About Arakere Village

Arakere is a large village in Honnali tehsil, in the district of Davanagere, Karnataka. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,338, made up of 1,156 males and 1,182 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,022 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1722.2 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 577217, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Arakere Overview

Census 2011 figures for Arakere village
Description	Value
State	Karnataka
District	Davanagere
Tehsil	Honnali
Pincode	577217
Area (hectares)	1722.2 hectares
Population	2,338
Male Population	1,156
Female Population	1,182
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,022
Bus Service (public)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Arakere compares

By the 2011 count Arakere is the 20th largest of the 152 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 1,404 residents. Its 1722.2 hectares work out to about 1.4 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 982.

Getting to Arakere

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

Arakere lies about 33 km from Davanagere. 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 Arakere
Tehsil headquarters	Honnali	6.6 km
Nearest town	Harihar	29 km
District headquarters	Davanagere	33 km

Villages closest to Arakere

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Arakere village had a population of 2,338. That makes it the 20th largest of the 152 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,404 residents.

Arakere village has 1,156 males and 1,182 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Arakere has about 1022 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 982.

The pincode recorded for Arakere is 577217. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Arakere covers 1722.2 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.4 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Arakere falls under Honnali tehsil of Davanagere district in Karnataka.

The census record for Arakere notes the nearest railway station 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 Arakere.

Arakere is about 33 km from Davanagere in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Arakere is in Honnali tehsil of Davanagere district. Honnali is about 6.6 km away. Harihar is about 29 km away. Davanagere is about 33 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.