# Arekeri Forest - Iii Village, Virajpet, Kodagu (Karnataka)

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Village · Virajpet, Kodagu 

# Arekeri Forest - Iii

Arekeri Forest - Iii is a village in Virajpet sub-district of Kodagu district, Karnataka, PIN code **571216**. The 2011 Census counted **216 people in 52 households**, the 93rd largest of 94 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 52.7%, below the sub-district's rural average of 78.0%.

- 216people (2011)
- 52households
- 52.7%literacy
- 571216PIN code

## Arekeri Forest - Iii PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Arekeri Forest - Iii is 571216.** Arekeri Forest - Iii falls in Virajpet sub-district, Kodagu district, Karnataka.

- PIN code571216
- Gram panchayatThithimathi
- Community development blockVirajpet
- Census village code618047

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

## How far is Arekeri Forest - Iii from nearby towns?

- Virajpet (sub-district HQ)31 km by road
- Madikeri (district HQ)68 km by road
- Virajpet (nearest town)31 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 Arekeri Forest - Iii?

5 services counted by the Census are inside Arekeri Forest - Iii; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Sub post officeIn village
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Primary school5–10 km · Devanur
- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Siddapura
- ○Degree college10+ km · Gonikoppall
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Virajpet
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shop5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public library5–10 km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps and tube wells / boreholes
- Electricity (2011)14 h summer · 16 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.

## Homes and amenities in Arekeri Forest - Iii

Of every 100 households in Arekeri Forest - Iii in 2011, 9 had electricity, 10 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 17 had a mobile phone, 0 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Arekeri Forest - Iii · ■ Virajpet rural average

Electricity for lighting ****9%**

**79%

Toilet within the home ****10%**

**79%

No toilet (open defecation) ****90%**

**20%

Tap water ****0%**

**26%

Drinking water within premises ****19%**

**56%

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

**25%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****99%**

**74%

Use banking services ****27%**

**61%

Television ****3%**

**54%

Mobile phone ****17%**

**53%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**2%

Two-wheeler ****0%**

**14%

Car / jeep / van ****0%**

**15%

None of these assets ****66%**

**15%

Own their home ****69%**

**60%

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 Arekeri Forest - Iii?

■ Arekeri Forest - Iii · ■ Virajpet rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****52.7%**

**78.0%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1038**

**1025

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****882**

**996

Working population ****46.3%**

**52.5%

### Women and men

Literacy is 57.3% for men and 48.4% for women. 54% of men and 39% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 1 (1%) · **■** Farm labourers 1 (1%) · **■** Other work 96 (96%) · **■** Marginal 2 (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 Virajpet

- Bellumadu553 people
- Hosakote553 people
- Byrambada483 people
- Devamachi Forest410 people
- Hathugattu Forest I139 people

[All 94 villages in Virajpet](https://wherepedia.org/india/karnataka/kodagu/virajpet/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Arekeri Forest - Iii?571216
- How far is Arekeri Forest - Iii from Madikeri?68 km by road
- What is the population of Arekeri Forest - Iii?216 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Arekeri Forest - Iii in?Kodagu district (Virajpet sub-district), Karnataka
- What is the literacy rate of Arekeri Forest - Iii?52.7% (Census 2011)