About Chikka Arakere Village

Chikka Arakere is a mid sized village in Jagalur tehsil, in the district of Davanagere, Karnataka. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,170, made up of 592 males and 578 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 976 females per 1000 males. The village covers 566.47 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 577553, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Chikka Arakere Overview

Census 2011 figures for Chikka Arakere village
Description	Value
State	Karnataka
District	Davanagere
Tehsil	Jagalur
Pincode	577553
Area (hectares)	566.47 hectares
Population	1,170
Male Population	592
Female Population	578
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	976
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Chikka Arakere compares

By the 2011 count Chikka Arakere is the 48th largest of the 134 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 1,150 residents. Its 566.47 hectares work out to about 2.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 982.

Getting to Chikka Arakere

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

Chikka Arakere lies about 30 km from Davanagere, and the nearest railway station is Kodaganuru, about 25 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 Chikka Arakere
Tehsil headquarters	Jagalur	15 km
Nearest railway station	Kodaganuru	25 km
District headquarters	Davanagere	30 km
Nearest town	Davangere	30 km

Villages closest to Chikka Arakere

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Chikka Arakere village had a population of 1,170. That makes it the 48th largest of the 134 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,150 residents.

Chikka Arakere village has 592 males and 578 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Chikka Arakere has about 976 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 982.

The pincode recorded for Chikka Arakere is 577553. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Chikka Arakere covers 566.47 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Chikka Arakere falls under Jagalur tehsil of Davanagere district in Karnataka.

The nearest railway station to Chikka Arakere is Kodaganuru, about 25 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 village for Chikka Arakere.

Chikka Arakere is about 30 km from Davanagere in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Chikka Arakere is in Jagalur tehsil of Davanagere district. Jagalur is about 15 km away. Kodaganuru is about 25 km away. Davanagere is about 30 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.