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About Rayapura Village

Rayapura is a small village in Harihar tehsil, in the district of Davanagere, Karnataka. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 27, made up of 15 males and 12 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 800 females per 1000 males. The village covers 257.05 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 577516, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Rayapura Overview

Census 2011 figures for Rayapura village
Description Value
State Karnataka
District Davanagere
Tehsil Harihar
Pincode 577516
Area (hectares) 257.05 hectares
Population 27
Male Population 15
Female Population 12
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 800
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Rayapura compares

By the 2011 count Rayapura is among the smallest villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 2,155 residents. Its 257.05 hectares work out to about 0.1 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 959.

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 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 5 - 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 17 km from Davanagere. 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
Tehsil headquarters Harihar 8.2 km
District headquarters Davanagere 17 km

Villages closest to Rayapura

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Rayapura village had a population of 27. That makes it among the smallest villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,155 residents.

Rayapura village has 15 males and 12 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Rayapura has about 800 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 959.

The pincode recorded for Rayapura is 577516. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Rayapura covers 257.05 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.1 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Rayapura falls under Harihar tehsil of Davanagere district in Karnataka.

The census record for Rayapura notes the nearest railway station as Available within 5 - 10 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Rayapura.

Rayapura is about 17 km from Davanagere in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Rayapura is in Harihar tehsil of Davanagere district. Harihar is about 8.2 km away. Davanagere is about 17 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Ramathirtha (under 2 km), Bhanuvalli (1.5 km) and Byaladahalli (1.9 km).

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

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