# Arikere Village, Sidlaghatta, Chikkaballapura (Karnataka)

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Village · Sidlaghatta, Chikkaballapura 

# Arikere

Arikere is a village in Sidlaghatta sub-district of Chikkaballapura district, Karnataka, PIN code **562102**. The 2011 Census counted **709 people in 151 households**, the 83rd largest of 245 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 67.8%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 68.0%.

- 709people (2011)
- 151households
- 67.8%literacy
- 562102PIN code

## Arikere PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Arikere is 562102.** Arikere falls in Sidlaghatta sub-district, Chikkaballapura district, Karnataka.

- PIN code562102
- Gram panchayatCheemangala
- Community development blockSidlaghatta
- Census village code624256

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

## How far is Arikere from nearby towns?

- Sidlaghatta (sub-district HQ)9 km by road
- Chikkaballapur (district HQ)27 km by road
- Sidlaghatta (nearest town)9 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 Arikere?

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

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Public 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 · Sidlaghatta
- ○Degree college5–10 km · Sidlaghatta
- ○ITI / vocational school5–10 km · Sidlaghatta
- ○Primary health centreunder 5 km
- ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km
- ○Dispensaryunder 5 km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Railway station5–10 km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public library5–10 km

### Water and power

- Drinking wateruntreated tap water, hand pumps and tube wells / boreholes
- Electricity (2011)8 h summer · 9 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 Arikere known for?

The main crops are **sericulture**. About 67% of the 165 hectares of village land is sown, and 25 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 Arikere

Of every 100 households in Arikere in 2011, 91 had electricity, 11 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 31 had a mobile phone, 28 a two-wheeler and 4 a car.

■ Arikere · ■ Sidlaghatta rural average

Electricity for lighting ****91%**

**92%

Toilet within the home ****11%**

**32%

No toilet (open defecation) ****80%**

**65%

Tap water ****93%**

**73%

Drinking water within premises ****28%**

**15%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****0%**

**11%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****96%**

**85%

Use banking services ****50%**

**62%

Television ****46%**

**56%

Mobile phone ****31%**

**55%

Computer with internet ****3%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****28%**

**26%

Car / jeep / van ****4%**

**3%

None of these assets ****23%**

**19%

Own their home ****97%**

**94%

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 Arikere?

■ Arikere · ■ Sidlaghatta rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****67.8%**

**68.0%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****896**

**967

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****841**

**960

Working population ****62.2%**

**51.7%

### Women and men

Literacy is 76.1% for men and 58.7% for women. 64% of men and 61% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 118 (27%) · **■** Farm labourers 9 (2%) · **■** Other work 13 (3%) · **■** Marginal 301 (68%)

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 Sidlaghatta

- Gajjiganahalli734 people
- Gadiminchenahalli723 people
- Vallappanahalli713 people
- Doddadasenahalli710 people
- Doddadasarahalli699 people
- Gandlachinthe684 people
- Jarugahalli683 people
- Cheemanahalli673 people

[All 291 villages in Sidlaghatta](https://wherepedia.org/india/karnataka/chikkaballapura/sidlaghatta/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Arikere?562102
- How far is Arikere from Chikkaballapur?27 km by road
- What is the population of Arikere?709 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Arikere in?Chikkaballapura district (Sidlaghatta sub-district), Karnataka
- What is the literacy rate of Arikere?67.8% (Census 2011)