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About Kalkere Village

Kalkere is a mid sized village in Malur tehsil, in the district of Kolar, Karnataka. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,144, made up of 570 males and 574 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,007 females per 1000 males. The village covers 239.91 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 563160, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kalkere Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kalkere village
Description Value
State Karnataka
District Kolar
Tehsil Malur
Pincode 563160
Area (hectares) 239.91 hectares
Population 1,144
Male Population 570
Female Population 574
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,007
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Kalkere compares

By the 2011 count Kalkere is the 37th largest of the 301 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 632 residents. Its 239.91 hectares work out to about 4.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 966.

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 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 40 km from Kolar, and the nearest railway station is Devangonthi, 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 Devangonthi 12 km
Nearest town Jūjūvādi 15 km
Tehsil headquarters Malur 16 km
District headquarters Kolar 40 km

Villages closest to Kalkere

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Malur 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 1,144. That makes it the 37th largest of the 301 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 632 residents.

Kalkere village has 570 males and 574 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kalkere has about 1007 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 966.

The pincode recorded for Kalkere is 563160. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kalkere covers 239.91 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Kalkere falls under Malur tehsil of Kolar district in Karnataka.

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

Kalkere is about 40 km from Kolar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kalkere is in Malur tehsil of Kolar district. Devangonthi is about 12 km away. Jūjūvādi is about 15 km away. Malur is about 16 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Chikkathirupathy (under 2 km), Anchemuskur (2.3 km) and Sampangere (2.8 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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