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About Arepalya Village

Arepalya is a small village in Kunigal tehsil, in the district of Tumkur, Karnataka. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 285, made up of 149 males and 136 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 913 females per 1000 males. The village covers 151.26 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 572130, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Arepalya Overview

Census 2011 figures for Arepalya village
Description Value
State Karnataka
District Tumkur
Tehsil Kunigal
Pincode 572130
Area (hectares) 151.26 hectares
Population 285
Male Population 149
Female Population 136
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 913
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Arepalya compares

By the 2011 count Arepalya is the 192nd largest of the 266 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 656 residents. Its 151.26 hectares work out to about 1.9 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 1033.

Getting to Arepalya

Arepalya is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Arepalya as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 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 Arepalya from other places

Arepalya lies about 30 km from Tumkur. 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 Arepalya
Tehsil headquarters Kunigal 6.0 km
District headquarters Tumkur 30 km

Villages closest to Arepalya

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Arepalya village had a population of 285. That makes it the 192nd largest of the 266 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 656 residents.

Arepalya village has 149 males and 136 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Arepalya has about 913 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 1033.

The pincode recorded for Arepalya is 572130. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Arepalya covers 151.26 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.9 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Arepalya falls under Kunigal tehsil of Tumkur district in Karnataka.

The census record for Arepalya notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Arepalya.

Arepalya is about 30 km from Tumkur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Arepalya is in Kunigal tehsil of Tumkur district. Kunigal is about 6.0 km away. Tumkur is about 30 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kurudihalli (1.6 km), Kurudihalli Chathurbaga (1.6 km) and Bagenahalli (1.7 km).

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

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