About Arikere Village

Arikere is a mid sized village in Sidlaghatta tehsil, in the district of Chikkaballapura, Karnataka. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 709, made up of 374 males and 335 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 896 females per 1000 males. The village covers 164.79 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 562102, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Arikere Overview

Census 2011 figures for Arikere village
Description	Value
State	Karnataka
District	Chikkaballapura
Tehsil	Sidlaghatta
Pincode	562102
Area (hectares)	164.79 hectares
Population	709
Male Population	374
Female Population	335
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	896
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 Arikere compares

By the 2011 count Arikere is the 82nd largest of the 238 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 667 residents. Its 164.79 hectares work out to about 4.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 974.

Getting to Arikere

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

Arikere lies about 24 km from Chikkaballapura, and the nearest railway station is Sidlagatta, about 11 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 Arikere
Tehsil headquarters	Sidlaghatta	11 km
Nearest railway station	Sidlagatta	11 km
District headquarters	Chikkaballapura	24 km

Villages closest to Arikere

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Arikere village had a population of 709. That makes it the 82nd largest of the 238 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 667 residents.

Arikere village has 374 males and 335 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Arikere has about 896 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 974.

The pincode recorded for Arikere is 562102. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Arikere covers 164.79 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Arikere falls under Sidlaghatta tehsil of Chikkaballapura district in Karnataka.

The nearest railway station to Arikere is Sidlagatta, about 11 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 Arikere.

Arikere is about 24 km from Chikkaballapura in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Arikere is in Sidlaghatta tehsil of Chikkaballapura district. Sidlaghatta is about 11 km away. Sidlagatta is about 11 km away. Chikkaballapura is about 24 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.