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About Rayapura Village

Rayapura is a mid sized village in Belur tehsil, in the district of Hassan, Karnataka. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 550, made up of 270 males and 280 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,037 females per 1000 males. The village covers 290.12 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 573115, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Rayapura Overview

Census 2011 figures for Rayapura village
Description Value
State Karnataka
District Hassan
Tehsil Belur
Pincode 573115
Area (hectares) 290.12 hectares
Population 550
Male Population 270
Female Population 280
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,037
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Rayapura compares

By the 2011 count Rayapura is the 86th largest of the 331 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 460 residents. Its 290.12 hectares work out to about 1.9 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1025.

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 village. 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 29 km from Hassan, and the nearest railway station is Kanive Halli, about 18 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
Tehsil headquarters Belur 2.2 km
Nearest town Belūr 2.2 km
Nearest railway station Kanive Halli 18 km
District headquarters Hassan 29 km

Villages closest to Rayapura

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Belur 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 550. That makes it the 86th largest of the 331 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 460 residents.

Rayapura village has 270 males and 280 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Rayapura has about 1037 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1025.

The pincode recorded for Rayapura is 573115. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Rayapura covers 290.12 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.9 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Rayapura falls under Belur tehsil of Hassan district in Karnataka.

The nearest railway station to Rayapura is Kanive Halli, about 18 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 village and private bus service as Available within village for Rayapura.

Rayapura is about 29 km from Hassan in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Rayapura is in Belur tehsil of Hassan district. Belur is about 2.2 km away. Belūr is about 2.2 km away. Kanive Halli is about 18 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Mudigere (under 2 km), Bitravalli (under 2 km) and Mallapura (under 2 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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