About Arakere Village

Arakere is a mid sized village in Bangalore North tehsil, in the district of Bangalore, Karnataka. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 772, made up of 399 males and 373 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 935 females per 1000 males. The village covers 467.35 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 561203, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Arakere Overview

Census 2011 figures for Arakere village
Description	Value
State	Karnataka
District	Bangalore
Tehsil	Bangalore North
Pincode	561203
Area (hectares)	467.35 hectares
Population	772
Male Population	399
Female Population	373
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	935
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Arakere compares

By the 2011 count Arakere is the 107th largest of the 185 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,426 residents. Its 467.35 hectares work out to about 1.7 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 931.

Getting to Arakere

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

How far is Arakere from other places

Arakere lies about 9.2 km from Bangalore, and the nearest railway station is Yelachenahalli, about 3.0 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 Arakere
Nearest railway station	Yelachenahalli	3.0 km
Nearest town	Electronic City Phase I	8.1 km
Tehsil headquarters	Bangalore North	9.2 km
District headquarters	Bangalore	9.2 km

Villages closest to Arakere

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Bangalore North 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 Arakere

As per the Census of India 2011, Arakere village had a population of 772. That makes it the 107th largest of the 185 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,426 residents.

Arakere village has 399 males and 373 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Arakere has about 935 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 931.

The pincode recorded for Arakere is 561203. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Arakere covers 467.35 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.7 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Arakere falls under Bangalore North tehsil of Bangalore district in Karnataka.

The nearest railway station to Arakere is Yelachenahalli, about 3.0 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 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 Arakere.

Arakere is about 9.2 km from Bangalore in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Arakere is in Bangalore North tehsil of Bangalore district. Yelachenahalli is about 3.0 km away. Electronic City Phase I is about 8.1 km away. Bangalore North is about 9.2 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.