About Kalkai Village

Kalkai is a small village in Siddapur tehsil, in the district of Uttara Kannada, Karnataka. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 465, made up of 230 males and 235 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,022 females per 1000 males. The village covers 319.18 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 581322, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kalkai Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kalkai village
Description	Value
State	Karnataka
District	Uttara Kannada
Tehsil	Siddapur
Pincode	581322
Area (hectares)	319.18 hectares
Population	465
Male Population	230
Female Population	235
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,022
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Kalkai compares

By the 2011 count Kalkai is the 65th largest of the 192 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 427 residents. Its 319.18 hectares work out to about 1.5 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1010.

Getting to Kalkai

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

Kalkai lies about 34 km from Uttara Kannada, and the nearest railway station is Talaguppa, about 37 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 Kalkai
Nearest town	Sirsi	9.3 km
Tehsil headquarters	Siddapur	22 km
District headquarters	Uttara Kannada	34 km
Nearest railway station	Talaguppa	37 km

Villages closest to Kalkai

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Kalkai village had a population of 465. That makes it the 65th largest of the 192 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 427 residents.

Kalkai village has 230 males and 235 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kalkai has about 1022 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1010.

The pincode recorded for Kalkai is 581322. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kalkai covers 319.18 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.5 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Kalkai falls under Siddapur tehsil of Uttara Kannada district in Karnataka.

The nearest railway station to Kalkai is Talaguppa, about 37 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 10+ km distance for Kalkai.

Kalkai is about 34 km from Uttara Kannada in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kalkai is in Siddapur tehsil of Uttara Kannada district. Sirsi is about 9.3 km away. Siddapur is about 22 km away. Uttara Kannada is about 34 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.