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About Rangapura Village

Rangapura is a small village in Tarikere tehsil, in the district of Chikmagalur, Karnataka. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 51, made up of 26 males and 25 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 962 females per 1000 males. The village covers 178.6 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 577228, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Rangapura Overview

Census 2011 figures for Rangapura village
Description Value
State Karnataka
District Chikmagalur
Tehsil Tarikere
Pincode 577228
Area (hectares) 178.6 hectares
Population 51
Male Population 26
Female Population 25
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 962
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Rangapura compares

By the 2011 count Rangapura is the 188th largest of the 199 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 880 residents. Its 178.6 hectares work out to about 0.3 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 989.

Getting to Rangapura

The census records public bus service for Rangapura as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within <5 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Rangapura from other places

Rangapura lies about 45 km from Chikmagalur, and the nearest railway station is Tarikere Junction, about under 2 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 Rangapura
Nearest railway station Tarikere Junction under 2 km
Tehsil headquarters Tarikere under 2 km
District headquarters Chikmagalur 45 km

Villages closest to Rangapura

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Rangapura village had a population of 51. That makes it the 188th largest of the 199 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 880 residents.

Rangapura village has 26 males and 25 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Rangapura has about 962 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 989.

The pincode recorded for Rangapura is 577228. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Rangapura covers 178.6 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.3 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Rangapura falls under Tarikere tehsil of Chikmagalur district in Karnataka.

The nearest railway station to Rangapura is Tarikere Junction, about under 2 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within <5 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Rangapura.

Rangapura is about 45 km from Chikmagalur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Rangapura is in Tarikere tehsil of Chikmagalur district. Tarikere Junction is about under 2 km away. Tarikere is about under 2 km away. Chikmagalur is about 45 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are A Rangapura (under 2 km), H Rangapura (under 2 km) and Arsikere (under 2 km).

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

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