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About Arikatti Village

Arikatti is a mid sized village in Hirekerur tehsil, in the district of Haveri, Karnataka. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,274, made up of 660 males and 614 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 930 females per 1000 males. The village covers 495.24 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 581109, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Arikatti Overview

Census 2011 figures for Arikatti village
Description Value
State Karnataka
District Haveri
Tehsil Hirekerur
Pincode 581109
Area (hectares) 495.24 hectares
Population 1,274
Male Population 660
Female Population 614
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 930
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Arikatti compares

By the 2011 count Arikatti is the 66th largest of the 126 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,682 residents. Its 495.24 hectares work out to about 2.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 951.

Getting to Arikatti

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

Arikatti lies about 32 km from Haveri, and the nearest railway station is Byadgi, 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 Arikatti
Tehsil headquarters Hirekerur 7.7 km
Nearest town Byādgi 23 km
Nearest railway station Byadgi 25 km
District headquarters Haveri 32 km

Villages closest to Arikatti

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

Common questions about Arikatti

As per the Census of India 2011, Arikatti village had a population of 1,274. That makes it the 66th largest of the 126 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,682 residents.

Arikatti village has 660 males and 614 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Arikatti has about 930 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 951.

The pincode recorded for Arikatti is 581109. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Arikatti covers 495.24 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Arikatti falls under Hirekerur tehsil of Haveri district in Karnataka.

The nearest railway station to Arikatti is Byadgi, 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 Arikatti.

Arikatti is about 32 km from Haveri in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Arikatti is in Hirekerur tehsil of Haveri district. Hirekerur is about 7.7 km away. Byādgi is about 23 km away. Byadgi is about 25 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Dammalli (under 2 km), Betakerur (2.1 km) and Shitikonda (2.2 km).

No. It is the count from the Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. The population of Arikatti today is likely to be higher.

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