About Arkera Village

Arkera is a large village in Shorapur tehsil, in the district of Yadgir, Karnataka. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,204, made up of 1,124 males and 1,080 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 961 females per 1000 males. The village covers 2333.7 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 585216, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Arkera Overview

Census 2011 figures for Arkera village
Description	Value
State	Karnataka
District	Yadgir
Tehsil	Shorapur
Pincode	585216
Area (hectares)	2333.7 hectares
Population	2,204
Male Population	1,124
Female Population	1,080
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	961
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Arkera compares

By the 2011 count Arkera is the 45th largest of the 184 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 1,876 residents. Its 2333.7 hectares work out to about 0.9 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 979.

Getting to Arkera

Arkera is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Arkera 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 Arkera from other places

Arkera lies about 44 km from Yadgir, and the nearest railway station is Thangundi, about 41 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 Arkera
Tehsil headquarters	Shorapur	5.2 km
Nearest town	Shorāpur	5.2 km
Nearest railway station	Thangundi	41 km
District headquarters	Yadgir	44 km

Villages closest to Arkera

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Arkera village had a population of 2,204. That makes it the 45th largest of the 184 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,876 residents.

Arkera village has 1,124 males and 1,080 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Arkera has about 961 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 979.

The pincode recorded for Arkera is 585216. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Arkera covers 2333.7 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.9 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Arkera falls under Shorapur tehsil of Yadgir district in Karnataka.

The nearest railway station to Arkera is Thangundi, about 41 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 village and private bus service as Available within village for Arkera.

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

Arkera is in Shorapur tehsil of Yadgir district. Shorapur is about 5.2 km away. Shorāpur is about 5.2 km away. Thangundi is about 41 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.