# Kalkere Village, Hosdurga, Chitradurga (Karnataka) – PIN Code > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/karnataka/chitradurga/hosdurga/kalkere/ Village · Hosdurga, Chitradurga # Kalkere Kalkere is a village in Hosdurga sub-district of Chitradurga district, Karnataka, PIN code **577542**. The 2011 Census counted **1,223 people in 301 households**, the 57th largest of 201 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 65.3%, below the sub-district's rural average of 71.8%. - 1,223people (2011) - 301households - 65.3%literacy - 577542PIN code ## Kalkere PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Kalkere is 577542.** Kalkere falls in Hosdurga sub-district, Chitradurga district, Karnataka. - PIN code577542 - Gram panchayatBallalasamudra - Community development blockHosdurga - Census village code605950 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? - Hosdurga (sub-district HQ)15 km by road - Chitradurga (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? 12 services counted by the Census are inside Kalkere; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Primary schoolIn village · 2 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 - ●Family welfare centreIn village · 1 - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Public bus serviceIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Hosadurga - ○Degree college10+ km · Hosdurga - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Hosdurga - ○Primary health centre10+ km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensaryunder 5 km - ○Post office10+ km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATM10+ km - ○Commercial bank10+ km - ○Mandi / regular market10+ km - ○Public library5–10 km ### Water and power - Drinking wateruntreated tap water, hand pumps and tube wells / boreholes - Electricity (2011)1 h summer · 1 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 green gram**. About 73% of the 776 hectares of village land is sown, and 42 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, 96 had electricity, 4 a toilet at home and 2 cooked with LPG; 19 had a mobile phone, 6 a two-wheeler and 0 a car. ■ Kalkere · ■ Hosdurga rural average Electricity for lighting ****96%** **92% Toilet within the home ****4%** **17% No toilet (open defecation) ****96%** **82% Tap water ****100%** **58% Drinking water within premises ****24%** **15% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****2%** **6% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****97%** **93% Use banking services ****44%** **51% Television ****34%** **44% Mobile phone ****19%** **40% Computer with internet ****0%** **1% Two-wheeler ****6%** **12% Car / jeep / van ****0%** **1% None of these assets ****55%** **30% Own their home ****97%** **93% 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 · ■ Hosdurga rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****65.3%** **71.8% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1028** **976 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****877** **959 Working population ****52.4%** **56.3% ### Women and men Literacy is 74.4% for men and 56.7% for women. 61% of men and 45% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 206 (32%) · **■** Farm labourers 107 (17%) · **■** Household industry 1 (0%) · **■** Other work 203 (32%) · **■** Marginal 124 (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 Hosdurga - Nakikere1,314 people - Doddabyladakere1,306 people - Adrikatte1,280 people - Banasihalli1,241 people - Chikkathekalavatti1,222 people - Aralihalli1,221 people - Ittigehalli1,207 people - Srirangapura1,195 people [All 225 villages in Hosdurga](https://wherepedia.org/india/karnataka/chitradurga/hosdurga/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Kalkere?577542 - How far is Kalkere from Chitradurga?75 km by road - What is the population of Kalkere?1,223 (Census 2011) - Which district is Kalkere in?Chitradurga district (Hosdurga sub-district), Karnataka - What is the literacy rate of Kalkere?65.3% (Census 2011)