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About Rayavara Village

Rayavara is a mid sized village in Koratagere tehsil, in the district of Tumkur, Karnataka. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 685, made up of 354 males and 331 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 935 females per 1000 males. The village covers 206.08 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 572121, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Rayavara Overview

Census 2011 figures for Rayavara village
Description Value
State Karnataka
District Tumkur
Tehsil Koratagere
Pincode 572121
Area (hectares) 206.08 hectares
Population 685
Male Population 354
Female Population 331
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 935
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Rayavara compares

By the 2011 count Rayavara is the 82nd largest of the 226 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 660 residents. Its 206.08 hectares work out to about 3.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 976.

Getting to Rayavara

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

Rayavara lies about 37 km from Tumkur, and the nearest railway station is Gauribidanur, about 21 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 Rayavara
Tehsil headquarters Koratagere 12 km
Nearest town Madhugiri 14 km
Nearest railway station Gauribidanur 21 km
District headquarters Tumkur 37 km

Villages closest to Rayavara

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Rayavara village had a population of 685. That makes it the 82nd largest of the 226 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 660 residents.

Rayavara village has 354 males and 331 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Rayavara has about 935 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 976.

The pincode recorded for Rayavara is 572121. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Rayavara covers 206.08 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Rayavara falls under Koratagere tehsil of Tumkur district in Karnataka.

The nearest railway station to Rayavara is Gauribidanur, about 21 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 Rayavara.

Rayavara is about 37 km from Tumkur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Rayavara is in Koratagere tehsil of Tumkur district. Koratagere is about 12 km away. Madhugiri is about 14 km away. Gauribidanur is about 21 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Byrenahalli (under 2 km), Bychapura (under 2 km) and Reddihalli (1.8 km).

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

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