About Kalkera Village

Kalkera is a mid sized village in Gangawati tehsil, in the district of Koppal, Karnataka. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,960, made up of 983 males and 977 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 994 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1656.22 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 583283, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kalkera Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kalkera village
Description	Value
State	Karnataka
District	Koppal
Tehsil	Gangawati
Pincode	583283
Area (hectares)	1656.22 hectares
Population	1,960
Male Population	983
Female Population	977
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	994
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Kalkera compares

By the 2011 count Kalkera is the 59th largest of the 143 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 2,378 residents. Its 1656.22 hectares work out to about 1.2 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 992.

Getting to Kalkera

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

Kalkera lies about 43 km from Koppal, and the nearest railway station is Gangavathi Railway station, about 15 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 Kalkera
Nearest railway station	Gangavathi Railway station	15 km
Tehsil headquarters	Gangawati	15 km
Nearest town	Gangavati	15 km
District headquarters	Koppal	43 km

Villages closest to Kalkera

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Kalkera village had a population of 1,960. That makes it the 59th largest of the 143 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,378 residents.

Kalkera village has 983 males and 977 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kalkera has about 994 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 992.

The pincode recorded for Kalkera is 583283. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kalkera covers 1656.22 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.2 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Kalkera falls under Gangawati tehsil of Koppal district in Karnataka.

The nearest railway station to Kalkera is Gangavathi Railway station, about 15 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 village for Kalkera.

Kalkera is about 43 km from Koppal in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kalkera is in Gangawati tehsil of Koppal district. Gangavathi Railway station is about 15 km away. Gangawati is about 15 km away. Gangavati is about 15 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.