About Shagya Village

Shagya is one of the larger villages in Kollegal tehsil, in the district of Chamarajanagar, Karnataka. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 6,013, made up of 3,100 males and 2,913 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 940 females per 1000 males. The village covers 2720.75 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 571439, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Shagya Overview

Census 2011 figures for Shagya village
Description	Value
State	Karnataka
District	Chamarajanagar
Tehsil	Kollegal
Pincode	571439
Area (hectares)	2720.75 hectares
Population	6,013
Male Population	3,100
Female Population	2,913
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	940
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Shagya compares

By the 2011 count Shagya is the 16th largest of the 85 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 3,408 residents. Its 2720.75 hectares work out to about 2.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 967.

Getting to Shagya

Shagya is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Shagya 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 Shagya from other places

Shagya lies about 59 km from Chamarajanagar, and the nearest railway station is Channapatna, about 54 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 Shagya
Tehsil headquarters	Kollegal	32 km
Nearest town	Kollegāl	32 km
Nearest railway station	Channapatna	54 km
District headquarters	Chamarajanagar	59 km

Villages closest to Shagya

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.

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Common questions about Shagya

As per the Census of India 2011, Shagya village had a population of 6,013. That makes it the 16th largest of the 85 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 3,408 residents.

Shagya village has 3,100 males and 2,913 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Shagya has about 940 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 967.

The pincode recorded for Shagya is 571439. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Shagya covers 2720.75 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Shagya falls under Kollegal tehsil of Chamarajanagar district in Karnataka.

The nearest railway station to Shagya is Channapatna, about 54 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 Shagya.

Shagya is about 59 km from Chamarajanagar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Shagya is in Kollegal tehsil of Chamarajanagar district. Kollegal is about 32 km away. Kollegāl is about 32 km away. Channapatna is about 54 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.