# Arekadu Village, Madikeri, Kodagu (Karnataka) – PIN Code > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/karnataka/kodagu/madikeri/arekadu/ Village · Madikeri, Kodagu # Arekadu Arekadu is a village in Madikeri sub-district of Kodagu district, Karnataka, PIN code **571253**. The 2011 Census counted **1,841 people in 448 households**, the 24th largest of 67 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 73.5%, below the sub-district's rural average of 86.8%. - 1,841people (2011) - 448households - 73.5%literacy - 571253PIN code ## Arekadu PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Arekadu is 571253.** Arekadu falls in Madikeri sub-district, Kodagu district, Karnataka. - PIN code571253 - Gram panchayatMaragodu - Community development blockMadikeri - Census village code617840 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Arekadu from nearby towns? - Madikeri (sub-district HQ)18 km by road - Madikeri (district HQ)18 km by road - Madikeri (nearest town)18 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 Arekadu? 18 services counted by the Census are inside Arekadu; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 - ●Family welfare centreIn village · 1 - ●Sub post officeIn village - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Public bus serviceIn village - ●Private bus serviceIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Commercial bankIn village - ●Agricultural credit societyIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Community centreIn village - ●Sports fieldIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Kanthur - ○Degree college10+ km · Madikeri - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Madikeri - ○Primary health centre10+ km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensary10+ km - ○Post office5–10 km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATM10+ km - ○Mandi / regular market10+ km - ○Public library5–10 km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water, covered wells, hand pumps and tube wells / boreholes - Electricity (2011)18 h summer · 20 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 Arekadu known for? The main crops are **coffee and pepper**. Products made here include coffee processing. About 75% of the 764 hectares of village land is sown. Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## Homes and amenities in Arekadu Of every 100 households in Arekadu in 2011, 88 had electricity, 81 a toilet at home and 10 cooked with LPG; 51 had a mobile phone, 6 a two-wheeler and 12 a car. ■ Arekadu · ■ Madikeri rural average Electricity for lighting ****88%** **75% Toilet within the home ****81%** **83% No toilet (open defecation) ****18%** **16% Tap water ****46%** **29% Drinking water within premises ****18%** **46% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****10%** **13% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****90%** **86% Use banking services ****42%** **74% Television ****52%** **53% Mobile phone ****51%** **58% Computer with internet ****2%** **1% Two-wheeler ****6%** **12% Car / jeep / van ****12%** **11% None of these assets ****21%** **8% Own their home ****41%** **78% 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 Arekadu? ■ Arekadu · ■ Madikeri rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****73.5%** **86.8% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1001** **1002 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1100** **950 Working population ****56.9%** **51.8% ### Women and men Literacy is 79.5% for men and 67.4% for women. 65% of men and 48% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ****** **■** Cultivators 27 (3%) · **■** Other work 1,004 (96%) · **■** Marginal 16 (2%) 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 Madikeri - Ibnivalvadi1,925 people - Bhagamandala1,917 people - Made1,891 people - Makkandur1,874 people - Yevakapadi1,826 people - Katakeri1,816 people - Aiyangeri1,813 people - Heravanadu1,789 people [All 67 villages in Madikeri](https://wherepedia.org/india/karnataka/kodagu/madikeri/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Arekadu?571253 - How far is Arekadu from Madikeri?18 km by road - What is the population of Arekadu?1,841 (Census 2011) - Which district is Arekadu in?Kodagu district (Madikeri sub-district), Karnataka - What is the literacy rate of Arekadu?73.5% (Census 2011)