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About Arekal Village

Arekal is a large village in Adoni tehsil, in the district of Kurnool, Andhra Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,499, made up of 1,073 males and 1,426 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,329 females per 1000 males. The village covers 605 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 518301, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Arekal Overview

Census 2011 figures for Arekal village
Description Value
State Andhra Pradesh
District Kurnool
Tehsil Adoni
Pincode 518301
Area (hectares) 605 hectares
Population 2,499
Male Population 1,073
Female Population 1,426
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,329
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Arekal compares

By the 2011 count Arekal is the 14th largest of the 35 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 2,419 residents. Its 605 hectares work out to about 4.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 987.

Getting to Arekal

Arekal is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Arekal as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. 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 Arekal from other places

Arekal lies about 74 km from Kurnool. 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 Arekal
Tehsil headquarters Adoni 10 km
District headquarters Kurnool 74 km

Villages closest to Arekal

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

Common questions about Arekal

As per the Census of India 2011, Arekal village had a population of 2,499. That makes it the 14th largest of the 35 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,419 residents.

Arekal village has 1,073 males and 1,426 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Arekal has about 1329 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 987.

The pincode recorded for Arekal is 518301. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Arekal covers 605 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Arekal falls under Adoni tehsil of Kurnool district in Andhra Pradesh.

The census record for Arekal notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Arekal.

Arekal is about 74 km from Kurnool in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Arekal is in Adoni tehsil of Kurnool district. Adoni is about 10 km away. Kurnool is about 74 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Bychigeri (3.0 km), Kapati (3.6 km) and Sambagallu (4.4 km).

No. It is the count from the Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. The population of Arekal today is likely to be higher.

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