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About Arasinagere Village

Arasinagere is a large village in Shikarpur tehsil, in the district of Shimoga, Karnataka. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,096, made up of 1,087 males and 1,009 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 928 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1376.42 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 577214, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Arasinagere Overview

Census 2011 figures for Arasinagere village
Description Value
State Karnataka
District Shimoga
Tehsil Shikarpur
Pincode 577214
Area (hectares) 1376.42 hectares
Population 2,096
Male Population 1,087
Female Population 1,009
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 928
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Arasinagere compares

By the 2011 count Arasinagere is the 22nd largest of the 154 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 1,191 residents. Its 1376.42 hectares work out to about 1.5 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 979.

Getting to Arasinagere

Arasinagere is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Arasinagere as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. 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 Arasinagere from other places

Arasinagere lies about 38 km from Shimoga, and the nearest railway station is Kumsi, about 17 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 Arasinagere
Tehsil headquarters Shikarpur 9.9 km
Nearest town Shikaripura 9.9 km
Nearest railway station Kumsi 17 km
District headquarters Shimoga 38 km

Villages closest to Arasinagere

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Arasinagere village had a population of 2,096. That makes it the 22nd largest of the 154 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,191 residents.

Arasinagere village has 1,087 males and 1,009 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Arasinagere has about 928 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 979.

The pincode recorded for Arasinagere is 577214. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Arasinagere covers 1376.42 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.

Arasinagere falls under Shikarpur tehsil of Shimoga district in Karnataka.

The nearest railway station to Arasinagere is Kumsi, about 17 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 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Arasinagere.

Arasinagere is about 38 km from Shimoga in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Arasinagere is in Shikarpur tehsil of Shimoga district. Shikarpur is about 9.9 km away. Shikaripura is about 9.9 km away. Kumsi is about 17 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Madravalli (1.6 km), Hunsekoppa (2.1 km) and Hithala (2.3 km).

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

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