About Arakere Village

Arakere is a large village in Arsikere tehsil, in the district of Hassan, Karnataka. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,235, made up of 1,131 males and 1,104 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 976 females per 1000 males. The village covers 973.09 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 573112, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Arakere Overview

Census 2011 figures for Arakere village
Description	Value
State	Karnataka
District	Hassan
Tehsil	Arsikere
Pincode	573112
Area (hectares)	973.09 hectares
Population	2,235
Male Population	1,131
Female Population	1,104
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	976
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Arakere compares

By the 2011 count Arakere is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 764 residents. Its 973.09 hectares work out to about 2.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1018.

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 village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 5 - 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 41 km from Hassan, and the nearest railway station is Banavar, about 2.6 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 Arakere
Nearest railway station	Banavar	2.6 km
Tehsil headquarters	Arsikere	15 km
District headquarters	Hassan	41 km

Villages closest to Arakere

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Arsikere 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 2,235. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 764 residents.

Arakere village has 1,131 males and 1,104 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Arakere has about 976 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1018.

The pincode recorded for Arakere is 573112. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Arakere covers 973.09 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Arakere falls under Arsikere tehsil of Hassan district in Karnataka.

The nearest railway station to Arakere is Banavar, about 2.6 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 10 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within village for Arakere.

Arakere is about 41 km from Hassan in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Arakere is in Arsikere tehsil of Hassan district. Banavar is about 2.6 km away. Arsikere is about 15 km away. Hassan is about 41 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.