About Kalkere Village

Kalkere is a mid sized village in Koratagere tehsil, in the district of Tumkur, Karnataka. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,161, made up of 585 males and 576 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 985 females per 1000 males. The village covers 856.96 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 572128, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kalkere Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kalkere village
Description	Value
State	Karnataka
District	Tumkur
Tehsil	Koratagere
Pincode	572128
Area (hectares)	856.96 hectares
Population	1,161
Male Population	585
Female Population	576
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	985
Bus Service (public)	Available within 5 - 10 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 33rd largest of the 226 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 660 residents. Its 856.96 hectares work out to about 1.4 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 976.

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 - 10 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 35 km from Tumkur, and the nearest railway station is Gauribidanur, about 26 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 town	Madhugiri	8.5 km
Tehsil headquarters	Koratagere	10 km
Nearest railway station	Gauribidanur	26 km
District headquarters	Tumkur	35 km

Villages closest to Kalkere

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Kalkere village had a population of 1,161. That makes it the 33rd largest of the 226 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 660 residents.

Kalkere village has 585 males and 576 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kalkere has about 985 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 976.

The pincode recorded for Kalkere is 572128. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kalkere covers 856.96 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.4 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Kalkere falls under Koratagere tehsil of Tumkur district in Karnataka.

The nearest railway station to Kalkere is Gauribidanur, about 26 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 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Kalkere.

Kalkere is about 35 km from Tumkur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kalkere is in Koratagere tehsil of Tumkur district. Madhugiri is about 8.5 km away. Koratagere is about 10 km away. Gauribidanur is about 26 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.