# 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 **577547**. The 2011 Census counted **154 people in 34 households**, the 186th largest of 213 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 88.8%, above the sub-district's rural average of 76.1%.

- 154people (2011)
- 34households
- 88.8%literacy
- 577547PIN code

## Rangapura PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Rangapura is 577547.** Rangapura falls in Tarikere sub-district, Chikmagalur district, Karnataka.

- PIN code577547
- Gram panchayatSokke
- Community development blockTarikere
- Census village code609296

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)22 km by road
- Chikmagalur (district HQ)65 km by road
- Tarikere (nearest town)22 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?

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

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Ajjampura
- ○Degree collegeunder 5 km · Ajjampura
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Tarikere
- ○Primary health centreunder 5 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post officeunder 5 km
- ○Railway station5–10 km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Ration (PDS) shop5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public libraryunder 5 km

### Water and power

- Drinking wateruntreated tap water, hand pumps and tube wells / boreholes
- Electricity (2011)8 h summer · 6 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 ragi**. About 76% of the 123 hectares of village land is sown, and 5 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, 97 had electricity, 53 a toilet at home and 31 cooked with LPG; 44 had a mobile phone, 28 a two-wheeler and 6 a car.

■ Rangapura · ■ Tarikere rural average

Electricity for lighting ****97%**

**87%

Toilet within the home ****53%**

**47%

No toilet (open defecation) ****47%**

**51%

Tap water ****0%**

**71%

Drinking water within premises ****3%**

**27%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****31%**

**25%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****69%**

**72%

Use banking services ****33%**

**60%

Television ****56%**

**61%

Mobile phone ****44%**

**48%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****28%**

**19%

Car / jeep / van ****6%**

**3%

None of these assets ****8%**

**18%

Own their home ****94%**

**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+) ****88.8%**

**76.1%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1053**

**994

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****833**

**956

Working population ****50.6%**

**48.6%

### Women and men

Literacy is 100.0% for men and 78.4% for women. 47% of men and 54% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 23 (29%) · **■** Farm labourers 21 (27%) · **■** Household industry 1 (1%) · **■** Other work 1 (1%) · **■** Marginal 32 (41%)

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

- Thyarajjanahalli165 people
- Bommenahalli161 people
- Chikkathur156 people
- Yerebylu156 people
- Sahyadripura152 people
- Karanaghatta151 people
- Soppinahalli147 people
- Sevalal Nagar137 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Rangapura?577547
- How far is Rangapura from Chikmagalur?65 km by road
- What is the population of Rangapura?154 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Rangapura in?Chikmagalur district (Tarikere sub-district), Karnataka
- What is the literacy rate of Rangapura?88.8% (Census 2011)