About Arekadu Village

Arekadu is a mid sized village in Madikeri tehsil, in the district of Kodagu, Karnataka. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,841, made up of 920 males and 921 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,001 females per 1000 males. The village covers 763.82 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 571253, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Arekadu Overview

Census 2011 figures for Arekadu village
Description	Value
State	Karnataka
District	Kodagu
Tehsil	Madikeri
Pincode	571253
Area (hectares)	763.82 hectares
Population	1,841
Male Population	920
Female Population	921
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,001
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Arekadu compares

By the 2011 count Arekadu is the 24th largest of the 67 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 1,690 residents. Its 763.82 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 Arekadu

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

Arekadu lies about 13 km from Kodagu, and the nearest railway station is Bajakere, about 56 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 Arekadu
District headquarters	Kodagu	13 km
Tehsil headquarters	Madikeri	15 km
Nearest railway station	Bajakere	56 km

Villages closest to Arekadu

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.

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Common questions about Arekadu

As per the Census of India 2011, Arekadu village had a population of 1,841. That makes it the 24th largest of the 67 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,690 residents.

Arekadu village has 920 males and 921 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Arekadu has about 1001 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1005.

The pincode recorded for Arekadu is 571253. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Arekadu covers 763.82 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Arekadu falls under Madikeri tehsil of Kodagu district in Karnataka.

The nearest railway station to Arekadu is Bajakere, about 56 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 Arekadu.

Arekadu is about 13 km from Kodagu in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Arekadu is in Madikeri tehsil of Kodagu district. Kodagu is about 13 km away. Madikeri is about 15 km away. Bajakere is about 56 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.