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About Rajapura Village

Rajapura is a mid sized village in Piriyapatna tehsil, in the district of Mysore, Karnataka. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 973, made up of 493 males and 480 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 974 females per 1000 males. The village covers 226.3 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 571107, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Rajapura Overview

Census 2011 figures for Rajapura village
Description Value
State Karnataka
District Mysore
Tehsil Piriyapatna
Pincode 571107
Area (hectares) 226.3 hectares
Population 973
Male Population 493
Female Population 480
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 974
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Rajapura compares

By the 2011 count Rajapura is the 91st largest of the 193 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,166 residents. Its 226.3 hectares work out to about 4.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 983.

Getting to Rajapura

Rajapura is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Rajapura 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 Rajapura from other places

Rajapura lies about 58 km from Mysore, and the nearest railway station is Krishnaraja Nagar, about 34 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 Rajapura
Tehsil headquarters Piriyapatna under 2 km
Nearest town Hunsūr 21 km
Nearest railway station Krishnaraja Nagar 34 km
District headquarters Mysore 58 km

Villages closest to Rajapura

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Rajapura village had a population of 973. That makes it the 91st largest of the 193 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,166 residents.

Rajapura village has 493 males and 480 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Rajapura has about 974 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 983.

The pincode recorded for Rajapura is 571107. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Rajapura covers 226.3 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Rajapura falls under Piriyapatna tehsil of Mysore district in Karnataka.

The nearest railway station to Rajapura is Krishnaraja Nagar, about 34 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 Rajapura.

Rajapura is about 58 km from Mysore in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Rajapura is in Piriyapatna tehsil of Mysore district. Piriyapatna is about under 2 km away. Hunsūr is about 21 km away. Krishnaraja Nagar is about 34 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Piriyapatna (under 2 km), Abbur (under 2 km) and Ankanahalli (1.5 km).

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

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