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About Arepalya Village

Arepalya is a mid sized village in Kollegal tehsil, in the district of Chamarajanagar, Karnataka. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,181, made up of 608 males and 573 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 942 females per 1000 males. The village covers 518.73 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 571440, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Arepalya Overview

Census 2011 figures for Arepalya village
Description Value
State Karnataka
District Chamarajanagar
Tehsil Kollegal
Pincode 571440
Area (hectares) 518.73 hectares
Population 1,181
Male Population 608
Female Population 573
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 942
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Arepalya compares

By the 2011 count Arepalya is the 67th largest of the 85 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 3,408 residents. Its 518.73 hectares work out to about 2.3 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 967.

Getting to Arepalya

Arepalya is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Arepalya as Available within 5 - 10 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 Arepalya from other places

Arepalya lies about 6.7 km from Kollegal, and the nearest railway station is Chamarajanagar, about 37 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 Arepalya
Tehsil headquarters Kollegal 6.7 km
Nearest town Kollegāl 6.7 km
Nearest railway station Chamarajanagar 37 km

Villages closest to Arepalya

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Arepalya village had a population of 1,181. That makes it the 67th largest of the 85 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 3,408 residents.

Arepalya village has 608 males and 573 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Arepalya has about 942 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 967.

The pincode recorded for Arepalya is 571440. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Arepalya covers 518.73 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Arepalya falls under Kollegal tehsil of Chamarajanagar district in Karnataka.

The nearest railway station to Arepalya is Chamarajanagar, about 37 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 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Arepalya.

Arepalya is about 6.7 km from Kollegal in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Arepalya is in Kollegal tehsil of Chamarajanagar district. Kollegal is about 6.7 km away. Kollegāl is about 6.7 km away. Chamarajanagar is about 37 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Arepalya Beat (under 2 km), P G Palya (under 2 km) and P G Palya Beat (under 2 km).

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

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