About Kalmakaru Village

Kalmakaru is a mid sized village in Sulya tehsil, in the district of Dakshina Kannada, Karnataka. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,167, made up of 592 males and 575 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 971 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1890.61 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 574218, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kalmakaru Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kalmakaru village
Description	Value
State	Karnataka
District	Dakshina Kannada
Tehsil	Sulya
Pincode	574218
Area (hectares)	1890.61 hectares
Population	1,167
Male Population	592
Female Population	575
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	971
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Kalmakaru compares

By the 2011 count Kalmakaru is among the smallest villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 3,132 residents. Its 1890.61 hectares work out to about 0.6 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 1009.

Getting to Kalmakaru

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

Kalmakaru lies about 55 km from Dakshina Kannada, and the nearest railway station is Bajakere, about 26 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 Kalmakaru
Nearest town	Madikeri	16 km
Nearest railway station	Bajakere	26 km
Tehsil headquarters	Sulya	27 km
District headquarters	Dakshina Kannada	55 km

Villages closest to Kalmakaru

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Kalmakaru village had a population of 1,167. That makes it among the smallest villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 3,132 residents.

Kalmakaru village has 592 males and 575 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kalmakaru has about 971 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 1009.

The pincode recorded for Kalmakaru is 574218. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kalmakaru covers 1890.61 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.6 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Kalmakaru falls under Sulya tehsil of Dakshina Kannada district in Karnataka.

The nearest railway station to Kalmakaru is Bajakere, about 26 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 10+ km distance for Kalmakaru.

Kalmakaru is about 55 km from Dakshina Kannada in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kalmakaru is in Sulya tehsil of Dakshina Kannada district. Madikeri is about 16 km away. Bajakere is about 26 km away. Sulya is about 27 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.