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About Arakere Village

Arakere is one of the larger villages in Shrirangapattana tehsil, in the district of Mandya, Karnataka. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 10,313, made up of 5,113 males and 5,200 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,017 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1326.02 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 Shrirangapattana
Pincode 571415
Area (hectares) 1326.02 hectares
Population 10,313
Male Population 5,113
Female Population 5,200
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,017
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 largest village in the tehsil by population, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 1,623 residents. Its 1326.02 hectares work out to about 7.8 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 984.

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 15 km from Mandya, and the nearest railway station is Yeliyur, about 11 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
Nearest town Bannūr 10 km
Nearest railway station Yeliyur 11 km
Tehsil headquarters Shrirangapattana 14 km
District headquarters Mandya 15 km

Villages closest to Arakere

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Shrirangapattana 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 10,313. That makes it the largest village in the tehsil by population, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,623 residents.

Arakere village has 5,113 males and 5,200 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Arakere has about 1017 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 984.

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

Arakere covers 1326.02 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 7.8 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Arakere falls under Shrirangapattana tehsil of Mandya district in Karnataka.

The nearest railway station to Arakere is Yeliyur, about 11 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 15 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 Shrirangapattana tehsil of Mandya district. Bannūr is about 10 km away. Yeliyur is about 11 km away. Shrirangapattana is about 14 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Ballekere (1.8 km), Vadiyandahalli (2.1 km) and Garakahalli (2.5 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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