About Arakere Village

Arakere is a large village in Bhadravati tehsil, in the district of Shimoga, Karnataka. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,254, made up of 1,127 males and 1,127 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,000 females per 1000 males. The village covers 321.63 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 577233, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Arakere Overview

Census 2011 figures for Arakere village
Description	Value
State	Karnataka
District	Shimoga
Tehsil	Bhadravati
Pincode	577233
Area (hectares)	321.63 hectares
Population	2,254
Male Population	1,127
Female Population	1,127
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,000
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 23rd largest of the 132 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 1,412 residents. Its 321.63 hectares work out to about 7.0 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 990.

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 22 km from Shimoga. 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	Bhadravati	14 km
Nearest town	Bhadrāvati	14 km
District headquarters	Shimoga	22 km

Villages closest to Arakere

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Arakere village had a population of 2,254. That makes it the 23rd largest of the 132 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,412 residents.

Arakere village has 1,127 males and 1,127 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Arakere has about 1000 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 990.

The pincode recorded for Arakere is 577233. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Arakere covers 321.63 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 7.0 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Arakere falls under Bhadravati tehsil of Shimoga district in Karnataka.

The census record for Arakere notes the nearest railway station 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 22 km from Shimoga in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Arakere is in Bhadravati tehsil of Shimoga district. Bhadravati is about 14 km away. Bhadrāvati is about 14 km away. Shimoga is about 22 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.