About Kalkere Village

Kalkere is a small village in Channagiri tehsil, in the district of Davanagere, Karnataka. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 71, made up of 34 males and 37 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,088 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1101.35 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 577213, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kalkere Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kalkere village
Description	Value
State	Karnataka
District	Davanagere
Tehsil	Channagiri
Pincode	577213
Area (hectares)	1101.35 hectares
Population	71
Male Population	34
Female Population	37
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,088
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Kalkere compares

By the 2011 count Kalkere is among the smallest villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,460 residents. Its 1101.35 hectares work out to about 0.1 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 983.

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 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 Kalkere from other places

Kalkere lies about 54 km from Davanagere, and the nearest railway station is Nulenuru, about 6.9 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	Nulenuru	6.9 km
Tehsil headquarters	Channagiri	15 km
District headquarters	Davanagere	54 km

Villages closest to Kalkere

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Channagiri 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 71. That makes it among the smallest villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,460 residents.

Kalkere village has 34 males and 37 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kalkere has about 1088 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 983.

The pincode recorded for Kalkere is 577213. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kalkere covers 1101.35 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.1 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Kalkere falls under Channagiri tehsil of Davanagere district in Karnataka.

The nearest railway station to Kalkere is Nulenuru, about 6.9 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 Kalkere.

Kalkere is about 54 km from Davanagere in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kalkere is in Channagiri tehsil of Davanagere district. Nulenuru is about 6.9 km away. Channagiri is about 15 km away. Davanagere is about 54 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.