Arasikere is a city and taluka in the Hassan district in the state of Karnataka, India.

Arsikere Junction is a major railway junction in the South Western Railway which links Mangalore and Mysore to North Karnataka and a central place for tourists who visit nearby places that do not have rail access, such as Belur, Halebidu and Shravanabelagola, Harnahalli, and Kodimata.

The name Arasikere originates from one of the princesses of the Hoysala dynasty, who built a lake (kere in Kannada) near the town.

[2] Arasikere was also called Udbhava Sarvagna Vijaya and Ballālapura at various times.

Under the rulers of Vijayanagara, it was under the administrative control of Jagadevaraya of Channaptna and later placed under Thimmappa Nayaka of Tarikere.

[5] Notable educational facilities in Arsikere include the following: Arsikere serves as a common point for people travelling from Bengaluru to Northwest Karnataka and for commuters from Mysuru towards all of Northern Karnataka.

Trains typically stop here before heading to Hassan, Bangalore, Hubli, Mysuru and Mangalore.