About Arasalu Village

Arasalu is a mid sized village in Hosanagara tehsil, in the district of Shimoga, Karnataka. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 840, made up of 415 males and 425 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,024 females per 1000 males. The village covers 574.4 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 577426, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Arasalu Overview

Census 2011 figures for Arasalu village
Description	Value
State	Karnataka
District	Shimoga
Tehsil	Hosanagara
Pincode	577426
Area (hectares)	574.4 hectares
Population	840
Male Population	415
Female Population	425
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,024
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within village

How Arasalu compares

By the 2011 count Arasalu is the 41st largest of the 197 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 556 residents. Its 574.4 hectares work out to about 1.5 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1025.

Getting to Arasalu

Arasalu is well connected by rural standards, with buses in the village itself and a railway station close by. The census records public bus service for Arasalu 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 village. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Arasalu from other places

Arasalu lies about 29 km from Shimoga, and the nearest railway station is Arasalu, about under 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 Arasalu
Nearest railway station	Arasalu	under 2 km
Tehsil headquarters	Hosanagara	28 km
District headquarters	Shimoga	29 km
Nearest town	Shivamogga	29 km

Villages closest to Arasalu

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Arasalu village had a population of 840. That makes it the 41st largest of the 197 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 556 residents.

Arasalu village has 415 males and 425 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Arasalu has about 1024 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1025.

The pincode recorded for Arasalu is 577426. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Arasalu covers 574.4 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.5 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Arasalu falls under Hosanagara tehsil of Shimoga district in Karnataka.

The nearest railway station to Arasalu is Arasalu, about under 2 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within village.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within village for Arasalu.

Arasalu is about 29 km from Shimoga in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Arasalu is in Hosanagara tehsil of Shimoga district. Arasalu is about under 2 km away. Hosanagara is about 28 km away. Shimoga is about 29 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.