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About Rekhya Village

Rekhya is a large village in Beltangadi tehsil, in the district of Dakshina Kannada, Karnataka. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,079, made up of 1,036 males and 1,043 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,007 females per 1000 males. The village covers 2365.8 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 574229, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Rekhya Overview

Census 2011 figures for Rekhya village
Description Value
State Karnataka
District Dakshina Kannada
Tehsil Beltangadi
Pincode 574229
Area (hectares) 2365.8 hectares
Population 2,079
Male Population 1,036
Female Population 1,043
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,007
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Rekhya compares

By the 2011 count Rekhya is the 59th largest of the 79 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 3,187 residents. Its 2365.8 hectares work out to about 0.9 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 1024.

Getting to Rekhya

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

Rekhya lies about 24 km from Dakshina Kannada, and the nearest railway station is Kodimbala, about 12 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 Rekhya
Nearest railway station Kodimbala 12 km
District headquarters Dakshina Kannada 24 km
Tehsil headquarters Beltangadi 27 km
Nearest town Puttūr 30 km

Villages closest to Rekhya

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Rekhya village had a population of 2,079. That makes it the 59th largest of the 79 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 3,187 residents.

Rekhya village has 1,036 males and 1,043 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Rekhya has about 1007 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 1024.

The pincode recorded for Rekhya is 574229. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Rekhya covers 2365.8 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.9 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Rekhya falls under Beltangadi tehsil of Dakshina Kannada district in Karnataka.

The nearest railway station to Rekhya is Kodimbala, about 12 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 Rekhya.

Rekhya is about 24 km from Dakshina Kannada in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Rekhya is in Beltangadi tehsil of Dakshina Kannada district. Kodimbala is about 12 km away. Dakshina Kannada is about 24 km away. Beltangadi is about 27 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Hathyadka (5.9 km), Shibaje (6.8 km) and Shishila (9.1 km).

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

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