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About Rayapattan Village

Rayapattan is a small village in Haliyal tehsil, in the district of Uttara Kannada, Karnataka. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 335, made up of 181 males and 154 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 851 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1405.55 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 581325, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Rayapattan Overview

Census 2011 figures for Rayapattan village
Description Value
State Karnataka
District Uttara Kannada
Tehsil Haliyal
Pincode 581325
Area (hectares) 1405.55 hectares
Population 335
Male Population 181
Female Population 154
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 851
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within village

How Rayapattan compares

By the 2011 count Rayapattan is the 72nd largest of the 108 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 834 residents. Its 1405.55 hectares work out to about 0.2 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 940.

Getting to Rayapattan

Rayapattan is well connected by rural standards, with buses in the village itself and a railway station close by. The census records public bus service for Rayapattan as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within village. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Rayapattan from other places

Rayapattan lies about 65 km from Uttara Kannada, and the nearest railway station is Ambewadi, about 11 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 Rayapattan
Nearest town Dandeli 11 km
Nearest railway station Ambewadi 11 km
Tehsil headquarters Haliyal 13 km
District headquarters Uttara Kannada 65 km

Villages closest to Rayapattan

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Rayapattan village had a population of 335. That makes it the 72nd largest of the 108 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 834 residents.

Rayapattan village has 181 males and 154 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Rayapattan has about 851 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 940.

The pincode recorded for Rayapattan is 581325. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Rayapattan covers 1405.55 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.2 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Rayapattan falls under Haliyal tehsil of Uttara Kannada district in Karnataka.

The nearest railway station to Rayapattan is Ambewadi, about 11 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within village.

The census records public bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Rayapattan.

Rayapattan is about 65 km from Uttara Kannada in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Rayapattan is in Haliyal tehsil of Uttara Kannada district. Dandeli is about 11 km away. Ambewadi is about 11 km away. Haliyal is about 13 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Balshettikop (2.8 km), Gadagera (3.1 km) and Gardolli (3.8 km).

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

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