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About Renukapura Village

Renukapura is a large village in Challakere tehsil, in the district of Chitradurga, Karnataka. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,217, made up of 1,166 males and 1,051 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 901 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1387.8 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 577537, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Renukapura Overview

Census 2011 figures for Renukapura village
Description Value
State Karnataka
District Chitradurga
Tehsil Challakere
Pincode 577537
Area (hectares) 1387.8 hectares
Population 2,217
Male Population 1,166
Female Population 1,051
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 901
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Renukapura compares

By the 2011 count Renukapura is the 38th largest of the 177 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 1,718 residents. Its 1387.8 hectares work out to about 1.6 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 953.

Getting to Renukapura

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

Renukapura lies about 54 km from Chitradurga, and the nearest railway station is Talaku, about 17 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 Renukapura
Nearest railway station Talaku 17 km
Nearest town Rāyadrug 25 km
Tehsil headquarters Challakere 26 km
District headquarters Chitradurga 54 km

Villages closest to Renukapura

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 Renukapura

As per the Census of India 2011, Renukapura village had a population of 2,217. That makes it the 38th largest of the 177 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,718 residents.

Renukapura village has 1,166 males and 1,051 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Renukapura has about 901 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 953.

The pincode recorded for Renukapura is 577537. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Renukapura covers 1387.8 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.6 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Renukapura falls under Challakere tehsil of Chitradurga district in Karnataka.

The nearest railway station to Renukapura is Talaku, about 17 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 Renukapura.

Renukapura is about 54 km from Chitradurga in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Renukapura is in Challakere tehsil of Chitradurga district. Talaku is about 17 km away. Rāyadrug is about 25 km away. Challakere is about 26 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Mylanahalli (3.1 km), Banavigondanahalli (3.8 km) and Basapura (3.9 km).

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

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