About Arakere Village

Arakere is a mid sized village in Turuvekere tehsil, in the district of Tumkur, Karnataka. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 592, made up of 305 males and 287 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 941 females per 1000 males. The village covers 113.68 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 572215, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Arakere Overview

Census 2011 figures for Arakere village
Description	Value
State	Karnataka
District	Tumkur
Tehsil	Turuvekere
Pincode	572215
Area (hectares)	113.68 hectares
Population	592
Male Population	305
Female Population	287
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	941
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Arakere compares

By the 2011 count Arakere is the 99th largest of the 226 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 653 residents. Its 113.68 hectares work out to about 5.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 1009.

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 10+ km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 5 - 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 44 km from Tumkur, and the nearest railway station is Ammasandra, about 2.2 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 Arakere
Nearest railway station	Ammasandra	2.2 km
Tehsil headquarters	Turuvekere	10 km
Nearest town	Chiknāyakanhalli	21 km
District headquarters	Tumkur	44 km

Villages closest to Arakere

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Turuvekere 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 592. That makes it the 99th largest of the 226 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 653 residents.

Arakere village has 305 males and 287 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Arakere has about 941 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 1009.

The pincode recorded for Arakere is 572215. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Arakere covers 113.68 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Arakere falls under Turuvekere tehsil of Tumkur district in Karnataka.

The nearest railway station to Arakere is Ammasandra, about 2.2 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 10 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Arakere.

Arakere is about 44 km from Tumkur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Arakere is in Turuvekere tehsil of Tumkur district. Ammasandra is about 2.2 km away. Turuvekere is about 10 km away. Chiknāyakanhalli is about 21 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.