# Arakere Village, Channarayapatna, Hassan (Karnataka)

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Village · Channarayapatna, Hassan 

# Arakere

Arakere is a village in Channarayapatna sub-district of Hassan district, Karnataka, PIN code **573124**. The 2011 Census counted **308 people in 80 households**, the 285th largest of 375 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 76.7%, above the sub-district's rural average of 73.4%.

- 308people (2011)
- 80households
- 76.7%literacy
- 573124PIN code

## Arakere PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Arakere is 573124.** Arakere falls in Channarayapatna sub-district, Hassan district, Karnataka.

- PIN code573124
- Gram panchayatMathigatta
- Community development blockChannarayapatna
- Census village code617346

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

## How far is Arakere from nearby towns?

- Channarayapatna (sub-district HQ)24 km by road
- Hassan (district HQ)63 km by road
- Channarayapatna (nearest town)24 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 Arakere?

7 services counted by the Census are inside Arakere; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●State highwayIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Primary school5–10 km · Kollenahalli
- ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Hirisave
- ○Degree college10+ km · Shravana Belagola
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Hassan
- ○Primary health centreunder 5 km
- ○Allopathic hospitalunder 5 km
- ○Dispensaryunder 5 km
- ○Post officeunder 5 km
- ○Railway station5–10 km
- ○ATMunder 5 km
- ○Commercial bankunder 5 km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 km
- ○Public libraryunder 5 km

### Water and power

- Drinking watertreated tap water, hand pumps and tube wells / boreholes
- 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 Arakere known for?

The main crops are **sugar cane and potato**. About 61% of the 96 hectares of village land is sown, and 32 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 Arakere

Of every 100 households in Arakere in 2011, 88 had electricity, 48 a toilet at home and 5 cooked with LPG; 80 had a mobile phone, 30 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Arakere · ■ Channarayapatna rural average

Electricity for lighting ****88%**

**91%

Toilet within the home ****48%**

**16%

No toilet (open defecation) ****52%**

**83%

Tap water ****73%**

**56%

Drinking water within premises ****6%**

**18%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****5%**

**7%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****95%**

**92%

Use banking services ****68%**

**79%

Television ****73%**

**59%

Mobile phone ****80%**

**56%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****30%**

**21%

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

**2%

None of these assets ****11%**

**15%

Own their home ****90%**

**95%

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 Arakere?

■ Arakere · ■ Channarayapatna rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****76.7%**

**73.4%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****949**

**1027

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****909**

**962

Working population ****47.4%**

**54.8%

### Women and men

Literacy is 91.2% for men and 61.4% for women. 56% of men and 39% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 32 (22%) · **■** Farm labourers 16 (11%) · **■** Household industry 3 (2%) · **■** Other work 37 (25%) · **■** Marginal 58 (40%)

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 Channarayapatna

- Vaddarahalli316 people
- Anthanahalli311 people
- Chikkonahalli310 people
- Mandaleekanahalli310 people
- Tenkanahalli307 people
- Kamanahalli306 people
- Ankenahalli302 people
- Ankanahalli301 people

[All 384 villages in Channarayapatna](https://wherepedia.org/india/karnataka/hassan/channarayapatna/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Arakere?573124
- How far is Arakere from Hassan?63 km by road
- What is the population of Arakere?308 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Arakere in?Hassan district (Channarayapatna sub-district), Karnataka
- What is the literacy rate of Arakere?76.7% (Census 2011)