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About Rekhalagere Village

Rekhalagere is a mid sized village in Challakere tehsil, in the district of Chitradurga, Karnataka. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,356, made up of 673 males and 683 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,015 females per 1000 males. The village covers 450.94 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 577536, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Rekhalagere Overview

Census 2011 figures for Rekhalagere village
Description Value
State Karnataka
District Chitradurga
Tehsil Challakere
Pincode 577536
Area (hectares) 450.94 hectares
Population 1,356
Male Population 673
Female Population 683
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,015
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Rekhalagere compares

By the 2011 count Rekhalagere is the 98th largest of the 177 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,718 residents. Its 450.94 hectares work out to about 3.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 953.

Getting to Rekhalagere

Rekhalagere is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Rekhalagere as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Rekhalagere from other places

Rekhalagere lies about 36 km from Chitradurga, and the nearest railway station is Talaku, about 13 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 Rekhalagere
Nearest railway station Talaku 13 km
Tehsil headquarters Challakere 22 km
District headquarters Chitradurga 36 km

Villages closest to Rekhalagere

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Rekhalagere village had a population of 1,356. That makes it the 98th largest of the 177 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,718 residents.

Rekhalagere village has 673 males and 683 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Rekhalagere has about 1015 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 953.

The pincode recorded for Rekhalagere is 577536. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Rekhalagere covers 450.94 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Rekhalagere falls under Challakere tehsil of Chitradurga district in Karnataka.

The nearest railway station to Rekhalagere is Talaku, about 13 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 10 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Rekhalagere.

Rekhalagere is about 36 km from Chitradurga in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Rekhalagere is in Challakere tehsil of Chitradurga district. Talaku is about 13 km away. Challakere is about 22 km away. Chitradurga is about 36 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Rekhalagere Kaval (under 2 km), Kamplisagara (under 2 km) and Dasaramuthenahalli (2.0 km).

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

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