Arehalli Explained

Arehalli
Settlement Type:Village
Pushpin Map:India Karnataka#India
Pushpin Label Position:right
Pushpin Map Caption:Location in Karnataka, India
Coordinates:13.0458°N 75.8042°W
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name: India
Subdivision Type1:State
Subdivision Name1:Karnataka
Subdivision Type2:District
Subdivision Name2:Hassan
Parts Type:Talukas
Parts:Belur
Governing Body:Grama Panchayath
Unit Pref:Metric
Area Total Km2:5.1584
Population Total:7467 [1]
Population As Of:2011
Population Density Km2:auto
Demographics Type1:Languages
Demographics1 Title1:Official
Demographics1 Info1:Kannada
Timezone1:IST
Utc Offset1:+5:30
Postal Code Type:PIN
Postal Code:573101
Registration Plate:KA-46

Arehalli is a village in the state of Karnataka in southern India.[2] As per census 2011, the location code number of Arehalli is 615144. It is located in the Belur taluk of Hassan district in Karnataka, and is about 230 kilometres from the state capital Bangalore, and 146 kilometres from the chief port city of Mangalore. It is well connected by road through the city of Hassan. The nearest airport is Mangalore International Airport at 160 km, and the nearest major railway station is Hassan Junction railway station located at a distance of 46 km; Sakleshpura railway station is 17 km away.

Agriculture

Local farmers grow coffee (also known as Arehalli Koffee) on their plantation lands. Arehalli contributes 40% of coffee to Karnataka's 71% of contribution in the country's coffee production. According to Arnold Wright, who wrote a book on the state of Mysore dated 1914, Sir Basil Scott (former Chief Justice of Bombay, British India in 1914) owned a coffee plantation in Arehalli.

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Census Data Handbook 2011 Hassan District. 9 August 2023.
  2. Web site: Yahoomaps India : . 2008-12-18 . https://web.archive.org/web/20081218082545/http://in.maps.yahoo.com/ . 18 December 2008 . dead . Arehalli, Hassan, Karnataka