About Arala Village

Arala is a large village in Bantval tehsil, in the district of Dakshina Kannada, Karnataka. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 3,827, made up of 1,850 males and 1,977 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,069 females per 1000 males. The village covers 718.67 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 574211, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Arala Overview

Census 2011 figures for Arala village
Description	Value
State	Karnataka
District	Dakshina Kannada
Tehsil	Bantval
Pincode	574211
Area (hectares)	718.67 hectares
Population	3,827
Male Population	1,850
Female Population	1,977
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,069
Bus Service (public)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Arala compares

By the 2011 count Arala is the 31st largest of the 72 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 3,882 residents. Its 718.67 hectares work out to about 5.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1020.

Getting to Arala

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

Arala lies about 28 km from Dakshina Kannada, and the nearest railway station is Bantawal, about 8.5 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 Arala
Tehsil headquarters	Bantval	7.2 km
Nearest town	Bantvāl	7.2 km
Nearest railway station	Bantawal	8.5 km
District headquarters	Dakshina Kannada	28 km

Villages closest to Arala

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Arala village had a population of 3,827. That makes it the 31st largest of the 72 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 3,882 residents.

Arala village has 1,850 males and 1,977 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Arala has about 1069 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1020.

The pincode recorded for Arala is 574211. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Arala covers 718.67 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Arala falls under Bantval tehsil of Dakshina Kannada district in Karnataka.

The nearest railway station to Arala is Bantawal, about 8.5 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 Arala.

Arala is about 28 km from Dakshina Kannada in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Arala is in Bantval tehsil of Dakshina Kannada district. Bantval is about 7.2 km away. Bantvāl is about 7.2 km away. Bantawal is about 8.5 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.