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About Kalkuppi Village

Kalkuppi is a mid sized village in Sampgaon tehsil, in the district of Belgaum, Karnataka. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,389, made up of 720 males and 669 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 929 females per 1000 males. The village covers 871.88 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 591102, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kalkuppi Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kalkuppi village
Description Value
State Karnataka
District Belgaum
Tehsil Sampgaon
Pincode 591102
Area (hectares) 871.88 hectares
Population 1,389
Male Population 720
Female Population 669
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 929
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Kalkuppi compares

By the 2011 count Kalkuppi is the 86th largest of the 132 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 2,515 residents. Its 871.88 hectares work out to about 1.6 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 981.

Getting to Kalkuppi

Kalkuppi is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Kalkuppi as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Kalkuppi from other places

Kalkuppi lies about 34 km from Belgaum, and the nearest railway station is Suldhal, about 17 km away. The figures below are straight-line distances from the village to each place. A road journey is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again.

Distances from Kalkuppi
Nearest town Bail-Hongal 14 km
Tehsil headquarters Sampgaon 16 km
Nearest railway station Suldhal 17 km
District headquarters Belgaum 34 km

Villages closest to Kalkuppi

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Sampgaon tehsil.

Source: Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. Figures have not been revised since collection. Read more on our about the data page.

Common questions about Kalkuppi

As per the Census of India 2011, Kalkuppi village had a population of 1,389. That makes it the 86th largest of the 132 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,515 residents.

Kalkuppi village has 720 males and 669 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kalkuppi has about 929 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 981.

The pincode recorded for Kalkuppi is 591102. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kalkuppi covers 871.88 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.6 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Kalkuppi falls under Sampgaon tehsil of Belgaum district in Karnataka.

The nearest railway station to Kalkuppi is Suldhal, about 17 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 10+ km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within village for Kalkuppi.

Kalkuppi is about 34 km from Belgaum in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kalkuppi is in Sampgaon tehsil of Belgaum district. Bail-Hongal is about 14 km away. Sampgaon is about 16 km away. Suldhal is about 17 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Somanatti (3.2 km), Vannur (4.8 km) and Nesargi (4.9 km).

No. It is the count from the Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. The population of Kalkuppi today is likely to be higher.

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