# Arkera Village, Devadurga, Raichur (Karnataka) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/karnataka/raichur/devadurga/arkera/ Village · Devadurga, Raichur # Arkera Arkera is a village in Devadurga sub-district of Raichur district, Karnataka, PIN code **584111**. The 2011 Census counted **7,091 people in 1,206 households**, the 3rd largest of 173 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 43.1%, below the sub-district's rural average of 47.2%. - 7,091people (2011) - 1,206households - 43.1%literacy - 584111PIN code ## Arkera PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Arkera is 584111.** Arkera falls in Devadurga sub-district, Raichur district, Karnataka. - PIN code584111 - Gram panchayatArkera - Community development blockDevadurga - Census village code600697 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Arkera from nearby towns? - Devadurga (sub-district HQ)22 km by road - Raichur (district HQ)46 km by road - Devadurga (nearest town)22 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 Arkera? 28 services counted by the Census are inside Arkera; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 4 govt - ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt · 1 private - ●Community health centreIn village · 1 · 6 doctors - ●Primary health centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 - ●Maternity & child welfare centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●TB clinicIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Veterinary hospitalIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Family welfare centreIn village · 1 - ●Sub post officeIn village - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Internet / Common Service CentreIn village - ●Public bus serviceIn village - ●State highwayIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn 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 - ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Devadurga - ○Degree college10+ km · Devadurga - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Devadurga - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensary10+ km - ○Post office10+ km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATMunder 5 km ### Water and power - Drinking wateruntreated tap water, hand pumps and tube wells / boreholes - Electricity (2011)8 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 Arkera known for? The main crops are **bajra, ground nut and sunflower**. About 72% of the 3,396 hectares of village land is sown, and 222 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 Arkera Of every 100 households in Arkera in 2011, 83 had electricity, 6 a toilet at home and 7 cooked with LPG; 48 had a mobile phone, 10 a two-wheeler and 2 a car. ■ Arkera · ■ Devadurga rural average Electricity for lighting ****83%** **84% Toilet within the home ****6%** **5% No toilet (open defecation) ****88%** **87% Tap water ****65%** **43% Drinking water within premises ****26%** **17% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****7%** **3% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****91%** **96% Use banking services ****34%** **49% Television ****32%** **26% Mobile phone ****48%** **58% Computer with internet ****0%** **1% Two-wheeler ****10%** **10% Car / jeep / van ****2%** **2% None of these assets ****34%** **27% Own their home ****86%** **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 Arkera? ■ Arkera · ■ Devadurga rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****43.1%** **47.2% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****983** **1005 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****997** **965 Working population ****43.0%** **51.1% ### Women and men Literacy is 51.6% for men and 34.4% for women. 52% of men and 34% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 839 (28%) · **■** Farm labourers 921 (30%) · **■** Household industry 80 (3%) · **■** Other work 731 (24%) · **■** Marginal 476 (16%) 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 Devadurga - Jalhalli13,063 people - Gabbur8,272 people - Galag6,592 people - Kyadigera6,496 people - Masarkal5,917 people - Kelgin Irabgera5,765 people [All 188 villages in Devadurga](https://wherepedia.org/india/karnataka/raichur/devadurga/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Arkera?584111 - How far is Arkera from Raichur?46 km by road - What is the population of Arkera?7,091 (Census 2011) - Which district is Arkera in?Raichur district (Devadurga sub-district), Karnataka - What is the literacy rate of Arkera?43.1% (Census 2011)