950 - Working population 48.1% 50.4% ### Women and men Literacy is 69.5% for men and 52.7% for women. 63% of men and 32% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ■ Cultivators 228 (20%) · ■ Farm labourers 42 (4%) · ■ Household industry 3 (0%) · ■ Other work 90 (8%) · ■ Marginal 772 (68%) Source: Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts. ## Other villages of similar size in Kollegal - D.M.Samudra 2,522 people - Linganapura 2,495 people - Hondarabalu 2,493 people - Hosamalangi 2,453 people - Kurahatti Hosur 2,287 people - Teramballi 2,256 people - Uganiya 2,206 people - Boodabalu 2,056 people All 139 villages in Kollegal ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Dhanagere? 571440 - How far is Dhanagere from Chamarajanagar? 42 km by road - What is the population of Dhanagere? 2,360 (Census 2011) - Which district is Dhanagere in? Chamarajanagar district (Kollegal sub-district), Karnataka - What is the literacy rate of Dhanagere? 61.4% (Census 2011) --- Canonical: https://wherepedia.org/india/karnataka/chamarajanagar/kollegal/dhanagere/ · Updated 2026-11-02 · Data: national censuses and statistics offices (sources named in each section); © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL); Overture Maps; GeoNames; NASA POWER.