Village · Tirthahalli, Shimoga # Kolige Kolige is a village in Tirthahalli sub-district of Shimoga district, Karnataka, PIN code 577422. The 2011 Census counted 296 people in 80 households, the 155th largest of 245 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 75.2%, below the sub-district's rural average of 82.1%. - 296 people (2011) - 80 households - 75.2% literacy - 577422 PIN code ## Kolige PIN code and other codes The PIN code of Kolige is 577422. Kolige falls in Tirthahalli sub-district, Shimoga district, Karnataka. - PIN code 577422 - Gram panchayat Shedgar - Community development block Tirthahalli - Census village code 608255 Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## How far is Kolige from nearby towns? - Tirthahalli (sub-district HQ) 15 km by road - Shimoga (district HQ) 65 km by road - Tirthahalli (nearest town) 15 km by road Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## What facilities are there in Kolige? 4 services counted by the Census are inside Kolige; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ● Private bus service In village - ● All-weather road In village - ● Anganwadi centre In village - ● ASHA health worker In village ### Nearest outside - ○ Primary school under 5 km · Shedgaru - ○ Senior secondary school 10+ km · Tirthahalli - ○ Degree college 10+ km · Thirthalli - ○ ITI / vocational school 10+ km · Thirthalli - ○ Primary health centre 5–10 km - ○ Allopathic hospital 10+ km - ○ Dispensary 10+ km - ○ Post office under 5 km - ○ Public bus service 5–10 km - ○ Railway station 10+ km - ○ ATM 10+ km - ○ Commercial bank 5–10 km - ○ Ration (PDS) shop under 5 km - ○ Mandi / regular market 10+ km - ○ Public library under 5 km ### Water and power - Drinking water treated tap water, hand pumps, tube wells / boreholes and tanks / ponds - Electricity (2011) 11 h summer · 11 h winter Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed. ## What is Kolige known for? The main crops are arecanut. About 13% of the 592 hectares of village land is sown, and 57 hectares are irrigated. Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## Homes and amenities in Kolige Of every 100 households in Kolige in 2011, 72 had electricity, 48 a toilet at home and 31 cooked with LPG; 56 had a mobile phone, 21 a two-wheeler and 6 a car. ■ Kolige · ■ Tirthahalli rural average - Electricity for lighting 72% 89% - Toilet within the home 48% 71% - No toilet (open defecation) 52% 29% - Tap water 4% 22% - Drinking water within premises 12% 37% - Cooking with LPG / PNG 31% 19% - Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 69% 79% - Use banking services 54% 81% - Television 43% 56% - Mobile phone 56% 59% - Computer with internet 0% 1% - Two-wheeler 21% 24% - Car / jeep / van 6% 6% - None of these assets 1% 10% - Own their home 96% 93% Source: Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14). ## What is the population of Kolige? ■ Kolige · ■ Tirthahalli rural average - Literacy (age 7+) 75.2% 82.1% - Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 1176 1030 - Child sex ratio (0–6) 1444 944 - Working population 38.2% 51.3% ### Women and men Literacy is 81.1% for men and 70.1% for women. 62% of men and 18% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ■ Cultivators 37 (33%) · ■ Farm labourers 44 (39%) · ■ Household industry 1 (1%) · ■ Other work 25 (22%) · ■ Marginal 6 (5%) Source: Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts. ## Other villages of similar size in Tirthahalli - Keegadi 312 people - Shettigalakoppa 312 people - Kuluru 306 people - Muktihariharapura 301 people - Kasagaru 293 people - Baggodige 288 people - Ubburu 285 people - Shedgar 274 people All 247 villages in Tirthahalli ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Kolige? 577422 - How far is Kolige from Shimoga? 65 km by road - What is the population of Kolige? 296 (Census 2011) - Which district is Kolige in? Shimoga district (Tirthahalli sub-district), Karnataka - What is the literacy rate of Kolige? 75.2% (Census 2011) --- Canonical: https://wherepedia.org/india/karnataka/shimoga/tirthahalli/kolige-608255/ · Updated 2026-11-02 · Data: national censuses and statistics offices (sources named in each section); © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL); Overture Maps; GeoNames; NASA POWER.