# Renukapura Village, Challakere, Chitradurga (Karnataka)

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Village · Challakere, Chitradurga 

# Renukapura

Renukapura is a village in Challakere sub-district of Chitradurga district, Karnataka, PIN code **577537**. The 2011 Census counted **2,217 people in 476 households**, the 39th largest of 182 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 66.8%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 66.9%.

- 2,217people (2011)
- 476households
- 66.8%literacy
- 577537PIN code

## Renukapura PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Renukapura is 577537.** Renukapura falls in Challakere sub-district, Chitradurga district, Karnataka.

- PIN code577537
- Gram panchayatRenukapura
- Community development blockChallakere
- Census village code605295

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

## How far is Renukapura from nearby towns?

- Challakere (sub-district HQ)28 km by road
- Chitradurga (district HQ)55 km by road
- Challakere (nearest town)28 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 Renukapura?

17 services counted by the Census are inside Renukapura; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 govt · 1 private
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 private
- ●Senior secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Sub post officeIn village
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Community centreIn village
- ●Public libraryIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Degree college10+ km · Challakere
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Challakere
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking wateruntreated tap water, hand pumps and tube wells / boreholes
- Electricity (2011)10 h summer · 9 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 Renukapura known for?

The main crops are **groundnut and paddy**. About 63% of the 1,388 hectares of village land is sown, and 258 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 Renukapura

Of every 100 households in Renukapura in 2011, 81 had electricity, 6 a toilet at home and 3 cooked with LPG; 40 had a mobile phone, 14 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Renukapura · ■ Challakere rural average

Electricity for lighting ****81%**

**78%

Toilet within the home ****6%**

**14%

No toilet (open defecation) ****93%**

**84%

Tap water ****87%**

**68%

Drinking water within premises ****19%**

**20%

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

**5%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****96%**

**94%

Use banking services ****26%**

**49%

Television ****26%**

**32%

Mobile phone ****40%**

**46%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****14%**

**10%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****24%**

**32%

Own their home ****95%**

**91%

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 Renukapura?

■ Renukapura · ■ Challakere rural average

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

**66.9%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****901**

**962

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****691**

**936

Working population ****55.8%**

**57.0%

### Women and men

Literacy is 75.9% for men and 57.0% for women. 59% of men and 52% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 480 (39%) · **■** Farm labourers 644 (52%) · **■** Household industry 1 (0%) · **■** Other work 86 (7%) · **■** Marginal 26 (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 Challakere

- Yalagatta2,263 people
- Bhoganahalli2,248 people
- Nelagetanahatti2,233 people
- Chikkaammanahalli2,221 people
- Kaluvehalli2,213 people
- Obannanahalli2,209 people
- Bommasamudra2,135 people
- Ramajogihalli2,135 people

[All 195 villages in Challakere](https://wherepedia.org/india/karnataka/chitradurga/challakere/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Renukapura?577537
- How far is Renukapura from Chitradurga?55 km by road
- What is the population of Renukapura?2,217 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Renukapura in?Chitradurga district (Challakere sub-district), Karnataka
- What is the literacy rate of Renukapura?66.8% (Census 2011)