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About Rajankollur Village

Rajankollur is one of the larger villages in Shorapur tehsil, in the district of Yadgir, Karnataka. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 5,268, made up of 2,608 males and 2,660 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,020 females per 1000 males. The village covers 2779.24 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 585291, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Rajankollur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Rajankollur village
Description Value
State Karnataka
District Yadgir
Tehsil Shorapur
Pincode 585291
Area (hectares) 2779.24 hectares
Population 5,268
Male Population 2,608
Female Population 2,660
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,020
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Rajankollur compares

By the 2011 count Rajankollur is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 1,876 residents. Its 2779.24 hectares work out to about 1.9 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 979.

Getting to Rajankollur

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

Rajankollur lies about 38 km from Yadgir, and the nearest railway station is Lingeri, about 35 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 Rajankollur
Nearest town Devadurga 9.5 km
Tehsil headquarters Shorapur 17 km
Nearest railway station Lingeri 35 km
District headquarters Yadgir 38 km

Villages closest to Rajankollur

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Rajankollur village had a population of 5,268. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,876 residents.

Rajankollur village has 2,608 males and 2,660 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Rajankollur has about 1020 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 979.

The pincode recorded for Rajankollur is 585291. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Rajankollur covers 2779.24 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.9 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Rajankollur falls under Shorapur tehsil of Yadgir district in Karnataka.

The nearest railway station to Rajankollur is Lingeri, about 35 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 Rajankollur.

Rajankollur is about 38 km from Yadgir in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Rajankollur is in Shorapur tehsil of Yadgir district. Devadurga is about 9.5 km away. Shorapur is about 17 km away. Lingeri is about 35 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Marnal (2.5 km), Karnal (7.7 km) and Halgera (8.1 km).

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

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