# Arekadakalu Village, Kanakapura, Ramanagara (Karnataka)

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Village · Kanakapura, Ramanagara 

# Arekadakalu

Arekadakalu is a village in Kanakapura sub-district of Ramanagara district, Karnataka, PIN code **562121**. The 2011 Census counted **609 people in 146 households**, the 182nd largest of 282 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 54.1%, below the sub-district's rural average of 61.8%.

- 609people (2011)
- 146households
- 54.1%literacy
- 562121PIN code

## Arekadakalu PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Arekadakalu is 562121.** Arekadakalu falls in Kanakapura sub-district, Ramanagara district, Karnataka.

- PIN code562121
- Gram panchayatBanavasi
- Community development blockKanakapura
- Census village code626416

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

## How far is Arekadakalu from nearby towns?

- Kanakapura (sub-district HQ)23 km by road
- Ramanagara (district HQ)54 km by road
- Kanakapura (nearest town)23 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 Arekadakalu?

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

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 2 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Harohalli
- ○Degree college10+ km · =R29123
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Kanakapura
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public libraryunder 5 km

### Water and power

- Drinking wateruntreated tap water, hand pumps and tube wells / boreholes
- Electricity (2011)9 h summer · 9 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 Arekadakalu known for?

The main crops are **ragi and paddy**. About 48% of the 306 hectares of village land is sown, and 31 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 Arekadakalu

Of every 100 households in Arekadakalu in 2011, 91 had electricity, 1 a toilet at home and 1 cooked with LPG; 36 had a mobile phone, 11 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Arekadakalu · ■ Kanakapura rural average

Electricity for lighting ****91%**

**90%

Toilet within the home ****1%**

**22%

No toilet (open defecation) ****99%**

**76%

Tap water ****1%**

**77%

Drinking water within premises ****3%**

**16%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****1%**

**8%

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

**89%

Use banking services ****19%**

**32%

Television ****44%**

**45%

Mobile phone ****36%**

**46%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****11%**

**14%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****30%**

**30%

Own their home ****99%**

**91%

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 Arekadakalu?

■ Arekadakalu · ■ Kanakapura rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****54.1%**

**61.8%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****946**

**965

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****523**

**951

Working population ****58.1%**

**52.1%

### Women and men

Literacy is 59.5% for men and 48.7% for women. 61% of men and 55% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 120 (34%) · **■** Farm labourers 43 (12%) · **■** Other work 21 (6%) · **■** Marginal 170 (48%)

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 Kanakapura

- Udarahalli650 people
- Halasuru645 people
- Googaredoddi619 people
- Sontenahalli610 people
- Ramanahalli603 people
- Tattiguppe601 people
- Anamanahalli599 people
- Kanakapura592 people

[All 303 villages in Kanakapura](https://wherepedia.org/india/karnataka/ramanagara/kanakapura/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Arekadakalu?562121
- How far is Arekadakalu from Ramanagara?54 km by road
- What is the population of Arekadakalu?609 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Arekadakalu in?Ramanagara district (Kanakapura sub-district), Karnataka
- What is the literacy rate of Arekadakalu?54.1% (Census 2011)