About Rayapura Village

Rayapura is a large village in Molakalmuru tehsil, in the district of Chitradurga, Karnataka. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 3,182, made up of 1,612 males and 1,570 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 974 females per 1000 males. The village covers 436.95 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 577535, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Rayapura Overview

Census 2011 figures for Rayapura village
Description	Value
State	Karnataka
District	Chitradurga
Tehsil	Molakalmuru
Pincode	577535
Area (hectares)	436.95 hectares
Population	3,182
Male Population	1,612
Female Population	1,570
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	974
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Rayapura compares

By the 2011 count Rayapura is the 8th largest of the 76 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 1,630 residents. Its 436.95 hectares work out to about 7.3 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 954.

Getting to Rayapura

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

Rayapura 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 Rayapura
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 Rayapura

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 Rayapura

As per the Census of India 2011, Rayapura village had a population of 3,182. That makes it the 8th largest of the 76 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,630 residents.

Rayapura village has 1,612 males and 1,570 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Rayapura has about 974 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 954.

The pincode recorded for Rayapura is 577535. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Rayapura covers 436.95 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 7.3 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Rayapura falls under Molakalmuru tehsil of Chitradurga district in Karnataka.

The nearest railway station to Rayapura 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 village and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Rayapura.

Rayapura 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.

Rayapura 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.