# Kalkeri Village, Sindgi, Bijapur (Karnataka) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/karnataka/bijapur/sindgi/kalkeri/ Village · Sindgi, Bijapur # Kalkeri Kalkeri is a village in Sindgi sub-district of Bijapur district, Karnataka, PIN code **586112**. The 2011 Census counted **8,300 people in 1,697 households**, the 3rd largest of 149 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 71.2%, above the sub-district's rural average of 61.8%. - 8,300people (2011) - 1,697households - 71.2%literacy - 586112PIN code ## Kalkeri PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Kalkeri is 586112.** Kalkeri falls in Sindgi sub-district, Bijapur district, Karnataka. - PIN code586112 - Gram panchayatKalakeri - Community development blockSindgi - Census village code599433 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Kalkeri from nearby towns? - Sindgi (sub-district HQ)33 km by road - Bijapur (district HQ)75 km by road - Talikota (nearest town)21 km by road Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## What facilities are there in Kalkeri? 34 services counted by the Census are inside Kalkeri; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 private - ●Primary schoolIn village · 8 govt · 5 private - ●Middle schoolIn village · 4 govt - ●Secondary schoolIn village · 2 govt · 1 private - ●Senior secondary schoolIn village · 1 private - ●Degree collegeIn village · 1 private - ●ITI / vocational schoolIn village · 1 private - ●Community health centreIn village · 1 · 2 doctors - ●Primary health centreIn village · 1 · 2 doctors - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 2 - ●Maternity & child welfare centreIn village · 1 · 2 doctors - ●TB clinicIn village · 1 · 2 doctors - ●Veterinary hospitalIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Family welfare centreIn village · 2 · 1 doctors - ●Post officeIn village - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Internet / Common Service CentreIn village - ●Public bus serviceIn village - ●Private bus serviceIn village - ●State highwayIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●ATMIn village - ●Commercial bankIn village - ●Cooperative bankIn village - ●Agricultural credit societyIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Mandi / regular marketIn village - ●Weekly haatIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Community centreIn village - ●Public libraryIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensary10+ km - ○Railway station10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water, untreated tap water, covered wells, hand pumps and tube wells / boreholes - Electricity (2011)8 h summer · 8 h winter Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed. ## What is Kalkeri known for? The main crops are **cotton, ground nut and bajra**. About 96% of the 4,616 hectares of village land is sown, and 221 hectares are irrigated. Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## Homes and amenities in Kalkeri Of every 100 households in Kalkeri in 2011, 94 had electricity, 10 a toilet at home and 17 cooked with LPG; 79 had a mobile phone, 18 a two-wheeler and 4 a car. ■ Kalkeri · ■ Sindgi rural average Electricity for lighting ****94%** **78% Toilet within the home ****10%** **4% No toilet (open defecation) ****70%** **86% Tap water ****65%** **30% Drinking water within premises ****42%** **13% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****17%** **4% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****82%** **96% Use banking services ****80%** **67% Television ****62%** **30% Mobile phone ****79%** **65% Computer with internet ****0%** **0% Two-wheeler ****18%** **10% Car / jeep / van ****4%** **2% None of these assets ****8%** **20% Own their home ****82%** **90% Source: [Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14)](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## What is the population of Kalkeri? ■ Kalkeri · ■ Sindgi rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****71.2%** **61.8% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****998** **950 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****991** **920 Working population ****38.3%** **46.6% ### Women and men Literacy is 81.5% for men and 60.9% for women. 49% of men and 27% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 626 (20%) · **■** Farm labourers 686 (22%) · **■** Household industry 59 (2%) · **■** Other work 1,079 (34%) · **■** Marginal 729 (23%) Source: [Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## Other villages of similar size in Sindgi - Almel18,667 people - Devara Hippargi16,554 people - Balaganur7,405 people - Moratgi7,302 people - Chandkavathe7,175 people - Korwar7,148 people [All 150 villages in Sindgi](https://wherepedia.org/india/karnataka/bijapur/sindgi/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Kalkeri?586112 - How far is Kalkeri from Bijapur?75 km by road - What is the population of Kalkeri?8,300 (Census 2011) - Which district is Kalkeri in?Bijapur district (Sindgi sub-district), Karnataka - What is the literacy rate of Kalkeri?71.2% (Census 2011)