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About Arsikere Village

Arsikere is a small village in Tarikere tehsil, in the district of Chikmagalur, Karnataka. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 438, made up of 227 males and 211 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 930 females per 1000 males. The village covers 534.71 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 577144, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Arsikere Overview

Census 2011 figures for Arsikere village
Description Value
State Karnataka
District Chikmagalur
Tehsil Tarikere
Pincode 577144
Area (hectares) 534.71 hectares
Population 438
Male Population 227
Female Population 211
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 930
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Arsikere compares

By the 2011 count Arsikere is the 123rd largest of the 199 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 880 residents. Its 534.71 hectares work out to about 0.8 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 989.

Getting to Arsikere

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

Arsikere lies about 43 km from Chikmagalur, and the nearest railway station is Tarikere Junction, about under 2 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 Arsikere
Tehsil headquarters Tarikere under 2 km
Nearest railway station Tarikere Junction under 2 km
District headquarters Chikmagalur 43 km

Villages closest to Arsikere

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 Arsikere

As per the Census of India 2011, Arsikere village had a population of 438. That makes it the 123rd largest of the 199 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 880 residents.

Arsikere village has 227 males and 211 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Arsikere has about 930 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 Arsikere is 577144. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Arsikere covers 534.71 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.8 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Arsikere falls under Tarikere tehsil of Chikmagalur district in Karnataka.

The nearest railway station to Arsikere is Tarikere Junction, about under 2 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 10+ km distance for Arsikere.

Arsikere is about 43 km from Chikmagalur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Arsikere is in Tarikere tehsil of Chikmagalur district. Tarikere is about under 2 km away. Tarikere Junction is about under 2 km away. Chikmagalur is about 43 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Shivagange (under 2 km), A Rangapura (under 2 km) and H Rangapura (under 2 km).

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

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