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About Rangapura Village

Rangapura is a small village in Arkalgud tehsil, in the district of Hassan, Karnataka. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 381, made up of 201 males and 180 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 896 females per 1000 males. The village covers 92.08 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 573102, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Rangapura Overview

Census 2011 figures for Rangapura village
Description Value
State Karnataka
District Hassan
Tehsil Arkalgud
Pincode 573102
Area (hectares) 92.08 hectares
Population 381
Male Population 201
Female Population 180
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 896
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Rangapura compares

By the 2011 count Rangapura is the 164th largest of the 259 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 680 residents. Its 92.08 hectares work out to about 4.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 1014.

Getting to Rangapura

Rangapura is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Rangapura as Available within <5 km distance. 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 Rangapura from other places

Rangapura lies about 30 km from Hassan, and the nearest railway station is Mavinakere, 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 Rangapura
Tehsil headquarters Arkalgud 9.3 km
Nearest railway station Mavinakere 12 km
Nearest town Holenarasipura 12 km
District headquarters Hassan 30 km

Villages closest to Rangapura

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Arkalgud 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 381. That makes it the 164th largest of the 259 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 680 residents.

Rangapura village has 201 males and 180 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Rangapura has about 896 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 1014.

The pincode recorded for Rangapura is 573102. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Rangapura covers 92.08 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Rangapura falls under Arkalgud tehsil of Hassan district in Karnataka.

The nearest railway station to Rangapura is Mavinakere, about 12 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 10 km distance.

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

Rangapura is about 30 km from Hassan in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Rangapura is in Arkalgud tehsil of Hassan district. Arkalgud is about 9.3 km away. Mavinakere is about 12 km away. Holenarasipura is about 12 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Maravalalu (under 2 km), Yagati (1.7 km) and Devipura (1.8 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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