About Kalkeri Village

Kalkeri is a large village in Mundargi tehsil, in the district of Gadag, Karnataka. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 3,791, made up of 1,973 males and 1,818 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 921 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1665.08 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 582118, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kalkeri Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kalkeri village
Description	Value
State	Karnataka
District	Gadag
Tehsil	Mundargi
Pincode	582118
Area (hectares)	1665.08 hectares
Population	3,791
Male Population	1,973
Female Population	1,818
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	921
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Kalkeri compares

By the 2011 count Kalkeri is the 6th largest of the 54 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 1,981 residents. Its 1665.08 hectares work out to about 2.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 971.

Getting to Kalkeri

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

Kalkeri lies about 37 km from Gadag, and the nearest railway station is Sompur Road, about 29 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 Kalkeri
Tehsil headquarters	Mundargi	7.2 km
Nearest railway station	Sompur Road	29 km
District headquarters	Gadag	37 km

Villages closest to Kalkeri

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Kalkeri village had a population of 3,791. That makes it the 6th largest of the 54 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,981 residents.

Kalkeri village has 1,973 males and 1,818 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kalkeri has about 921 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 971.

The pincode recorded for Kalkeri is 582118. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kalkeri covers 1665.08 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Kalkeri falls under Mundargi tehsil of Gadag district in Karnataka.

The nearest railway station to Kalkeri is Sompur Road, about 29 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 5 - 10 km distance for Kalkeri.

Kalkeri is about 37 km from Gadag in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kalkeri is in Mundargi tehsil of Gadag district. Mundargi is about 7.2 km away. Sompur Road is about 29 km away. Gadag is about 37 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.