About Ranganathapura Village

Ranganathapura is a mid sized village in Hiriyur tehsil, in the district of Chitradurga, Karnataka. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,549, made up of 719 males and 830 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,154 females per 1000 males. The village covers 573.84 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 577557, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Ranganathapura Overview

Census 2011 figures for Ranganathapura village
Description	Value
State	Karnataka
District	Chitradurga
Tehsil	Hiriyur
Pincode	577557
Area (hectares)	573.84 hectares
Population	1,549
Male Population	719
Female Population	830
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,154
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Ranganathapura compares

By the 2011 count Ranganathapura is the 54th largest of the 149 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 1,525 residents. Its 573.84 hectares work out to about 2.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 970.

Getting to Ranganathapura

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

Ranganathapura lies about 45 km from Chitradurga, and the nearest railway station is Balenahalli, about 37 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 Ranganathapura
Tehsil headquarters	Hiriyur	9.6 km
Nearest town	Hiriyūr	9.6 km
Nearest railway station	Balenahalli	37 km
District headquarters	Chitradurga	45 km

Villages closest to Ranganathapura

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

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Common questions about Ranganathapura

As per the Census of India 2011, Ranganathapura village had a population of 1,549. That makes it the 54th largest of the 149 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,525 residents.

Ranganathapura village has 719 males and 830 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Ranganathapura has about 1154 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 970.

The pincode recorded for Ranganathapura is 577557. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Ranganathapura covers 573.84 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Ranganathapura falls under Hiriyur tehsil of Chitradurga district in Karnataka.

The nearest railway station to Ranganathapura is Balenahalli, about 37 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 Ranganathapura.

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

Ranganathapura is in Hiriyur tehsil of Chitradurga district. Hiriyur is about 9.6 km away. Hiriyūr is about 9.6 km away. Balenahalli is about 37 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.