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About Rangapura Village

Rangapura is a mid sized village in Madhugiri tehsil, in the district of Tumkur, Karnataka. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,056, made up of 533 males and 523 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 981 females per 1000 males. The village covers 375.11 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 572112, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Rangapura Overview

Census 2011 figures for Rangapura village
Description Value
State Karnataka
District Tumkur
Tehsil Madhugiri
Pincode 572112
Area (hectares) 375.11 hectares
Population 1,056
Male Population 533
Female Population 523
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 981
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Rangapura compares

By the 2011 count Rangapura is the 71st largest of the 279 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 816 residents. Its 375.11 hectares work out to about 2.8 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 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 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 Rangapura from other places

Rangapura lies about 36 km from Tumkur, and the nearest railway station is Heggere, about 36 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
Tehsil headquarters Madhugiri 17 km
Nearest railway station Heggere 36 km
District headquarters Tumkur 36 km

Villages closest to Rangapura

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Madhugiri 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 1,056. That makes it the 71st largest of the 279 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 816 residents.

Rangapura village has 533 males and 523 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Rangapura has about 981 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 990.

The pincode recorded for Rangapura is 572112. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Rangapura covers 375.11 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Rangapura falls under Madhugiri tehsil of Tumkur district in Karnataka.

The nearest railway station to Rangapura is Heggere, about 36 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 Rangapura.

Rangapura is about 36 km from Tumkur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Rangapura is in Madhugiri tehsil of Tumkur district. Madhugiri is about 17 km away. Heggere is about 36 km away. Tumkur is about 36 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kurihalli (under 2 km), Badavanahalli (1.6 km) and Badavanahalli Amrutmahal Kaval (1.6 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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