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About Arehalli Village

Arehalli is a mid sized village in Holalkere tehsil, in the district of Chitradurga, Karnataka. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,964, made up of 976 males and 988 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,012 females per 1000 males. The village covers 588.72 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 577526, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Arehalli Overview

Census 2011 figures for Arehalli village
Description Value
State Karnataka
District Chitradurga
Tehsil Holalkere
Pincode 577526
Area (hectares) 588.72 hectares
Population 1,964
Male Population 976
Female Population 988
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,012
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within village

How Arehalli compares

By the 2011 count Arehalli is the 23rd largest of the 159 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 1,148 residents. Its 588.72 hectares work out to about 3.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 976.

Getting to Arehalli

Arehalli is well connected by rural standards, with buses in the village itself and a railway station close by. The census records public bus service for Arehalli 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 village. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Arehalli from other places

Arehalli lies about 34 km from Chitradurga, and the nearest railway station is Holalkere, about 2.2 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 Arehalli
Nearest railway station Holalkere 2.2 km
Nearest town Channagiri 24 km
District headquarters Chitradurga 34 km

Villages closest to Arehalli

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Arehalli village had a population of 1,964. That makes it the 23rd largest of the 159 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,148 residents.

Arehalli village has 976 males and 988 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Arehalli has about 1012 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 976.

The pincode recorded for Arehalli is 577526. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Arehalli covers 588.72 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Arehalli falls under Holalkere tehsil of Chitradurga district in Karnataka.

The nearest railway station to Arehalli is Holalkere, about 2.2 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within village.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Arehalli.

Arehalli is about 34 km from Chitradurga in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Arehalli is in Holalkere tehsil of Chitradurga district. Holalkere is about 2.2 km away. Channagiri is about 24 km away. Chitradurga 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 Arehalli Kaval (under 2 km), Amanahal (under 2 km) and Kamasamudra (1.9 km).

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

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