# Arakere Village, Bhadravati, Shimoga (Karnataka) – PIN Code

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Village · Bhadravati, Shimoga 

# Arakere

Arakere is a village in Bhadravati sub-district of Shimoga district, Karnataka, PIN code **577233**. The 2011 Census counted **2,254 people in 522 households**, the 23rd largest of 135 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 80.5%, above the sub-district's rural average of 74.0%.

- 2,254people (2011)
- 522households
- 80.5%literacy
- 577233PIN code

## Arakere PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Arakere is 577233.** Arakere falls in Bhadravati sub-district, Shimoga district, Karnataka.

- PIN code577233
- Gram panchayatArakere
- Community development blockBhadravati
- Census village code608567

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?

- Bhadravati (sub-district HQ)20 km by road
- Shimoga (district HQ)43 km by road
- Bhadravati (nearest town)20 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?

18 services counted by the Census are inside Arakere; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 govt · 1 private
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 2 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1
- ●Veterinary hospitalIn village · 1 · 1 doctors
- ●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
- ●Agricultural credit societyIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●Public libraryIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Kallihal
- ○Degree college10+ km · Bhadravathi
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Bhadravathi
- ○Primary health centreunder 5 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensaryunder 5 km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bankunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 km

### Water and power

- Drinking watertreated tap water, untreated tap water, hand pumps, tube wells / boreholes and canal / river
- Electricity (2011)15 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 Arakere known for?

The main crops are **arecanut and sugar cane**. About 78% of the 322 hectares of village land is sown, and 249 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, 96 had electricity, 79 a toilet at home and 24 cooked with LPG; 70 had a mobile phone, 27 a two-wheeler and 6 a car.

■ Arakere · ■ Bhadravati rural average

Electricity for lighting ****96%**

**92%

Toilet within the home ****79%**

**67%

No toilet (open defecation) ****20%**

**32%

Tap water ****96%**

**84%

Drinking water within premises ****42%**

**37%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****24%**

**22%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****69%**

**73%

Use banking services ****42%**

**59%

Television ****76%**

**64%

Mobile phone ****70%**

**63%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****27%**

**25%

Car / jeep / van ****6%**

**3%

None of these assets ****9%**

**14%

Own their home ****94%**

**86%

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 · ■ Bhadravati rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****80.5%**

**74.0%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1000**

**990

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****940**

**930

Working population ****48.7%**

**47.3%

### Women and men

Literacy is 86.5% for men and 74.5% for women. 64% of men and 33% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 276 (25%) · **■** Farm labourers 540 (49%) · **■** Household industry 5 (0%) · **■** Other work 260 (24%) · **■** Marginal 17 (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 Bhadravati

- Hiriyur2,453 people
- Kagekodamagge2,328 people
- Barandooru2,308 people
- Sannyasikodamagge2,307 people
- Sidlipura2,245 people
- Kannekoppa2,205 people
- Hanumanthapura2,159 people
- Mangote2,145 people

[All 145 villages in Bhadravati](https://wherepedia.org/india/karnataka/shimoga/bhadravati/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Arakere?577233
- How far is Arakere from Shimoga?43 km by road
- What is the population of Arakere?2,254 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Arakere in?Shimoga district (Bhadravati sub-district), Karnataka
- What is the literacy rate of Arakere?80.5% (Census 2011)