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About Kalkora Village

Kalkora is a large village in Basavakalyan tehsil, in the district of Bidar, Karnataka. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 3,711, made up of 1,915 males and 1,796 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 938 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1337.23 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 585437, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kalkora Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kalkora village
Description Value
State Karnataka
District Bidar
Tehsil Basavakalyan
Pincode 585437
Area (hectares) 1337.23 hectares
Population 3,711
Male Population 1,915
Female Population 1,796
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 938
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Kalkora compares

By the 2011 count Kalkora is the 18th largest of the 107 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 2,509 residents. Its 1337.23 hectares work out to about 2.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 969.

Getting to Kalkora

Kalkora is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Kalkora 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 Kalkora from other places

Kalkora lies about 66 km from Bidar, and the nearest railway station is Kamalapura, about 6.2 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 Kalkora
Nearest railway station Kamalapura 6.2 km
Nearest town Homnābād 23 km
Tehsil headquarters Basavakalyan 26 km
District headquarters Bidar 66 km

Villages closest to Kalkora

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Basavakalyan 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 Kalkora

As per the Census of India 2011, Kalkora village had a population of 3,711. That makes it the 18th largest of the 107 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,509 residents.

Kalkora village has 1,915 males and 1,796 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kalkora has about 938 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 969.

The pincode recorded for Kalkora is 585437. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kalkora covers 1337.23 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Kalkora falls under Basavakalyan tehsil of Bidar district in Karnataka.

The nearest railway station to Kalkora is Kamalapura, about 6.2 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 Kalkora.

Kalkora is about 66 km from Bidar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kalkora is in Basavakalyan tehsil of Bidar district. Kamalapura is about 6.2 km away. Homnābād is about 23 km away. Basavakalyan is about 26 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Janwada (3.1 km), Chicknagaon (4.4 km) and Hiranagaon (6.7 km).

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

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