# Rachapura Village, Chintamani, Chikkaballapura (Karnataka)

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Village · Chintamani, Chikkaballapura 

# Rachapura

Rachapura is a village in Chintamani sub-district of Chikkaballapura district, Karnataka, PIN code **563128**. The 2011 Census counted **963 people in 197 households**, the 57th largest of 341 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 66.8%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 68.3%.

- 963people (2011)
- 197households
- 66.8%literacy
- 563128PIN code

## Rachapura PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Rachapura is 563128.** Rachapura falls in Chintamani sub-district, Chikkaballapura district, Karnataka.

- PIN code563128
- Gram panchayatHirekattigenahalli
- Community development blockChintamani
- Census village code624633

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## How far is Rachapura from nearby towns?

- Chintamani (sub-district HQ)18 km by road
- Chikkaballapur (district HQ)58 km by road
- Chintamani (nearest town)18 km by road

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## What facilities are there in Rachapura?

9 services counted by the Census are inside Rachapura; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●State highwayIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Chintamani
- ○Degree college10+ km · Chintamani
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Chintamani
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Public bus service5–10 km
- ○Railway station5–10 km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking wateruntreated tap water, hand pumps, tube wells / boreholes and tanks / ponds
- Electricity (2011)12 h summer · 12 h winter

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed.

## What is Rachapura known for?

The main crops are **ragi and paddy**. About 43% of the 319 hectares of village land is sown, and 75 hectares are irrigated.

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## Homes and amenities in Rachapura

Of every 100 households in Rachapura in 2011, 86 had electricity, 11 a toilet at home and 3 cooked with LPG; 40 had a mobile phone, 11 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Rachapura · ■ Chintamani rural average

Electricity for lighting ****86%**

**90%

Toilet within the home ****11%**

**23%

No toilet (open defecation) ****89%**

**72%

Tap water ****0%**

**63%

Drinking water within premises ****0%**

**15%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****3%**

**8%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****97%**

**89%

Use banking services ****25%**

**57%

Television ****24%**

**52%

Mobile phone ****40%**

**56%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****11%**

**19%

Car / jeep / van ****2%**

**2%

None of these assets ****29%**

**20%

Own their home ****99%**

**94%

Source: [Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14)](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## What is the population of Rachapura?

■ Rachapura · ■ Chintamani rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****66.8%**

**68.3%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****930**

**977

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1042**

**968

Working population ****46.1%**

**53.7%

### Women and men

Literacy is 74.1% for men and 58.9% for women. 54% of men and 37% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 188 (42%) · **■** Farm labourers 150 (34%) · **■** Household industry 7 (2%) · **■** Other work 91 (20%) · **■** Marginal 8 (2%)

Source: [Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## Other villages of similar size in Chintamani

- Nandiganahalli1,003 people
- Kodigal1,001 people
- Diguru989 people
- Munganahalli973 people
- Badagavarahalli962 people
- Gunnahalli952 people
- Mylapura951 people
- Muthukadahalli939 people

[All 400 villages in Chintamani](https://wherepedia.org/india/karnataka/chikkaballapura/chintamani/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Rachapura?563128
- How far is Rachapura from Chikkaballapur?58 km by road
- What is the population of Rachapura?963 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Rachapura in?Chikkaballapura district (Chintamani sub-district), Karnataka
- What is the literacy rate of Rachapura?66.8% (Census 2011)