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About Dhanagere Village

Dhanagere is a large village in Kollegal tehsil, in the district of Chamarajanagar, Karnataka. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,360, made up of 1,243 males and 1,117 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 899 females per 1000 males. The village covers 660.83 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 571440, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Dhanagere Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dhanagere village
Description Value
State Karnataka
District Chamarajanagar
Tehsil Kollegal
Pincode 571440
Area (hectares) 660.83 hectares
Population 2,360
Male Population 1,243
Female Population 1,117
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 899
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Dhanagere compares

By the 2011 count Dhanagere is the 45th largest of the 85 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 3,408 residents. Its 660.83 hectares work out to about 3.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 967.

Getting to Dhanagere

Dhanagere is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Dhanagere as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Dhanagere from other places

Dhanagere lies about 7.2 km from Kollegal, and the nearest railway station is Chamarajanagar, about 38 km away. The figures below are straight-line distances from the village to each place. A road journey is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again.

Distances from Dhanagere
Tehsil headquarters Kollegal 7.2 km
Nearest town Kollegāl 7.2 km
Nearest railway station Chamarajanagar 38 km

Villages closest to Dhanagere

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Kollegal tehsil.

Source: Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. Figures have not been revised since collection. Read more on our about the data page.

Common questions about Dhanagere

As per the Census of India 2011, Dhanagere village had a population of 2,360. That makes it the 45th largest of the 85 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 3,408 residents.

Dhanagere village has 1,243 males and 1,117 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dhanagere has about 899 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 967.

The pincode recorded for Dhanagere is 571440. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Dhanagere covers 660.83 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Dhanagere falls under Kollegal tehsil of Chamarajanagar district in Karnataka.

The nearest railway station to Dhanagere is Chamarajanagar, about 38 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 10+ km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within village for Dhanagere.

Dhanagere is about 7.2 km from Kollegal in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Dhanagere is in Kollegal tehsil of Chamarajanagar district. Kollegal is about 7.2 km away. Kollegāl is about 7.2 km away. Chamarajanagar is about 38 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Saragur (2.6 km), Uganiya (2.8 km) and Jinakanahalli (3.3 km).

No. It is the count from the Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. The population of Dhanagere today is likely to be higher.

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