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Arakere

Krishnarajanagara mandal
Pincode 571602
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LGD code
618680
Pincode
571602
Post office
Krishna Raja Nagar
Population
1,454
Households
350
Literacy rate
55%
Sex ratio
1074 ♀/1000♂
Workers
471
Distance to district centre
33 km
Distance to mandal centre
33 km
Distance to Bengaluru
105 km
Distance to Chennai
382 km
Nearest railway station
Yeliyur · 11 km
Nearest hospital / PHC
Government Hospital Mahadevapur · 5 km
Census 2011 · in context

How Arakere compares

By population, Arakere ranks #24 of 77 villages in Krishnarajanagara mandal.

Literacy rate
%
55.0%
−4.7% vs mandal average
Arakere
55.0%
Krishnarajanagara mandal
59.7%
Mysuru district
65.4%
Sex ratio
♀ per 1000 ♂
1,074
+69 vs mandal average
Arakere
1,074
Krishnarajanagara mandal
1,005
Household size
people per home
4.2
Same as the mandal average
Arakere
4.2
Krishnarajanagara mandal
4.2

Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).

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Arakere at a glance

Arakere is a village of 1,454 people in 350 households (Census 2011) in Krishnarajanagara taluk, Mysuru district, Karnataka, the 24th-largest of 77 villages in Krishnarajanagara taluk. Literacy is 55%, 5 points below the taluk average of 60% and the sex ratio is 1,074 women per 1,000 men. It lies 33 km from the Mysuru district centre, 19 km from Gandhinagar, the nearest town, 11 km from Yeliyur railway station (straight-line distances). The pincode is 571602, served by Krishna Raja Nagar post office; the LGD village code is 618680. The nearest hospital or health centre is Government Hospital Mahadevapur, 5 km away. The village votes in Krishnarajpet assembly constituency, represented by MLA H. T. Manju. The population is estimated at 1,714 in 2026, up 18% since the 2011 Census.

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Amenities · Census 2011 village directory · Arakere

Treated tap water
No
Untreated tap water
Yes
Well water
No
Hand pump
Yes
Tube well / borewell
Yes
Primary school
1
Middle school
1
Secondary school
0
Senior secondary
0
Degree college
0
Primary health centre
0
Health sub-centre
0
Community health centre
0
Dispensary
0
Veterinary hospital
0
Post office
No
Sub post office
No
Commercial bank
No
Cooperative bank
No
ATM
No
Public bus service
Yes
Private bus service
No
Railway station
No
Pucca (paved) road
Yes
Anganwadi centre
Yes
ASHA worker
Yes
Fair-price shop
Yes
Mandi / regular market
No
Weekly haat
No
Nearest statutory town
KRISHNARAJANAGARA
Distance to nearest town (km)
2
Distance to district HQ (km)
40
Distance to sub-district HQ (km)
2
All-weather road
Yes
Gram panchayat (2011)
DODDEKOPPALU
Total area (ha)
403.56
Irrigated area (ha)
107.68
Forest area (ha)
0

Source: Census of India 2011, Village Directory. Facilities may have changed since.

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Key facts — Arakere

LGD code
618680
Pincode
571602
Post office
Krishna Raja Nagar
Population (Census 2011)
1,454
Population (projected 2026)
1,714
Households
350
Sex ratio (per 1,000 males)
1074
Literacy rate
55.0%
Coordinates
12.41259°N, 76.81786°E
Lok Sabha constituency
Mandya
Vidhan Sabha constituency
Krishnarajpet
Member of Parliament
H. D. Kumaraswamy
Member of Legislative Assembly
H. T. Manju
Block / Mandal
Krishnarajanagara
Getting there

How to reach Arakere

Mandal centre
Krishnarajanagara · ≈ 33 km
≈ 1 h 8 min by car · 1 h 21 min by bike
Directions
District centre
Mysuru · ≈ 33 km
≈ 1 h 9 min by car · 1 h 22 min by bike
Directions
Nearest town · 10,568 people
Gandhinagar · ≈ 19 km
≈ 40 min by car · 47 min by bike
Directions
Distance to cities · straight line
  • Bengaluru105 kmcapital
  • Chennai382 km
  • Hyderabad581 km
  • Mumbai852 km
Nearest by kind · anywhere in the region
  • Railway stationYeliyur11 km
  • Bus stopBus 313 to Mysore11 km
  • Hospital / PHCGovernment Hospital Mahadevapur5 km
  • ATM / bankCanara Bank12 km
  • Petrol pumpIndian Oil9 km
  • CollegePES College of Engineering13 km
  • Police stationಜಿಲ್ಲಾ ಸಶಸ್ತ್ರ ಮೀಸಲು ಪಡೆ14 km
Places of worship · within 5 km

Temples & shrines near Arakere

1 Temple mapped by OpenStreetMap contributors. Residents can add the village jatara and temple festival under Events.

  • 🛕Sri Kaveri Boredevara DevasthanaTemple3.9 km ↗
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Sources & freshness
  • Population, literacy, households: Census 2011 (PCA)
  • Village directory: Local Government Directory, record updated 2026-05-09
  • Mandi prices: Agmarknet via data.gov.in, 2026-09-08
  • Weather: OpenWeatherMap / Open-Meteo, live
  • Places nearby: OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)
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