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- LGD code
- 605149
- Pincode
- 577540
- Post office
- Rampura (Chitradurga)
- Population
- 696
- Households
- 134
- Literacy rate
- 61.4%
- Sex ratio
- 851 ♀/1000♂
- Workers
- 320
- Distance to district centre
- 182 km
- Distance to mandal centre
- 209 km
- Distance to Bengaluru
- 22 km
- Distance to Chennai
- 284 km
- Nearest railway station
- Delta Electronics Bommasandra · 5 km
- Nearest hospital / PHC
- Y K Hospital · 4 km
Census 2011 · in context
How Rajapura compares
By population, Rajapura ranks #54 of 89 villages in Molakalmuru mandal.
Literacy rate
%
61.4%
+6.2% vs mandal average
- Rajapura
- 61.4%
- Molakalmuru mandal
- 55.2%
- Chitradurga district
- 65.5%
Sex ratio
♀ per 1000 ♂
851
−107 vs mandal average
- Rajapura
- 851
- Molakalmuru mandal
- 958
Household size
people per home
5.2
Same as the mandal average
- Rajapura
- 5.2
- Molakalmuru mandal
- 5.2
Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).
Rajapura at a glance
Rajapura is a village of 696 people in 134 households (Census 2011) in Molakalmuru taluk, Chitradurga district, Karnataka, the 54th-largest of 89 villages in Molakalmuru taluk. Literacy is 61%, 6 points above the taluk average of 55% and the sex ratio is 851 women per 1,000 men. It lies 182 km from the Chitradurga district centre, 4 km from Thirupalya, the nearest town, 5 km from Delta Electronics Bommasandra railway station (straight-line distances). The pincode is 577540, served by Rampura (Chitradurga) post office; the LGD village code is 605149. Mapped within or next to the village: bank. The village votes in Molakalmuru assembly constituency, represented by MLA N.Y.Gopalakrishna. The population is estimated at 821 in 2026, up 18% since the 2011 Census.
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Amenities · Census 2011 village directory · Rajapura
- Treated tap water
- Yes
- Untreated tap water
- Yes
- Well water
- No
- Hand pump
- Yes
- Tube well / borewell
- Yes
- Primary school
- 1
- Middle school
- 1
- Secondary school
- 0
- Senior secondary
- 0
- Degree college
- 0
- Primary health centre
- 0
- Health sub-centre
- 0
- Community health centre
- 0
- Dispensary
- 0
- Veterinary hospital
- 1
- Post office
- No
- Sub post office
- No
- Commercial bank
- No
- Cooperative bank
- No
- ATM
- No
- Public bus service
- No
- Private bus service
- No
- Railway station
- No
- Pucca (paved) road
- Yes
- Anganwadi centre
- Yes
- ASHA worker
- No
- Fair-price shop
- No
- Mandi / regular market
- No
- Weekly haat
- No
- Nearest statutory town
- BELLARY
- Distance to nearest town (km)
- 26
- Distance to district HQ (km)
- 109
- Distance to sub-district HQ (km)
- 34
- All-weather road
- Yes
- Gram panchayat (2011)
- THAMMENAHALLI
- Total area (ha)
- 1,059.07
- Irrigated area (ha)
- 24.3
- Forest area (ha)
- 162.28
Source: Census of India 2011, Village Directory. Facilities may have changed since.
Notice board · Rajapura
No notices this weekWater supply timings, gram sabha dates, camps and drives — residents post them here and they expire on their own.
Key facts — Rajapura
- LGD code
- 605149
- Pincode
- 577540
- Post office
- Rampura (Chitradurga)
- Population (Census 2011)
- 696
- Population (projected 2026)
- 821
- Households
- 134
- Sex ratio (per 1,000 males)
- 851
- Literacy rate
- 61.4%
- Coordinates
- 12.78319°N, 77.66700°E
- Lok Sabha constituency
- Chitradurga
- Vidhan Sabha constituency
- Molakalmuru
- Member of Parliament
- Govind Karjol
- Member of Legislative Assembly
- N.Y.Gopalakrishna
- Block / Mandal
- Molakalmuru
- Nearest bank
- Corporation Bank (1.6 km)
Getting there
How to reach Rajapura
Distance to cities · straight line
- Bengaluru22 kmcapital
- Chennai284 km
- Hyderabad519 km
- Mumbai867 km
Nearest by kind · anywhere in the region
- Railway stationDelta Electronics Bommasandra5 km
- Bus stopMadapatna2 km
- Hospital / PHCY K Hospital4 km
- ATM / bankCorporation Bank2 km
- Petrol pumpShell4 km
- CollegePESIT Bengaluru South9 km
- Police stationHebbagodi Police Station5 km
Nearest to the village
- Bank / ATM
- Corporation Bank1.6 km
Village amenities · Census 2011 / OpenStreetMap within 2 km
- ✓ Bank
Places of worship · within 5 km
Temples & shrines near Rajapura
6 Temples mapped by OpenStreetMap contributors. Residents can add the village jatara and temple festival under Events.
Education · within 5 km
Schools & colleges near Rajapura
1 mapped by OpenStreetMap contributors, nearest first. Government school lists (UDISE) will replace this when loaded.
- 🧒Rising Kids Pre SchoolAnganwadi4.8 km ↗
Same pincode
Villages sharing pincode 577540
- RampuraMolakalmuru mandal9,086 pop
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- KonapuraMolakalmuru mandal2,423 pop
- JahagirbuddenahalliMolakalmuru mandal2,299 pop
- BommadevarahalliMolakalmuru mandal2,235 pop
- ThimmalapuraMolakalmuru mandal2,017 pop
- VenkatapuraMolakalmuru mandal1,755 pop
- KerekondapuraMolakalmuru mandal1,639 pop
- MelinakaniveMolakalmuru mandal1,474 pop
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Sources & freshness
- Population, literacy, households: Census 2011 (PCA)
- Village directory: Local Government Directory, record updated 2026-05-09
- Mandi prices: Agmarknet via data.gov.in, 2026-09-18
- Weather: OpenWeatherMap / Open-Meteo, live
- Places nearby: OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)