# Arikera Village, Alur, Kurnool (Andhra Pradesh) – PIN Code > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/andhra-pradesh/kurnool/alur/arikera/ Village · Alur, Kurnool # Arikera Arikera is a village in Alur sub-district of Kurnool district, Andhra Pradesh, PIN code **518395**. The 2011 Census counted **4,869 people in 802 households**, the 3rd largest of 18 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 52.6%, below the sub-district's rural average of 59.6%. - 4,869people (2011) - 802households - 52.6%literacy - 518395PIN code ## Arikera PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Arikera is 518395.** Arikera falls in Alur sub-district, Kurnool district, Andhra Pradesh. - PIN code518395 - Gram panchayatArikera - Community development blockAlur - Census village code594165 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Arikera from nearby towns? - Alur (sub-district HQ)4 km by road - Kurnool (district HQ)113 km by road - Adoni (nearest town)35 km by road Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## What facilities are there in Arikera? 13 services counted by the Census are inside Arikera; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Primary schoolIn village · 2 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt · 1 private - ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Senior secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Sub post officeIn village - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Public bus serviceIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Degree collegeunder 5 km · Alur - ○ITI / vocational schoolunder 5 km · Alur - ○Primary health centreunder 5 km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensaryunder 5 km - ○Post office5–10 km - ○Railway station5–10 km - ○ATMunder 5 km - ○Commercial bankunder 5 km - ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 km - ○Public libraryunder 5 km ### Water and power - Drinking waterhand pumps, tube wells / boreholes and tanks / ponds - Electricity (2011)13 h summer · 18 h winter Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed. ## What is Arikera known for? The main crops are **ground nut, cotton and bengal gram**. About 60% of the 2,958 hectares of village land is sown, and 248 hectares are irrigated. Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## Homes and amenities in Arikera Of every 100 households in Arikera in 2011, 89 had electricity, 7 a toilet at home and 1 cooked with LPG; 46 had a mobile phone, 6 a two-wheeler and 0 a car. ■ Arikera · ■ Alur rural average Electricity for lighting ****89%** **90% Toilet within the home ****7%** **20% No toilet (open defecation) ****81%** **65% Tap water ****48%** **60% Drinking water within premises ****16%** **14% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****1%** **9% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****97%** **90% Use banking services ****66%** **70% Television ****50%** **57% Mobile phone ****46%** **56% Computer with internet ****0%** **1% Two-wheeler ****6%** **8% Car / jeep / van ****0%** **1% None of these assets ****23%** **20% Own their home ****96%** **90% Source: [Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14)](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## What is the population of Arikera? ■ Arikera · ■ Alur rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****52.6%** **59.6% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****791** **954 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****906** **907 Working population ****52.4%** **54.6% ### Women and men Literacy is 65.5% for men and 36.0% for women. 48% of men and 59% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 499 (20%) · **■** Farm labourers 1,492 (58%) · **■** Household industry 7 (0%) · **■** Other work 124 (5%) · **■** Marginal 430 (17%) Source: [Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## Other villages of similar size in Alur - Alur14,426 people - Molagavalli9,475 people - Peddahottur4,732 people - Hathi Belgal4,255 people - Hulebeedu2,791 people - Kammarachedu2,530 people [All 18 villages in Alur](https://wherepedia.org/india/andhra-pradesh/kurnool/alur/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Arikera?518395 - How far is Arikera from Kurnool?113 km by road - What is the population of Arikera?4,869 (Census 2011) - Which district is Arikera in?Kurnool district (Alur sub-district), Andhra Pradesh - What is the literacy rate of Arikera?52.6% (Census 2011)