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About Arabala Village

Arabala is a mid sized village in Tarikere tehsil, in the district of Chikmagalur, Karnataka. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 624, made up of 321 males and 303 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 944 females per 1000 males. The village covers 249.47 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 577547, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Arabala Overview

Census 2011 figures for Arabala village
Description Value
State Karnataka
District Chikmagalur
Tehsil Tarikere
Pincode 577547
Area (hectares) 249.47 hectares
Population 624
Male Population 321
Female Population 303
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 944
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Arabala compares

By the 2011 count Arabala is the 103rd largest of the 199 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 880 residents. Its 249.47 hectares work out to about 2.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 989.

Getting to Arabala

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

Arabala lies about 63 km from Chikmagalur, and the nearest railway station is Shivani, about 7.8 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 Arabala
Nearest railway station Shivani 7.8 km
Nearest town Hosadurga 18 km
Tehsil headquarters Tarikere 34 km
District headquarters Chikmagalur 63 km

Villages closest to Arabala

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Arabala village had a population of 624. That makes it the 103rd largest of the 199 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 880 residents.

Arabala village has 321 males and 303 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Arabala has about 944 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 989.

The pincode recorded for Arabala is 577547. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Arabala covers 249.47 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Arabala falls under Tarikere tehsil of Chikmagalur district in Karnataka.

The nearest railway station to Arabala is Shivani, about 7.8 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 Arabala.

Arabala is about 63 km from Chikmagalur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Arabala is in Tarikere tehsil of Chikmagalur district. Shivani is about 7.8 km away. Hosadurga is about 18 km away. Tarikere is about 34 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Garagadahalli (1.8 km), Guddadahalli (2.8 km) and Nandipura (4.6 km).

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

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