About Kalkere Village

Kalkere is a mid sized village in Kadur tehsil, in the district of Chikmagalur, Karnataka. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,954, made up of 962 males and 992 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,031 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1272.04 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 577180, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kalkere Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kalkere village
Description	Value
State	Karnataka
District	Chikmagalur
Tehsil	Kadur
Pincode	577180
Area (hectares)	1272.04 hectares
Population	1,954
Male Population	962
Female Population	992
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,031
Bus Service (public)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Kalkere compares

By the 2011 count Kalkere is the 23rd largest of the 245 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 890 residents. Its 1272.04 hectares work out to about 1.5 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 987.

Getting to Kalkere

Kalkere is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Kalkere as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. 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 Kalkere from other places

Kalkere lies about 58 km from Chikmagalur, and the nearest railway station is Ajjampura, about 16 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 Kalkere
Nearest railway station	Ajjampura	16 km
Nearest town	Hosadurga	18 km
Tehsil headquarters	Kadur	22 km
District headquarters	Chikmagalur	58 km

Villages closest to Kalkere

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

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Common questions about Kalkere

As per the Census of India 2011, Kalkere village had a population of 1,954. That makes it the 23rd largest of the 245 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 890 residents.

Kalkere village has 962 males and 992 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kalkere has about 1031 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 987.

The pincode recorded for Kalkere is 577180. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kalkere covers 1272.04 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.5 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Kalkere falls under Kadur tehsil of Chikmagalur district in Karnataka.

The nearest railway station to Kalkere is Ajjampura, about 16 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 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Kalkere.

Kalkere is about 58 km from Chikmagalur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kalkere is in Kadur tehsil of Chikmagalur district. Ajjampura is about 16 km away. Hosadurga is about 18 km away. Kadur is about 22 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.