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About Kalkhamb Village

Kalkhamb is a mid sized village in Sedam tehsil, in the district of Gulbarga, Karnataka. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,457, made up of 711 males and 746 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,049 females per 1000 males. The village covers 912.37 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 585222, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kalkhamb Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kalkhamb village
Description Value
State Karnataka
District Gulbarga
Tehsil Sedam
Pincode 585222
Area (hectares) 912.37 hectares
Population 1,457
Male Population 711
Female Population 746
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,049
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Kalkhamb compares

By the 2011 count Kalkhamb is the 36th largest of the 107 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 1,584 residents. Its 912.37 hectares work out to about 1.6 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 1024.

Getting to Kalkhamb

Kalkhamb is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Kalkhamb 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 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Kalkhamb from other places

Kalkhamb lies about 50 km from Gulbarga, and the nearest railway station is Malkhaid Road, about 8.1 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 Kalkhamb
Nearest railway station Malkhaid Road 8.1 km
Tehsil headquarters Sedam 11 km
District headquarters Gulbarga 50 km

Villages closest to Kalkhamb

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Kalkhamb village had a population of 1,457. That makes it the 36th largest of the 107 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,584 residents.

Kalkhamb village has 711 males and 746 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kalkhamb has about 1049 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 1024.

The pincode recorded for Kalkhamb is 585222. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kalkhamb covers 912.37 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.6 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Kalkhamb falls under Sedam tehsil of Gulbarga district in Karnataka.

The nearest railway station to Kalkhamb is Malkhaid Road, about 8.1 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 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 Kalkhamb.

Kalkhamb is about 50 km from Gulbarga in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kalkhamb is in Sedam tehsil of Gulbarga district. Malkhaid Road is about 8.1 km away. Sedam is about 11 km away. Gulbarga is about 50 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Allhalli (2.1 km), Udgi (5.1 km) and Hanmanhalli (6.6 km).

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

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