# Kalkere Village, Holalkere, Chitradurga (Karnataka) – PIN Code > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/karnataka/chitradurga/holalkere/kalkere/ Village · Holalkere, Chitradurga # Kalkere Kalkere is a village in Holalkere sub-district of Chitradurga district, Karnataka, PIN code **577531**. The 2011 Census counted **2,615 people in 542 households**, the 9th largest of 163 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 76.2%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 74.3%. - 2,615people (2011) - 542households - 76.2%literacy - 577531PIN code ## Kalkere PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Kalkere is 577531.** Kalkere falls in Holalkere sub-district, Chitradurga district, Karnataka. - PIN code577531 - Gram panchayatDummi - Community development blockHolalkere - Census village code605681 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? - Holalkere (sub-district HQ)14 km by road - Chitradurga (district HQ)42 km by road - Holalkere (nearest town)14 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? 16 services counted by the Census are inside Kalkere; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Primary schoolIn village · 2 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 private - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 - ●Family welfare centreIn village · 1 - ●Sub post officeIn village - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Public bus serviceIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Agricultural credit societyIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Malladihalli - ○Degree college10+ km · Holalkere - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Holalkere - ○Primary health centre5–10 km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensary10+ km - ○Post office5–10 km - ○Railway station5–10 km - ○ATM10+ km - ○Commercial bank5–10 km - ○Mandi / regular market10+ km - ○Public libraryunder 5 km ### Water and power - Drinking wateruntreated tap water, hand pumps, tube wells / boreholes and tanks / ponds - Electricity (2011)6 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 81% of the 962 hectares of village land is sown, and 126 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, 93 had electricity, 15 a toilet at home and 4 cooked with LPG; 48 had a mobile phone, 12 a two-wheeler and 2 a car. ■ Kalkere · ■ Holalkere rural average Electricity for lighting ****93%** **90% Toilet within the home ****15%** **24% No toilet (open defecation) ****85%** **74% Tap water ****98%** **56% Drinking water within premises ****2%** **20% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****4%** **11% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****97%** **88% Use banking services ****78%** **60% Television ****54%** **54% Mobile phone ****48%** **52% Computer with internet ****2%** **1% Two-wheeler ****12%** **15% Car / jeep / van ****2%** **2% None of these assets ****24%** **22% Own their home ****94%** **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 · ■ Holalkere rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****76.2%** **74.3% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****913** **971 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1080** **952 Working population ****46.0%** **57.7% ### Women and men Literacy is 83.5% for men and 68.1% for women. 60% of men and 31% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 343 (29%) · **■** Farm labourers 541 (45%) · **■** Household industry 7 (1%) · **■** Other work 78 (6%) · **■** Marginal 233 (19%) 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 Holalkere - Chitrahalli2,989 people - Horakeredevarapura2,976 people - Gunderi2,676 people - Talya2,670 people - Kolalu2,529 people - Thuppadahalli2,499 people - Hirekandavadi2,491 people - Chikkandavadi2,350 people [All 201 villages in Holalkere](https://wherepedia.org/india/karnataka/chitradurga/holalkere/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Kalkere?577531 - How far is Kalkere from Chitradurga?42 km by road - What is the population of Kalkere?2,615 (Census 2011) - Which district is Kalkere in?Chitradurga district (Holalkere sub-district), Karnataka - What is the literacy rate of Kalkere?76.2% (Census 2011)