About Arabhavi Village

Arabhavi is one of the larger villages in Gokak tehsil, in the district of Belgaum, Karnataka. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 12,065, made up of 5,990 males and 6,075 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,014 females per 1000 males. The village covers 2360.23 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 591307, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Arabhavi Overview

Census 2011 figures for Arabhavi village
Description	Value
State	Karnataka
District	Belgaum
Tehsil	Gokak
Pincode	591307
Area (hectares)	2360.23 hectares
Population	12,065
Male Population	5,990
Female Population	6,075
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,014
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Arabhavi compares

By the 2011 count Arabhavi is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 3,673 residents. Its 2360.23 hectares work out to about 5.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 988.

Getting to Arabhavi

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

Arabhavi lies about 53 km from Belgaum, and the nearest railway station is Ghataprabha, about 7.0 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 Arabhavi
Tehsil headquarters	Gokak	5.6 km
Nearest railway station	Ghataprabha	7.0 km
District headquarters	Belgaum	53 km

Villages closest to Arabhavi

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Arabhavi village had a population of 12,065. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 3,673 residents.

Arabhavi village has 5,990 males and 6,075 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Arabhavi has about 1014 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 988.

The pincode recorded for Arabhavi is 591307. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Arabhavi covers 2360.23 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Arabhavi falls under Gokak tehsil of Belgaum district in Karnataka.

The nearest railway station to Arabhavi is Ghataprabha, about 7.0 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 Arabhavi.

Arabhavi is about 53 km from Belgaum in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Arabhavi is in Gokak tehsil of Belgaum district. Gokak is about 5.6 km away. Ghataprabha is about 7.0 km away. Belgaum is about 53 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.