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About Arehalli Village

Arehalli is a small village in Hosakote tehsil, in the district of Bangalore Rural, Karnataka. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 498, made up of 260 males and 238 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 915 females per 1000 males. The village covers 130.58 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 562122, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Arehalli Overview

Census 2011 figures for Arehalli village
Description Value
State Karnataka
District Bangalore Rural
Tehsil Hosakote
Pincode 562122
Area (hectares) 130.58 hectares
Population 498
Male Population 260
Female Population 238
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 915
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Arehalli compares

By the 2011 count Arehalli is the 157th largest of the 253 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 820 residents. Its 130.58 hectares work out to about 3.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 950.

Getting to Arehalli

Arehalli is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Arehalli 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 Arehalli from other places

Arehalli lies about 42 km from Bangalore Rural, and the nearest railway station is Devangonthi, about 5.4 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 Arehalli
Nearest railway station Devangonthi 5.4 km
Nearest town Mālūr 14 km
Tehsil headquarters Hosakote 15 km
District headquarters Bangalore Rural 42 km

Villages closest to Arehalli

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Arehalli village had a population of 498. That makes it the 157th largest of the 253 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 820 residents.

Arehalli village has 260 males and 238 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Arehalli has about 915 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 950.

The pincode recorded for Arehalli is 562122. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Arehalli covers 130.58 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Arehalli falls under Hosakote tehsil of Bangalore Rural district in Karnataka.

The nearest railway station to Arehalli is Devangonthi, about 5.4 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 <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Arehalli.

Arehalli is about 42 km from Bangalore Rural in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Arehalli is in Hosakote tehsil of Bangalore Rural district. Devangonthi is about 5.4 km away. Mālūr is about 14 km away. Hosakote is about 15 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kalkunte Agrahara (under 2 km), Byrahalli (under 2 km) and Medimallasandra (1.8 km).

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

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