About Arekere Village

Arekere is a mid sized village in Sakleshpur tehsil, in the district of Hassan, Karnataka. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 641, made up of 326 males and 315 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 966 females per 1000 males. The village covers 554.91 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 573134, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Arekere Overview

Census 2011 figures for Arekere village
Description	Value
State	Karnataka
District	Hassan
Tehsil	Sakleshpur
Pincode	573134
Area (hectares)	554.91 hectares
Population	641
Male Population	326
Female Population	315
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	966
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Arekere compares

By the 2011 count Arekere is the 51st largest of the 216 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 477 residents. Its 554.91 hectares work out to about 1.2 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1047.

Getting to Arekere

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

Arekere lies about 37 km from Hassan, and the nearest railway station is Donigal, about 5.2 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 Arekere
Nearest railway station	Donigal	5.2 km
Tehsil headquarters	Sakleshpur	5.9 km
District headquarters	Hassan	37 km

Villages closest to Arekere

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Arekere village had a population of 641. That makes it the 51st largest of the 216 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 477 residents.

Arekere village has 326 males and 315 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Arekere has about 966 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 1047.

The pincode recorded for Arekere is 573134. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Arekere covers 554.91 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.2 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Arekere falls under Sakleshpur tehsil of Hassan district in Karnataka.

The nearest railway station to Arekere is Donigal, about 5.2 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 Arekere.

Arekere is about 37 km from Hassan in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Arekere is in Sakleshpur tehsil of Hassan district. Donigal is about 5.2 km away. Sakleshpur is about 5.9 km away. Hassan is about 37 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.