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About Rangapura Village

Rangapura is a small village in Hosdurga tehsil, in the district of Chitradurga, Karnataka. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 72, made up of 39 males and 33 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 846 females per 1000 males. The village covers 417.32 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 577527, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Rangapura Overview

Census 2011 figures for Rangapura village
Description Value
State Karnataka
District Chitradurga
Tehsil Hosdurga
Pincode 577527
Area (hectares) 417.32 hectares
Population 72
Male Population 39
Female Population 33
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 846
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Rangapura compares

By the 2011 count Rangapura is the 177th largest of the 193 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,034 residents. Its 417.32 hectares work out to about 0.2 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 957.

Getting to Rangapura

Rangapura is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Rangapura as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 10+ 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 Rangapura from other places

Rangapura lies about 50 km from Chitradurga, and the nearest railway station is Hosadurga Road, 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 Rangapura
Tehsil headquarters Hosdurga 5.1 km
Nearest town Hosadurga 5.1 km
Nearest railway station Hosadurga Road 13 km
District headquarters Chitradurga 50 km

Villages closest to Rangapura

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Hosdurga 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 72. That makes it the 177th largest of the 193 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,034 residents.

Rangapura village has 39 males and 33 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Rangapura has about 846 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 957.

The pincode recorded for Rangapura is 577527. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Rangapura covers 417.32 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.2 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Rangapura falls under Hosdurga tehsil of Chitradurga district in Karnataka.

The nearest railway station to Rangapura is Hosadurga Road, about 13 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 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Rangapura.

Rangapura is about 50 km from Chitradurga in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Rangapura is in Hosdurga tehsil of Chitradurga district. Hosdurga is about 5.1 km away. Hosadurga is about 5.1 km away. Hosadurga Road is about 13 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Honnekere (under 2 km), Aralihalli (1.6 km) and Shivanekatte (2.0 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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