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About Arapattu Village

Arapattu is a large village in Madikeri tehsil, in the district of Kodagu, Karnataka. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,039, made up of 1,013 males and 1,026 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,013 females per 1000 males. The village covers 845.63 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 571212, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Arapattu Overview

Census 2011 figures for Arapattu village
Description Value
State Karnataka
District Kodagu
Tehsil Madikeri
Pincode 571212
Area (hectares) 845.63 hectares
Population 2,039
Male Population 1,013
Female Population 1,026
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,013
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Arapattu compares

By the 2011 count Arapattu is the 18th largest of the 67 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 1,690 residents. Its 845.63 hectares work out to about 2.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1005.

Getting to Arapattu

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

Arapattu lies about 20 km from Kodagu, and the nearest railway station is Pappinisseri, about 53 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 Arapattu
District headquarters Kodagu 20 km
Tehsil headquarters Madikeri 22 km
Nearest railway station Pappinisseri 53 km

Villages closest to Arapattu

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Arapattu village had a population of 2,039. That makes it the 18th largest of the 67 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,690 residents.

Arapattu village has 1,013 males and 1,026 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Arapattu has about 1013 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1005.

The pincode recorded for Arapattu is 571212. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Arapattu covers 845.63 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Arapattu falls under Madikeri tehsil of Kodagu district in Karnataka.

The nearest railway station to Arapattu is Pappinisseri, about 53 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 Arapattu.

Arapattu is about 20 km from Kodagu in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Arapattu is in Madikeri tehsil of Kodagu district. Kodagu is about 20 km away. Madikeri is about 22 km away. Pappinisseri is about 53 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Karada (2.4 km), Nariyandada (5.2 km) and Chelavara (6.8 km).

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

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