# Arakere Village, Shrirangapattana, Mandya (Karnataka) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/karnataka/mandya/shrirangapattana/arakere/ Village · Shrirangapattana, Mandya # Arakere Arakere is a village in Shrirangapattana sub-district of Mandya district, Karnataka, PIN code **571415**. The 2011 Census counted **10,313 people in 2,605 households**, the 1st largest of 90 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 74.9%, above the sub-district's rural average of 70.9%. - 10,313people (2011) - 2,605households - 74.9%literacy - 571415PIN code ## Arakere PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Arakere is 571415.** Arakere falls in Shrirangapattana sub-district, Mandya district, Karnataka. - PIN code571415 - Gram panchayatArakere - Community development blockShrirangapattana - Census village code614270 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? - Srirangapatna (sub-district HQ)18 km by road - Mandya (district HQ)16 km by road - Mandya (nearest town)16 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? 30 services counted by the Census are inside Arakere; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Primary schoolIn village · 4 govt · 2 private - ●Middle schoolIn village · 2 govt · 2 private - ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt · 2 private - ●Senior secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt · 1 private - ●Degree collegeIn village · 1 govt - ●PolytechnicIn village · 2 private - ●ITI / vocational schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Community health centreIn village · 1 · 2 doctors - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 3 - ●Veterinary hospitalIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Family welfare centreIn village · 3 - ●Post officeIn village - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Internet / Common Service CentreIn village - ●Public bus serviceIn village - ●Private bus serviceIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●ATMIn village - ●Commercial bankIn village - ●Cooperative bankIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Mandi / regular marketIn village - ●Weekly haatIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Community centreIn village - ●Sports fieldIn village - ●Public libraryIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Primary health centreunder 5 km - ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km - ○Dispensary10+ km - ○Railway station10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water, untreated tap water, hand pumps, tube wells / boreholes, canal / river and tanks / ponds - Electricity (2011)6 h summer · 7 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 **ragi and sugar cane**. About 74% of the 1,326 hectares of village land is sown, and 727 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, 95 had electricity, 52 a toilet at home and 26 cooked with LPG; 53 had a mobile phone, 19 a two-wheeler and 1 a car. ■ Arakere · ■ Shrirangapattana rural average Electricity for lighting ****95%** **93% Toilet within the home ****52%** **46% No toilet (open defecation) ****48%** **51% Tap water ****86%** **86% Drinking water within premises ****39%** **47% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****26%** **29% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****72%** **67% Use banking services ****64%** **54% Television ****59%** **62% Mobile phone ****53%** **58% Computer with internet ****0%** **0% Two-wheeler ****19%** **24% Car / jeep / van ****1%** **2% None of these assets ****16%** **14% Own their home ****87%** **89% 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 · ■ Shrirangapattana rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****74.9%** **70.9% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1017** **997 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****930** **936 Working population ****43.4%** **49.0% ### Women and men Literacy is 82.4% for men and 67.6% for women. 60% of men and 27% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 1,832 (41%) · **■** Farm labourers 864 (19%) · **■** Household industry 178 (4%) · **■** Other work 1,090 (24%) · **■** Marginal 513 (11%) 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 Shrirangapattana - Belagola10,121 people - Kirangur7,653 people - Palahalli6,638 people - Mahadevapura6,295 people [All 95 villages in Shrirangapattana](https://wherepedia.org/india/karnataka/mandya/shrirangapattana/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Arakere?571415 - How far is Arakere from Mandya?16 km by road - What is the population of Arakere?10,313 (Census 2011) - Which district is Arakere in?Mandya district (Shrirangapattana sub-district), Karnataka - What is the literacy rate of Arakere?74.9% (Census 2011)