# Linganapura Village, Kollegal, Chamarajanagar (Karnataka) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/karnataka/chamarajanagar/kollegal/linganapura/ Village · Kollegal, Chamarajanagar # Linganapura Linganapura is a village in Kollegal sub-district of Chamarajanagar district, Karnataka, PIN code **571440**. The 2011 Census counted **2,495 people in 610 households**, the 42nd largest of 85 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 62.8%, above the sub-district's rural average of 59.6%. - 2,495people (2011) - 610households - 62.8%literacy - 571440PIN code ## Linganapura PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Linganapura is 571440.** Linganapura falls in Kollegal sub-district, Chamarajanagar district, Karnataka. - PIN code571440 - Gram panchayatSiddayyanapura - Community development blockKollegal - Census village code619845 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Linganapura from nearby towns? - Kollegal (sub-district HQ)2 km by road - Chamarajanagar (district HQ)42 km by road - Kollegal (nearest town)2 km by road Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## What facilities are there in Linganapura? 16 services counted by the Census are inside Linganapura; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Primary schoolIn village · 3 govt · 3 private - ●Middle schoolIn village · 2 govt - ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt · 1 private - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 - ●Veterinary hospitalIn village · 1 - ●Family welfare centreIn village · 1 - ●Sub post officeIn village - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Public bus serviceIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Community centreIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Kollegal - ○Degree collegeunder 5 km · Kollegal - ○ITI / vocational schoolunder 5 km · Kollegal - ○Primary health centreunder 5 km - ○Allopathic hospitalunder 5 km - ○Dispensaryunder 5 km - ○Post officeunder 5 km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATMunder 5 km - ○Commercial bankunder 5 km - ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 km - ○Public libraryunder 5 km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water, hand pumps, tube wells / boreholes, canal / river and tanks / ponds - Electricity (2011)8 h summer · 8 h winter Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed. ## What is Linganapura known for? The main crops are **paddy**. About 81% of the 261 hectares of village land is sown, and 163 hectares are irrigated. Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## Homes and amenities in Linganapura Of every 100 households in Linganapura in 2011, 96 had electricity, 21 a toilet at home and 18 cooked with LPG; 58 had a mobile phone, 19 a two-wheeler and 0 a car. ■ Linganapura · ■ Kollegal rural average Electricity for lighting ****96%** **86% Toilet within the home ****21%** **19% No toilet (open defecation) ****79%** **80% Tap water ****80%** **48% Drinking water within premises ****66%** **25% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****18%** **9% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****81%** **89% Use banking services ****41%** **23% Television ****57%** **45% Mobile phone ****58%** **48% Computer with internet ****0%** **0% Two-wheeler ****19%** **14% Car / jeep / van ****0%** **1% None of these assets ****14%** **25% Own their home ****95%** **91% Source: [Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14)](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## What is the population of Linganapura? ■ Linganapura · ■ Kollegal rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****62.8%** **59.6% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****983** **967 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****901** **950 Working population ****48.3%** **50.4% ### Women and men Literacy is 69.5% for men and 56.0% for women. 67% of men and 29% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 321 (27%) · **■** Farm labourers 307 (25%) · **■** Household industry 30 (2%) · **■** Other work 348 (29%) · **■** Marginal 199 (17%) Source: [Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## Other villages of similar size in Kollegal - Siddayyanapura2,729 people - Byranatha2,618 people - Harale2,544 people - D.M.Samudra2,522 people - Hondarabalu2,493 people - Hosamalangi2,453 people - Dhanagere2,360 people - Kurahatti Hosur2,287 people [All 139 villages in Kollegal](https://wherepedia.org/india/karnataka/chamarajanagar/kollegal/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Linganapura?571440 - How far is Linganapura from Chamarajanagar?42 km by road - What is the population of Linganapura?2,495 (Census 2011) - Which district is Linganapura in?Chamarajanagar district (Kollegal sub-district), Karnataka - What is the literacy rate of Linganapura?62.8% (Census 2011)