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About Kalkuni Village

Kalkuni is one of the larger villages in Malavalli tehsil, in the district of Mandya, Karnataka. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 8,844, made up of 4,399 males and 4,445 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,010 females per 1000 males. The village covers 775.79 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 571424, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kalkuni Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kalkuni village
Description Value
State Karnataka
District Mandya
Tehsil Malavalli
Pincode 571424
Area (hectares) 775.79 hectares
Population 8,844
Male Population 4,399
Female Population 4,445
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,010
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Kalkuni compares

By the 2011 count Kalkuni is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 1,484 residents. Its 775.79 hectares work out to about 11 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 977.

Getting to Kalkuni

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

Kalkuni lies about 21 km from Mandya. 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 Kalkuni
Nearest town Bannūr 8.7 km
Tehsil headquarters Malavalli 14 km
District headquarters Mandya 21 km

Villages closest to Kalkuni

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Kalkuni village had a population of 8,844. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,484 residents.

Kalkuni village has 4,399 males and 4,445 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kalkuni has about 1010 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 977.

The pincode recorded for Kalkuni is 571424. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kalkuni covers 775.79 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 11 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Kalkuni falls under Malavalli tehsil of Mandya district in Karnataka.

The census record for Kalkuni notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Kalkuni.

Kalkuni is about 21 km from Mandya in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kalkuni is in Malavalli tehsil of Mandya district. Bannūr is about 8.7 km away. Malavalli is about 14 km away. Mandya is about 21 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Honaganahalli (under 2 km), Nanjapura (3.3 km) and Huvinakoppalu (3.6 km).

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

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