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About Arakere Village

Arakere is a mid sized village in Kanakapura tehsil, in the district of Ramanagara, Karnataka. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 949, made up of 474 males and 475 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,002 females per 1000 males. The village covers 377.17 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 562119, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Arakere Overview

Census 2011 figures for Arakere village
Description Value
State Karnataka
District Ramanagara
Tehsil Kanakapura
Pincode 562119
Area (hectares) 377.17 hectares
Population 949
Male Population 474
Female Population 475
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,002
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Arakere compares

By the 2011 count Arakere is the 122nd largest of the 273 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,067 residents. Its 377.17 hectares work out to about 2.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 959.

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 5 - 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 Arakere from other places

Arakere lies about 36 km from Ramanagara, and the nearest railway station is Anekal Road, about 37 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 Kanakapura 13 km
District headquarters Ramanagara 36 km
Nearest railway station Anekal Road 37 km

Villages closest to Arakere

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Kanakapura 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 949. That makes it the 122nd largest of the 273 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,067 residents.

Arakere village has 474 males and 475 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Arakere has about 1002 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 959.

The pincode recorded for Arakere is 562119. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Arakere covers 377.17 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Arakere falls under Kanakapura tehsil of Ramanagara district in Karnataka.

The nearest railway station to Arakere is Anekal Road, about 37 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 5 - 10 km distance for Arakere.

Arakere is about 36 km from Ramanagara in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Arakere is in Kanakapura tehsil of Ramanagara district. Kanakapura is about 13 km away. Ramanagara is about 36 km away. Anekal Road is about 37 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Garalapura (1.9 km), Doddaguli (2.1 km) and Yakkuli (2.6 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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