# Kalkere Village, Kadur, Chikmagalur (Karnataka) – PIN Code > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/karnataka/chikmagalur/kadur/kalkere/ Village · Kadur, Chikmagalur # Kalkere Kalkere is a village in Kadur sub-district of Chikmagalur district, Karnataka, PIN code **577180**. The 2011 Census counted **1,954 people in 455 households**, the 26th largest of 272 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 72.4%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 74.3%. - 1,954people (2011) - 455households - 72.4%literacy - 577180PIN code ## Kalkere PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Kalkere is 577180.** Kalkere falls in Kadur sub-district, Chikmagalur district, Karnataka. - PIN code577180 - Gram panchayatKalkere - Community development blockKadur - Census village code609397 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Kalkere from nearby towns? - Kadur (sub-district HQ)35 km by road - Chikmagalur (district HQ)75 km by road - Hosdurga (nearest town)15 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 Kalkere? 19 services counted by the Census are inside Kalkere; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Primary schoolIn village · 3 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 2 govt - ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 private - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 - ●DispensaryIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Family welfare centreIn village · 1 - ●Sub post officeIn village - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Private bus serviceIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn 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 - ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Antharagatte - ○Degree college5–10 km · Ajjampura - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Hosdurga - ○Primary health centre10+ km - ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km - ○Post office5–10 km - ○Public bus service5–10 km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATM10+ km - ○Commercial bank5–10 km ### Water and power - Drinking wateruntreated tap water, covered wells, hand pumps and tube wells / boreholes - Electricity (2011)8 h summer · 10 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 Kalkere known for? The main crops are **ragi and coconut**. About 69% of the 1,272 hectares of village land is sown, and 200 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 Kalkere Of every 100 households in Kalkere in 2011, 92 had electricity, 32 a toilet at home and 2 cooked with LPG; 38 had a mobile phone, 11 a two-wheeler and 2 a car. ■ Kalkere · ■ Kadur rural average Electricity for lighting ****92%** **86% Toilet within the home ****32%** **28% No toilet (open defecation) ****68%** **71% Tap water ****63%** **68% Drinking water within premises ****48%** **32% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****2%** **11% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****96%** **88% Use banking services ****49%** **57% Television ****46%** **53% Mobile phone ****38%** **40% Computer with internet ****0%** **1% Two-wheeler ****11%** **18% Car / jeep / van ****2%** **2% None of these assets ****23%** **19% Own their home ****97%** **94% 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 Kalkere? ■ Kalkere · ■ Kadur rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****72.4%** **74.3% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1031** **987 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1080** **959 Working population ****52.5%** **58.3% ### Women and men Literacy is 80.0% for men and 65.0% for women. 68% of men and 37% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 303 (30%) · **■** Farm labourers 79 (8%) · **■** Household industry 3 (0%) · **■** Other work 60 (6%) · **■** Marginal 580 (57%) 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 Kadur - Ramanahalli2,054 people - Somanahalli2,012 people - Jigenehalli2,001 people - Udugere1,956 people - Macheri1,940 people - Muthanagere1,921 people - Hogrehalli1,898 people - Antharagatte1,878 people [All 312 villages in Kadur](https://wherepedia.org/india/karnataka/chikmagalur/kadur/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Kalkere?577180 - How far is Kalkere from Chikmagalur?75 km by road - What is the population of Kalkere?1,954 (Census 2011) - Which district is Kalkere in?Chikmagalur district (Kadur sub-district), Karnataka - What is the literacy rate of Kalkere?72.4% (Census 2011)