About Kalkere Village

Kalkere is a mid sized village in Tiptur tehsil, in the district of Tumkur, Karnataka. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 992, made up of 502 males and 490 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 976 females per 1000 males. The village covers 520.45 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 572201, 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	Tiptur
Pincode	572201
Area (hectares)	520.45 hectares
Population	992
Male Population	502
Female Population	490
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	976
Bus Service (public)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Kalkere compares

By the 2011 count Kalkere is the 44th largest of the 207 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 734 residents. Its 520.45 hectares work out to about 1.9 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, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 1015.

Getting to Kalkere

Kalkere is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Kalkere as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 5 - 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 55 km from Tumkur, and the nearest railway station is Aralaguppe, 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	Aralaguppe	12 km
Tehsil headquarters	Tiptur	21 km
Nearest town	Tiptūr	21 km
District headquarters	Tumkur	55 km

Villages closest to Kalkere

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Tiptur 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 992. That makes it the 44th largest of the 207 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 734 residents.

Kalkere village has 502 males and 490 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kalkere has about 976 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 1015.

The pincode recorded for Kalkere is 572201. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kalkere covers 520.45 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.9 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Kalkere falls under Tiptur tehsil of Tumkur district in Karnataka.

The nearest railway station to Kalkere is Aralaguppe, about 12 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 10 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Kalkere.

Kalkere is about 55 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 Tiptur tehsil of Tumkur district. Aralaguppe is about 12 km away. Tiptur is about 21 km away. Tiptūr is about 21 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.