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About Rathnapuri Village

Rathnapuri is a large village in Hunsur tehsil, in the district of Mysore, Karnataka. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,782, made up of 1,373 males and 1,409 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,026 females per 1000 males. The village covers 906.64 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 571189, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Rathnapuri Overview

Census 2011 figures for Rathnapuri village
Description Value
State Karnataka
District Mysore
Tehsil Hunsur
Pincode 571189
Area (hectares) 906.64 hectares
Population 2,782
Male Population 1,373
Female Population 1,409
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,026
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Rathnapuri compares

By the 2011 count Rathnapuri is the 16th largest of the 191 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 1,198 residents. Its 906.64 hectares work out to about 3.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 981.

Getting to Rathnapuri

Rathnapuri is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Rathnapuri 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 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Rathnapuri from other places

Rathnapuri lies about 33 km from Mysore, and the nearest railway station is Dornahalli, about 23 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 Rathnapuri
Tehsil headquarters Hunsur 8.8 km
Nearest town Hunsūr 8.8 km
Nearest railway station Dornahalli 23 km
District headquarters Mysore 33 km

Villages closest to Rathnapuri

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Rathnapuri village had a population of 2,782. That makes it the 16th largest of the 191 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,198 residents.

Rathnapuri village has 1,373 males and 1,409 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Rathnapuri has about 1026 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 981.

The pincode recorded for Rathnapuri is 571189. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Rathnapuri covers 906.64 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Rathnapuri falls under Hunsur tehsil of Mysore district in Karnataka.

The nearest railway station to Rathnapuri is Dornahalli, about 23 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 village for Rathnapuri.

Rathnapuri is about 33 km from Mysore in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Rathnapuri is in Hunsur tehsil of Mysore district. Hunsur is about 8.8 km away. Hunsūr is about 8.8 km away. Dornahalli is about 23 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Dasanapura (1.9 km), Halladakoppalu (2.8 km) and Kudineerumuddanahalli (3.1 km).

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

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