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About Kalkere Village

Kalkere is a mid sized village in Channarayapatna tehsil, in the district of Hassan, Karnataka. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,186, made up of 581 males and 605 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,041 females per 1000 males. The village covers 476.27 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 573220, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kalkere Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kalkere village
Description Value
State Karnataka
District Hassan
Tehsil Channarayapatna
Pincode 573220
Area (hectares) 476.27 hectares
Population 1,186
Male Population 581
Female Population 605
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,041
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Kalkere compares

By the 2011 count Kalkere is the 33rd largest of the 345 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 629 residents. Its 476.27 hectares work out to about 2.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1047.

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 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. 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 Kalkere from other places

Kalkere lies about 41 km from Hassan, and the nearest railway station is Hirisave, about 12 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 Hirisave 12 km
Tehsil headquarters Channarayapatna 12 km
Nearest town Channarāyapatna 12 km
District headquarters Hassan 41 km

Villages closest to Kalkere

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Kalkere village had a population of 1,186. That makes it the 33rd largest of the 345 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 629 residents.

Kalkere village has 581 males and 605 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kalkere has about 1041 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1047.

The pincode recorded for Kalkere is 573220. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kalkere covers 476.27 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Kalkere falls under Channarayapatna tehsil of Hassan district in Karnataka.

The nearest railway station to Kalkere is Hirisave, about 12 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 <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Kalkere.

Kalkere is about 41 km from Hassan in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kalkere is in Channarayapatna tehsil of Hassan district. Hirisave is about 12 km away. Channarayapatna is about 12 km away. Channarāyapatna is about 12 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Hulikere (under 2 km), Karekere (under 2 km) and Tenkanahalli (1.5 km).

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

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