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About Rangapur Village

Rangapur is a small village in Gangawati tehsil, in the district of Koppal, Karnataka. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 384, made up of 198 males and 186 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 939 females per 1000 males. The village covers 380.1 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 583282, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Rangapur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Rangapur village
Description Value
State Karnataka
District Koppal
Tehsil Gangawati
Pincode 583282
Area (hectares) 380.1 hectares
Population 384
Male Population 198
Female Population 186
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 939
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Rangapur compares

By the 2011 count Rangapur is the 129th largest of the 143 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 2,378 residents. Its 380.1 hectares work out to about 1.0 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 992.

Getting to Rangapur

Rangapur is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Rangapur as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. 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 Rangapur from other places

Rangapur lies about 32 km from Koppal, and the nearest railway station is Chikkabenakal, about 7.5 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 Rangapur
Nearest town Kamalāpuram 7.0 km
Nearest railway station Chikkabenakal 7.5 km
Tehsil headquarters Gangawati 12 km
District headquarters Koppal 32 km

Villages closest to Rangapur

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Rangapur village had a population of 384. That makes it the 129th largest of the 143 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,378 residents.

Rangapur village has 198 males and 186 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Rangapur has about 939 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 992.

The pincode recorded for Rangapur is 583282. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Rangapur covers 380.1 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.0 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Rangapur falls under Gangawati tehsil of Koppal district in Karnataka.

The nearest railway station to Rangapur is Chikkabenakal, about 7.5 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 <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Rangapur.

Rangapur is about 32 km from Koppal in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Rangapur is in Gangawati tehsil of Koppal district. Kamalāpuram is about 7.0 km away. Chikkabenakal is about 7.5 km away. Gangawati 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 Timmapur (under 2 km), Anjanhalli (1.9 km) and Sanapur (1.9 km).

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

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