Demographics
As of 2001 India census"Census of India 2001: Data from the 2001 Census, including cities, villages and towns (Provisional)". Census Commission of India. Archived from the original on 2004-06-16. http://web.archive.org/web/20040616075334/http://www.censusindia.net/results/town.php?stad=A&state5=999. Retrieved 2008-11-01., Kollegal had a population of 52,450. Males constitute 51% of the population and females 49%. The population of Kollegal city in 2005 was estimated to be 52,000.Kollegal has an average literacy rate of 69%, higher than the national average of 59.5%: male literacy is 74%, and female literacy is 64%. In Kollegal, 10% of the population is under 6 years of age.
People in Kollegal speak a variation of Kannada distinct from that spoken in Mysore and Bangalore. This dialect of Kannada at times suffixes da when spoken among friends. Kannada as spoken in Kollegal was used in the 2005 film Jogi starring Shivarajkumar.
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