# Arakeri Village, Bilgi, Bagalkot (Karnataka) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population

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Village · Bilgi, Bagalkot 

# Arakeri

Arakeri is a village in Bilgi sub-district of Bagalkot district, Karnataka, PIN code **587116**. The 2011 Census counted **4,634 people in 918 households**, the 8th largest of 63 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 59.1%, below the sub-district's rural average of 63.6%.

- 4,634people (2011)
- 918households
- 59.1%literacy
- 587116PIN code

## Arakeri PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Arakeri is 587116.** Arakeri falls in Bilgi sub-district, Bagalkot district, Karnataka.

- PIN code587116
- Gram panchayatArakeri
- Community development blockBilgi
- Census village code598515

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## How far is Arakeri from nearby towns?

- Bilgi (sub-district HQ)23 km by road
- Bagalkot (district HQ)45 km by road
- Bilgi (nearest town)23 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 Arakeri?

22 services counted by the Census are inside Arakeri; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 3 govt
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 5 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 2 govt
- ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1
- ●Alternative medicine hospitalIn village · 1 · 1 doctors
- ●Veterinary hospitalIn village · 1 · 1 doctors
- ●Family welfare centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors
- ●Sub post officeIn village
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●State highwayIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Agricultural credit societyIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Weekly haatIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Community centreIn village
- ●Public libraryIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Kundargi
- ○Degree college10+ km · Bilagi
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Bilgi
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATMunder 5 km
- ○Commercial bankunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 km

### Water and power

- Drinking watertreated tap water, untreated tap water, hand pumps, tube wells / boreholes and tanks / ponds
- Electricity (2011)12 h summer · 12 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 Arakeri known for?

The main crops are **sun flower, wheat and maize**. About 83% of the 2,179 hectares of village land is sown, and 1,050 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 Arakeri

Of every 100 households in Arakeri in 2011, 60 had electricity, 3 a toilet at home and 3 cooked with LPG; 54 had a mobile phone, 11 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Arakeri · ■ Bilgi rural average

Electricity for lighting ****60%**

**81%

Toilet within the home ****3%**

**8%

No toilet (open defecation) ****91%**

**86%

Tap water ****98%**

**66%

Drinking water within premises ****12%**

**25%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****3%**

**5%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****97%**

**95%

Use banking services ****76%**

**70%

Television ****26%**

**37%

Mobile phone ****54%**

**62%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****11%**

**17%

Car / jeep / van ****2%**

**2%

None of these assets ****28%**

**21%

Own their home ****90%**

**86%

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 Arakeri?

■ Arakeri · ■ Bilgi rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****59.1%**

**63.6%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1017**

**997

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****910**

**923

Working population ****54.5%**

**48.1%

### Women and men

Literacy is 70.7% for men and 47.9% for women. 57% of men and 52% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 596 (24%) · **■** Farm labourers 1,018 (40%) · **■** Household industry 22 (1%) · **■** Other work 227 (9%) · **■** Marginal 662 (26%)

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 Bilgi

- Kundargi5,122 people
- Teggi5,118 people
- Siddapur4,843 people
- Sunaga4,708 people
- Sonna4,440 people
- Badagandi4,436 people
- Anagawadi3,986 people
- Yadahalli3,920 people

[All 71 villages in Bilgi](https://wherepedia.org/india/karnataka/bagalkot/bilgi/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Arakeri?587116
- How far is Arakeri from Bagalkot?45 km by road
- What is the population of Arakeri?4,634 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Arakeri in?Bagalkot district (Bilgi sub-district), Karnataka
- What is the literacy rate of Arakeri?59.1% (Census 2011)