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About Arakere Village

Arakere is a small village in Nagamangala tehsil, in the district of Mandya, Karnataka. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 444, made up of 215 males and 229 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,065 females per 1000 males. The village covers 401.24 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 571415, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Arakere Overview

Census 2011 figures for Arakere village
Description Value
State Karnataka
District Mandya
Tehsil Nagamangala
Pincode 571415
Area (hectares) 401.24 hectares
Population 444
Male Population 215
Female Population 229
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,065
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Arakere compares

By the 2011 count Arakere is the 128th largest of the 321 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 498 residents. Its 401.24 hectares work out to about 1.1 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 1038.

Getting to Arakere

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

Arakere lies about 34 km from Mandya, and the nearest railway station is Yediyur, about 18 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 Arakere
Tehsil headquarters Nagamangala 16 km
Nearest railway station Yediyur 18 km
Nearest town Kunigal 26 km
District headquarters Mandya 34 km

Villages closest to Arakere

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Arakere village had a population of 444. That makes it the 128th largest of the 321 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 498 residents.

Arakere village has 215 males and 229 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Arakere has about 1065 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 1038.

The pincode recorded for Arakere is 571415. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Arakere covers 401.24 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.1 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Arakere falls under Nagamangala tehsil of Mandya district in Karnataka.

The nearest railway station to Arakere is Yediyur, about 18 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 Arakere.

Arakere is about 34 km from Mandya in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Arakere is in Nagamangala tehsil of Mandya district. Nagamangala is about 16 km away. Yediyur is about 18 km away. Kunigal is about 26 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Chattenahalli (under 2 km), Chandanahalli (1.9 km) and B Settihalli (2.1 km).

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

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