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About Ralkunte Village

Ralkunte is a small village in Hosakote tehsil, in the district of Bangalore Rural, Karnataka. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 488, made up of 238 males and 250 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,050 females per 1000 males. The village covers 131.49 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 562122, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Ralkunte Overview

Census 2011 figures for Ralkunte village
Description Value
State Karnataka
District Bangalore Rural
Tehsil Hosakote
Pincode 562122
Area (hectares) 131.49 hectares
Population 488
Male Population 238
Female Population 250
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,050
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Ralkunte compares

By the 2011 count Ralkunte is the 159th largest of the 253 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 820 residents. Its 131.49 hectares work out to about 3.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 950.

Getting to Ralkunte

Ralkunte is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Ralkunte as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 km distance. 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 Ralkunte from other places

Ralkunte lies about 34 km from Bangalore Rural, and the nearest railway station is Sidlagatta, about 16 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 Ralkunte
Nearest town Vijayapura 11 km
Nearest railway station Sidlagatta 16 km
Tehsil headquarters Hosakote 22 km
District headquarters Bangalore Rural 34 km

Villages closest to Ralkunte

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Hosakote 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 Ralkunte

As per the Census of India 2011, Ralkunte village had a population of 488. That makes it the 159th largest of the 253 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 820 residents.

Ralkunte village has 238 males and 250 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Ralkunte has about 1050 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 950.

The pincode recorded for Ralkunte is 562122. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Ralkunte covers 131.49 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Ralkunte falls under Hosakote tehsil of Bangalore Rural district in Karnataka.

The nearest railway station to Ralkunte is Sidlagatta, about 16 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 <5 km distance for Ralkunte.

Ralkunte is about 34 km from Bangalore Rural in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Ralkunte is in Hosakote tehsil of Bangalore Rural district. Vijayapura is about 11 km away. Sidlagatta is about 16 km away. Hosakote is about 22 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Doddaharadi Plantation (3.3 km), Ittasandra (3.4 km) and Geddalahallipura (3.9 km).

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

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