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About Rangapura Village

Rangapura is a small village in Sira tehsil, in the district of Tumkur, Karnataka. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 474, made up of 234 males and 240 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,026 females per 1000 males. The village covers 241.71 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 572113, 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 Sira
Pincode 572113
Area (hectares) 241.71 hectares
Population 474
Male Population 234
Female Population 240
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,026
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
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 the 150th largest of the 215 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,149 residents. Its 241.71 hectares work out to about 2.0 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 969.

Getting to Rangapura

Rangapura is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Rangapura as Available within <5 km distance. 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 62 km from Tumkur, and the nearest railway station is Pavagada, about 48 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 Sira 14 km
Nearest town Sīra 14 km
Nearest railway station Pavagada 48 km
District headquarters Tumkur 62 km

Villages closest to Rangapura

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Sira 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 474. That makes it the 150th largest of the 215 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,149 residents.

Rangapura village has 234 males and 240 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Rangapura has about 1026 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 969.

The pincode recorded for Rangapura is 572113. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Rangapura covers 241.71 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.0 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Rangapura falls under Sira tehsil of Tumkur district in Karnataka.

The nearest railway station to Rangapura is Pavagada, about 48 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 <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Rangapura.

Rangapura is about 62 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 Sira tehsil of Tumkur district. Sira is about 14 km away. Sīra is about 14 km away. Pavagada is about 48 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Nadur (under 2 km), Hemdore (4.5 km) and Hanumanahalli (4.5 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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