Village · Kollegal, Chamarajanagar # Shagya Shagya is a village in Kollegal sub-district of Chamarajanagar district, Karnataka, PIN code 571439. The 2011 Census counted 6,013 people in 1,404 households, the 16th largest of 85 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 57.2%, below the sub-district's rural average of 59.6%. - 6,013 people (2011) - 1,404 households - 57.2% literacy - 571439 PIN code ## Shagya PIN code and other codes The PIN code of Shagya is 571439. Shagya falls in Kollegal sub-district, Chamarajanagar district, Karnataka. - PIN code 571439 - Gram panchayat Shagya - Community development block Kollegal - Census village code 619853 Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## How far is Shagya from nearby towns? - Kollegal (sub-district HQ) 45 km by road - Chamarajanagar (district HQ) 85 km by road - Hanur (nearest town) 20 km by road Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## What facilities are there in Shagya? 20 services counted by the Census are inside Shagya; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ● Primary school In village · 4 govt · 4 private - ● Middle school In village · 1 govt - ● Secondary school In village · 1 govt - ● Health sub-centre In village · 1 - ● Family welfare centre In village · 1 - ● Sub post office In village - ● Mobile phone coverage In village - ● Public bus service In village - ● Private bus service In village - ● Pucca (black-topped) road In village - ● All-weather road In village - ● Ration (PDS) shop In village - ● Mandi / regular market In village - ● Weekly haat 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 10+ km · Hanur - ○ Degree college 10+ km · Hanur - ○ ITI / vocational school 10+ km · Hanur - ○ Primary health centre 5–10 km - ○ Allopathic hospital 10+ km - ○ Dispensary 10+ km - ○ Post office 10+ km - ○ Railway station 10+ km - ○ ATM 5–10 km - ○ Commercial bank 5–10 km ### Water and power - Drinking water treated tap water, hand pumps and tube wells / boreholes - Electricity (2011) 4 h summer · 4 h winter Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed. ## What is Shagya known for? The main crops are ragi. About 61% of the 2,721 hectares of village land is sown. Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## Homes and amenities in Shagya Of every 100 households in Shagya in 2011, 83 had electricity, 15 a toilet at home and 3 cooked with LPG; 44 had a mobile phone, 8 a two-wheeler and 1 a car. ■ Shagya · ■ Kollegal rural average - Electricity for lighting 83% 86% - Toilet within the home 15% 19% - No toilet (open defecation) 85% 80% - Tap water 30% 48% - Drinking water within premises 10% 25% - Cooking with LPG / PNG 3% 9% - Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 95% 89% - Use banking services 13% 23% - Television 27% 45% - Mobile phone 44% 48% - Computer with internet 0% 0% - Two-wheeler 8% 14% - Car / jeep / van 1% 1% - None of these assets 32% 25% - Own their home 93% 91% Source: Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14). ## What is the population of Shagya? ■ Shagya · ■ Kollegal rural average - Literacy (age 7+) 57.2% 59.6% - Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 940 967 - Child sex ratio (0–6) 997 950 - Working population 53.4% 50.4% ### Women and men Literacy is 63.7% for men and 50.1% for women. 65% of men and 41% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ■ Cultivators 665 (21%) · ■ Farm labourers 1,070 (33%) · ■ Household industry 70 (2%) · ■ Other work 106 (3%) · ■ Marginal 1,299 (40%) Source: Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts. ## Other villages of similar size in Kollegal - Doddinduvadi 6,294 people - Ramapura 6,223 people - Palya 6,193 people - Tellanur 6,185 people - Mullur 5,761 people - Arabigere-85 5,588 people - Kunagalli 5,000 people - Gopinatham 4,462 people All 139 villages in Kollegal ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Shagya? 571439 - How far is Shagya from Chamarajanagar? 85 km by road - What is the population of Shagya? 6,013 (Census 2011) - Which district is Shagya in? Chamarajanagar district (Kollegal sub-district), Karnataka - What is the literacy rate of Shagya? 57.2% (Census 2011) --- Canonical: https://wherepedia.org/india/karnataka/chamarajanagar/kollegal/shagya/ · Updated 2026-11-02 · Data: national censuses and statistics offices (sources named in each section); © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL); Overture Maps; GeoNames; NASA POWER.