About Arikela Village

Arikela is a large village in Ramasamudram tehsil, in the district of Chittoor, Andhra Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 3,599, made up of 1,826 males and 1,773 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 971 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1459 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 517417, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Arikela Overview

Census 2011 figures for Arikela village
Description	Value
State	Andhra Pradesh
District	Chittoor
Tehsil	Ramasamudram
Pincode	517417
Area (hectares)	1459 hectares
Population	3,599
Male Population	1,826
Female Population	1,773
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	971
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Arikela compares

By the 2011 count Arikela is the 5th largest of the 15 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 3,280 residents. Its 1459 hectares work out to about 2.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 1000.

Getting to Arikela

Arikela is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Arikela as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Arikela from other places

Arikela lies about 69 km from Chittoor, and the nearest railway station is Madanapalle Road, about 27 km away. The figures below are straight-line distances from the village to each place. A road journey is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again.

Distances from Arikela
Tehsil headquarters	Ramasamudram	8.7 km
Nearest town	Punganūru	9.5 km
Nearest railway station	Madanapalle Road	27 km
District headquarters	Chittoor	69 km

Villages closest to Arikela

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Ramasamudram tehsil.

Source: Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. Figures have not been revised since collection. Read more on our about the data page.

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Common questions about Arikela

As per the Census of India 2011, Arikela village had a population of 3,599. That makes it the 5th largest of the 15 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 3,280 residents.

Arikela village has 1,826 males and 1,773 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Arikela has about 971 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 1000.

The pincode recorded for Arikela is 517417. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Arikela covers 1459 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Arikela falls under Ramasamudram tehsil of Chittoor district in Andhra Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Arikela is Madanapalle Road, about 27 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 10+ km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Arikela.

Arikela is about 69 km from Chittoor in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Arikela is in Ramasamudram tehsil of Chittoor district. Ramasamudram is about 8.7 km away. Punganūru is about 9.5 km away. Madanapalle Road is about 27 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.