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About Rangapura Village

Rangapura is a small village in Bhadravati tehsil, in the district of Shimoga, Karnataka. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 47, made up of 26 males and 21 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 808 females per 1000 males. The village covers 343.03 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 577301, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Rangapura Overview

Census 2011 figures for Rangapura village
Description Value
State Karnataka
District Shimoga
Tehsil Bhadravati
Pincode 577301
Area (hectares) 343.03 hectares
Population 47
Male Population 26
Female Population 21
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 808
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Rangapura compares

By the 2011 count Rangapura is among the smallest villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,412 residents. Its 343.03 hectares work out to about 0.1 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 990.

Getting to Rangapura

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

Rangapura lies about 35 km from Shimoga, and the nearest railway station is Tarikere Junction, about under 2 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
Nearest railway station Tarikere Junction under 2 km
Nearest town Tarikere under 2 km
Tehsil headquarters Bhadravati 18 km
District headquarters Shimoga 35 km

Villages closest to Rangapura

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Bhadravati 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 47. That makes it among the smallest villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,412 residents.

Rangapura village has 26 males and 21 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Rangapura has about 808 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 990.

The pincode recorded for Rangapura is 577301. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Rangapura covers 343.03 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.1 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Rangapura falls under Bhadravati tehsil of Shimoga district in Karnataka.

The nearest railway station to Rangapura is Tarikere Junction, about under 2 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 <5 km distance for Rangapura.

Rangapura is about 35 km from Shimoga in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Rangapura is in Bhadravati tehsil of Shimoga district. Tarikere Junction is about under 2 km away. Tarikere is about under 2 km away. Bhadravati 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 Kenchammanahalli (7.9 km), Siddarahalli (9.3 km) and Kalinganahalli (10.0 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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