Arehalli is a village in the state of
Karnataka
Karnataka (; ISO: , , also known as Karunāḍu) is a state in the southwestern region of India. It was formed on 1 November 1956, with the passage of the States Reorganisation Act. Originally known as Mysore State , it was renamed ''Karnat ...
in southern
India
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.
[Village code= 2465300 ][ Arehalli, Hassan, Karnataka] It is located in the
Belur taluk
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of
Hassan district in Karnataka, and is about 230 kilometres from the state capital
Bangalore
Bangalore (), List of renamed places in India, officially Bengaluru (), is the Capital city, capital and largest city of the Indian state of Karnataka. It has a population of more than and a metropolitan area, metropolitan population of a ...
, and 146 kilometres from the chief port city of
Mangalore
Mangalore (), officially known as Mangaluru, is a major port city of the Indian state of Karnataka. It is located between the Arabian Sea and the Western Ghats about west of Bangalore, the state capital, 20 km north of Karnataka–Ke ...
. It is well connected by road through the city of Hassan. The nearest airport is
Mangalore International Airport
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, and Sakleshpur Railway Station is located at a distance of 14 kilometres.
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.
Demographics
As of 2001 India
census
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, Arehalli had a population of 6339 with 3141 males and 3198 females.
See also
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Hassan Hassan, Hasan, Hassane, Haasana, Hassaan, Asan, Hassun, Hasun, Hassen, Hasson or Hasani may refer to:
People
*Hassan (given name), Arabic given name and a list of people with that given name
*Hassan (surname), Arabic, Jewish, Irish, and Scottis ...
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Districts of Karnataka
The Indian State of Karnataka consists of 31 districts grouped into 4 administrative divisions. The state geographically has 3 principal regions: the coastal region of Karavali, the hilly Malenadu region comprising the Western Ghats, and the ...
References
External links
* http://Hassan.nic.in/
* https://web.archive.org/web/20170110085804/http://www.arehalli.com/
Villages in Hassan district
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