About Arhal Village

Arhal is a large village in Gangawati tehsil, in the district of Koppal, Karnataka. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 3,957, made up of 2,009 males and 1,948 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 970 females per 1000 males. The village covers 873.31 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 583235, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Arhal Overview

Census 2011 figures for Arhal village
Description	Value
State	Karnataka
District	Koppal
Tehsil	Gangawati
Pincode	583235
Area (hectares)	873.31 hectares
Population	3,957
Male Population	2,009
Female Population	1,948
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	970
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Arhal compares

By the 2011 count Arhal is the 21st largest of the 143 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 2,378 residents. Its 873.31 hectares work out to about 4.5 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 a little below the tehsil average of 992.

Getting to Arhal

Arhal is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Arhal as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 10+ km distance. 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 Arhal from other places

Arhal lies about 38 km from Koppal, and the nearest railway station is Chikkabenakal, about 7.2 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 Arhal
Nearest railway station	Chikkabenakal	7.2 km
Tehsil headquarters	Gangawati	7.3 km
Nearest town	Gangavati	7.3 km
District headquarters	Koppal	38 km

Villages closest to Arhal

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Arhal village had a population of 3,957. That makes it the 21st largest of the 143 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,378 residents.

Arhal village has 2,009 males and 1,948 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Arhal has about 970 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 992.

The pincode recorded for Arhal is 583235. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Arhal covers 873.31 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Arhal falls under Gangawati tehsil of Koppal district in Karnataka.

The nearest railway station to Arhal is Chikkabenakal, about 7.2 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 10+ km distance for Arhal.

Arhal is about 38 km from Koppal in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Arhal is in Gangawati tehsil of Koppal district. Chikkabenakal is about 7.2 km away. Gangawati is about 7.3 km away. Gangavati is about 7.3 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.