Arala, Bantval

Arala is a village and Gram Panchayat of the Bantval Taluk in Dakshina Kannada district of Karnataka, which falls under Bantval block. It belongs to Dakshina Kannada parliament constituency and Bantval assembly constituency. Lakshmidhara Shetty is the President of Arala Gram Panchayat, who can be contacted at email address aralagp@gmail.com and mobile number 99803xxx06. The Secretary is Dharmaraja P, who can be reached at email address dharmarajrayee@gmail.com and mobile number 94818xxx02. The Panchayat address is Arala Grama Panchayath, Arala Post, Pincode - 574211. You can reach there by taking a bus till Ermala Bus Stop which is less than a km away. The Panchayat has internet facility. There are three computers, one laptop, two printers and two scanners available for various works.

As on February 2025, the current population of Arala is 4.3 thousands out of which 2.1 thousands are males and rest 2.2 thousands are females. The sex ratio of this village is 1068 females per 1000 males. There are around 480 teenagers in Arala. It has literacy rate of 75% which means around 3.2 thousands persons can read and write. Total 192 people belonging to scheduled caste and 147 scheduled tribe people live in the village. There are around 814 households in Arala, which means every family has 5 members on average. The village has working population of 2.2 thousands. The pincode of Arala is 574211 and there are many postoffices around the village which can used to send speed post, registered parcel etc.

• Bantval Sub Post office
• Ajilamogru Branch Post office
• Kuriyala Branch Post office
• Panjikal Branch Post office
• Arla Branch Post office

Schools

Arala has many good schools for education and follwing are popular schools among students.

• S.V.S English School Vidyagiri Bantwal
• Svs Temple English Medium High School Bantwal
• Thouheed English Medium High School Kelaginapete
• Dkzp Govt. Hps & High School Daddalakadu
• Svs Pre University College Bantwala

Hospitals

Arala has many good hospitals for treatment and follwing are popular among people.

• Moodanadugodu Sub-Center
• Panjikallu Primary Health Center
• Kadeshwalya Sub-Center
• Amtady Sub-Center

Banks

Arala has many good banks for financial services and follwing are popular among people.

• Bank of Baroda Jakribettu
• Bank of Baroda Sarapady
• Canara Bank Bantwal
• Canara Bank Sornad
• Canara Bank Bantwal II

Panchayat Members

President

Lakshmidhara Shetty is the President of Arala Gram Panchayat, whose mobile no. is 99803xxx06 and email is aralagp@gmail.com.

Vice President

Prema is the Vice President of Arala Gram Panchayat, whose mobile no. is 72596xxx66 and email is aralagp@gmail.com.

Member

Arala Gram Panchayat has total 8 elected Member.

1. Chandrahasa Poojary - Mobile: 96112xxx89 - Email: aralagp@gmail.com
2. Devaki - Mobile: 87228xxx57 - Email: aralagp@gmail.com
3. Prasanna - Mobile: 99007xxx01 - Email: aralagp@gmail.com
4. Thungamma - Mobile: 99723xxx54 - Email: aralagp@gmail.com
5. Dejappa D - Mobile: 89704xxx66 - Email: aralagp@gmail.com
6. Nalini - Mobile: 96632xxx35 - Email: aralagp@gmail.com
7. Ashraf - Mobile: 94486xxx80 - Email: aralagp@gmail.com
8. Hameeda Banu - Mobile: 98455xxx01 - Email: aralagp@gmail.com

Covered villages

Arala Gram Panchayat manages total 1 villages.

• Arala