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About Kalkere Village

Kalkere is a mid sized village in Magadi tehsil, in the district of Ramanagara, Karnataka. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 513, made up of 253 males and 260 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,028 females per 1000 males. The village covers 403.3 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 562131, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kalkere Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kalkere village
Description Value
State Karnataka
District Ramanagara
Tehsil Magadi
Pincode 562131
Area (hectares) 403.3 hectares
Population 513
Male Population 253
Female Population 260
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,028
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Kalkere compares

By the 2011 count Kalkere is the 127th largest of the 255 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 634 residents. Its 403.3 hectares work out to about 1.3 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 984.

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 village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 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 Kalkere from other places

Kalkere lies about 38 km from Ramanagara, and the nearest railway station is Tippasandra, about 6.1 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 Kalkere
Nearest railway station Tippasandra 6.1 km
Nearest town Kunigal 9.4 km
Tehsil headquarters Magadi 13 km
District headquarters Ramanagara 38 km

Villages closest to Kalkere

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Magadi 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 513. That makes it the 127th largest of the 255 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 634 residents.

Kalkere village has 253 males and 260 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kalkere has about 1028 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 984.

The pincode recorded for Kalkere is 562131. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kalkere covers 403.3 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.3 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Kalkere falls under Magadi tehsil of Ramanagara district in Karnataka.

The nearest railway station to Kalkere is Tippasandra, about 6.1 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 <5 km distance for Kalkere.

Kalkere is about 38 km from Ramanagara in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kalkere is in Magadi tehsil of Ramanagara district. Tippasandra is about 6.1 km away. Kunigal is about 9.4 km away. Magadi is about 13 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Bommanahalli (1.6 km), Iyandahalli (2.3 km) and Talekere (3.6 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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