About Rajapura Village

Rajapura is a mid sized village in Molakalmuru tehsil, in the district of Chitradurga, Karnataka. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 696, made up of 376 males and 320 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 851 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1059.07 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 577540, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Rajapura Overview

Census 2011 figures for Rajapura village
Description	Value
State	Karnataka
District	Chitradurga
Tehsil	Molakalmuru
Pincode	577540
Area (hectares)	1059.07 hectares
Population	696
Male Population	376
Female Population	320
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	851
Bus Service (public)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Rajapura compares

By the 2011 count Rajapura is the 53rd largest of the 76 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,630 residents. Its 1059.07 hectares work out to about 0.7 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 954.

Getting to Rajapura

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

Rajapura lies about 22 km from Chitradurga, and the nearest railway station is Balenahalli, about 7.0 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 Rajapura
Nearest railway station	Balenahalli	7.0 km
Nearest town	Challakere	14 km
Tehsil headquarters	Molakalmuru	22 km
District headquarters	Chitradurga	22 km

Villages closest to Rajapura

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Rajapura village had a population of 696. That makes it the 53rd largest of the 76 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,630 residents.

Rajapura village has 376 males and 320 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Rajapura has about 851 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 954.

The pincode recorded for Rajapura is 577540. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Rajapura covers 1059.07 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.7 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Rajapura falls under Molakalmuru tehsil of Chitradurga district in Karnataka.

The nearest railway station to Rajapura is Balenahalli, about 7.0 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 5 - 10 km distance for Rajapura.

Rajapura is about 22 km from Chitradurga in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Rajapura is in Molakalmuru tehsil of Chitradurga district. Balenahalli is about 7.0 km away. Challakere is about 14 km away. Molakalmuru is about 22 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.