# Rangapura Village, Tarikere, Chikmagalur (Karnataka)

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Village · Tarikere, Chikmagalur 

# Rangapura

Rangapura is a village in Tarikere sub-district of Chikmagalur district, Karnataka, PIN code **577549**. The 2011 Census counted **724 people in 184 households**, the 95th largest of 213 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 59.7%, below the sub-district's rural average of 76.1%.

- 724people (2011)
- 184households
- 59.7%literacy
- 577549PIN code

## Rangapura PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Rangapura is 577549.** Rangapura falls in Tarikere sub-district, Chikmagalur district, Karnataka.

- PIN code577549
- Gram panchayatKallenahalli
- Community development blockTarikere
- Census village code609252

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

## How far is Rangapura from nearby towns?

- Tarikere (sub-district HQ)50 km by road
- Chikmagalur (district HQ)90 km by road
- Birur (nearest town)38 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 Rangapura?

7 services counted by the Census are inside Rangapura; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Weekly haatIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Shivani
- ○Degree college10+ km · Ajjampura
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Birur
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Public bus service5–10 km
- ○Railway station5–10 km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Ration (PDS) shop5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public libraryunder 5 km

### Water and power

- Drinking watertreated tap water, untreated tap water, hand pumps and tube wells / boreholes
- Electricity (2011)8 h summer · 8 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 Rangapura known for?

The main crops are **coconuts and jowar**. About 60% of the 664 hectares of village land is sown, and 41 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 Rangapura

Of every 100 households in Rangapura in 2011, 61 had electricity, 15 a toilet at home and 5 cooked with LPG; 48 had a mobile phone, 14 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Rangapura · ■ Tarikere rural average

Electricity for lighting ****61%**

**87%

Toilet within the home ****15%**

**47%

No toilet (open defecation) ****85%**

**51%

Tap water ****0%**

**71%

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

**27%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****5%**

**25%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****92%**

**72%

Use banking services ****28%**

**60%

Television ****36%**

**61%

Mobile phone ****48%**

**48%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****14%**

**19%

Car / jeep / van ****0%**

**3%

None of these assets ****35%**

**18%

Own their home ****96%**

**89%

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 Rangapura?

■ Rangapura · ■ Tarikere rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****59.7%**

**76.1%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****951**

**994

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****885**

**956

Working population ****58.8%**

**48.6%

### Women and men

Literacy is 67.2% for men and 51.8% for women. 74% of men and 43% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 202 (47%) · **■** Farm labourers 196 (46%) · **■** Other work 26 (6%) · **■** Marginal 2 (0%)

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 Tarikere

- Garagadahalli742 people
- H.Rangapura741 people
- Sale Borna Halli740 people
- Chakonahalli728 people
- Hosur715 people
- Thigada711 people
- Billahalli708 people
- Yalugere708 people

[All 249 villages in Tarikere](https://wherepedia.org/india/karnataka/chikmagalur/tarikere/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Rangapura?577549
- How far is Rangapura from Chikmagalur?90 km by road
- What is the population of Rangapura?724 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Rangapura in?Chikmagalur district (Tarikere sub-district), Karnataka
- What is the literacy rate of Rangapura?59.7% (Census 2011)