About Kalkai Village

Kalkai is a small village in Sirsi tehsil, in the district of Uttara Kannada, Karnataka. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 36, made up of 15 males and 21 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,400 females per 1000 males. The village covers 13.09 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 581340, 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	Sirsi
Pincode	581340
Area (hectares)	13.09 hectares
Population	36
Male Population	15
Female Population	21
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,400
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 among the smallest villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 548 residents. Its 13.09 hectares work out to about 2.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 988.

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
Tehsil headquarters	Sirsi	9.3 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 Sirsi 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 36. That makes it among the smallest villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 548 residents.

Kalkai village has 15 males and 21 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kalkai has about 1400 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 988.

The pincode recorded for Kalkai is 581340. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kalkai covers 13.09 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Kalkai falls under Sirsi 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 Sirsi tehsil of Uttara Kannada district. Sirsi is about 9.3 km away. Uttara Kannada is about 34 km away. Talaguppa is about 37 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.