# Arakere Village, Turuvekere, Tumkur (Karnataka) – PIN Code

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Village · Turuvekere, Tumkur 

# Arakere

Arakere is a village in Turuvekere sub-district of Tumkur district, Karnataka, PIN code **572215**. The 2011 Census counted **592 people in 149 households**, the 102nd largest of 233 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 66.8%, below the sub-district's rural average of 76.1%.

- 592people (2011)
- 149households
- 66.8%literacy
- 572215PIN code

## Arakere PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Arakere is 572215.** Arakere falls in Turuvekere sub-district, Tumkur district, Karnataka.

- PIN code572215
- Gram panchayatDandinashivara
- Community development blockTuruvekere
- Census village code612282

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?

- Turuvekere (sub-district HQ)12 km by road
- Tumkur (district HQ)50 km by road
- Turuvekere (nearest town)12 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?

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

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●State highwayIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Dandinashivara
- ○Degree collegeunder 5 km · Dandinashivara
- ○ITI / vocational school5–10 km · Ammasandra
- ○Primary health centreunder 5 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensaryunder 5 km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Railway station5–10 km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public library5–10 km

### Water and power

- Drinking wateruntreated tap water, hand pumps and tube wells / boreholes
- Electricity (2011)12 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 Arakere known for?

The main crops are **ragi, coconut and arecanut**. About 68% of the 114 hectares of village land is sown, and 11 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, 91 had electricity, 3 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 63 had a mobile phone, 19 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Arakere · ■ Turuvekere rural average

Electricity for lighting ****91%**

**91%

Toilet within the home ****3%**

**22%

No toilet (open defecation) ****97%**

**76%

Tap water ****98%**

**59%

Drinking water within premises ****0%**

**16%

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

**7%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****100%**

**93%

Use banking services ****28%**

**48%

Television ****61%**

**55%

Mobile phone ****63%**

**43%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****19%**

**24%

Car / jeep / van ****1%**

**2%

None of these assets ****13%**

**14%

Own their home ****100%**

**95%

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 · ■ Turuvekere rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****66.8%**

**76.1%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****941**

**1014

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****724**

**930

Working population ****41.6%**

**50.8%

### Women and men

Literacy is 76.1% for men and 57.1% for women. 62% of men and 20% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 93 (38%) · **■** Farm labourers 56 (23%) · **■** Household industry 3 (1%) · **■** Other work 75 (30%) · **■** Marginal 19 (8%)

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 Turuvekere

- Chendur634 people
- Lokammanahalli621 people
- Chimmanahalli619 people
- Ittigehalli596 people
- Siddapura585 people
- Melnahalli578 people
- Kallanakere564 people
- T.Hosahalli552 people

[All 243 villages in Turuvekere](https://wherepedia.org/india/karnataka/tumkur/turuvekere/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Arakere?572215
- How far is Arakere from Tumkur?50 km by road
- What is the population of Arakere?592 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Arakere in?Tumkur district (Turuvekere sub-district), Karnataka
- What is the literacy rate of Arakere?66.8% (Census 2011)