# Arkunda Village, Gauribidanur, Chikkaballapura (Karnataka)

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Village · Gauribidanur, Chikkaballapura 

# Arkunda

Arkunda is a village in Gauribidanur sub-district of Chikkaballapura district, Karnataka, PIN code **561211**. The 2011 Census counted **813 people in 209 households**, the 98th largest of 219 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 63.1%, below the sub-district's rural average of 67.3%.

- 813people (2011)
- 209households
- 63.1%literacy
- 561211PIN code

## Arkunda PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Arkunda is 561211.** Arkunda falls in Gauribidanur sub-district, Chikkaballapura district, Karnataka.

- PIN code561211
- Gram panchayatPura
- Community development blockGauribidanur
- Census village code623393

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

## How far is Arkunda from nearby towns?

- Gauribidanur (sub-district HQ)15 km by road
- Chikkaballapur (district HQ)18 km by road
- Gauribidanur (nearest town)15 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 Arkunda?

6 services counted by the Census are inside Arkunda; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Manchenahalli
- ○Degree college10+ km · Gauribidanur
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Gauribidanur
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post officeunder 5 km
- ○Public bus service5–10 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library5–10 km

### Water and power

- Drinking wateruntreated tap water, hand pumps and tube wells / boreholes
- Electricity (2011)10 h summer · 8 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 Arkunda known for?

The main crops are **groundnut**. About 52% of the 383 hectares of village land is sown, and 60 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 Arkunda

Of every 100 households in Arkunda in 2011, 90 had electricity, 4 a toilet at home and 7 cooked with LPG; 32 had a mobile phone, 8 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Arkunda · ■ Gauribidanur rural average

Electricity for lighting ****90%**

**88%

Toilet within the home ****4%**

**21%

No toilet (open defecation) ****96%**

**77%

Tap water ****0%**

**71%

Drinking water within premises ****23%**

**19%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****7%**

**11%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****93%**

**87%

Use banking services ****58%**

**52%

Television ****12%**

**42%

Mobile phone ****32%**

**39%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****8%**

**14%

Car / jeep / van ****1%**

**1%

None of these assets ****61%**

**29%

Own their home ****93%**

**92%

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 Arkunda?

■ Arkunda · ■ Gauribidanur rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****63.1%**

**67.3%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1063**

**976

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****887**

**955

Working population ****60.3%**

**55.5%

### Women and men

Literacy is 70.1% for men and 56.7% for women. 64% of men and 56% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 93 (19%) · **■** Farm labourers 79 (16%) · **■** Household industry 1 (0%) · **■** Other work 252 (51%) · **■** Marginal 65 (13%)

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 Gauribidanur

- Kadaranahalli883 people
- Huchodanahalli877 people
- Gulaganjihalli850 people
- Arasalbande836 people
- Thokalahalli813 people
- Yeranagenahalli811 people
- Rayarekalahalli804 people
- Bevinahalli787 people

[All 238 villages in Gauribidanur](https://wherepedia.org/india/karnataka/chikkaballapura/gauribidanur/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Arkunda?561211
- How far is Arkunda from Chikkaballapur?18 km by road
- What is the population of Arkunda?813 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Arkunda in?Chikkaballapura district (Gauribidanur sub-district), Karnataka
- What is the literacy rate of Arkunda?63.1% (Census 2011)