# Kalkere Village, Channagiri, Davanagere (Karnataka) – PIN Code

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Village · Channagiri, Davanagere 

# Kalkere

Kalkere is a village in Channagiri sub-district of Davanagere district, Karnataka, PIN code **577213**. The 2011 Census counted **71 people in 17 households**, the 197th largest of 202 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 59.0%, below the sub-district's rural average of 71.2%.

- 71people (2011)
- 17households
- 59.0%literacy
- 577213PIN code

## Kalkere PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Kalkere is 577213.** Kalkere falls in Channagiri sub-district, Davanagere district, Karnataka.

- PIN code577213
- Gram panchayatMaravanji
- Community development blockChannagiri
- Census village code607104

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?

- Channagiri (sub-district HQ)18 km by road
- Davanagere (district HQ)69 km by road
- Channagiri (nearest town)18 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?

4 services counted by the Census are inside Kalkere; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●State highwayIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Primary schoolunder 5 km · Jammapura
- ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Channagiri
- ○Degree college10+ km · Channagiri
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Channagiri
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post officeunder 5 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shop5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public libraryunder 5 km

### Water and power

- Drinking wateruntreated tap water and hand pumps
- Electricity (2011)7 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 **maize and ragi**. About 22% of the 1,101 hectares of village land is sown, and 63 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, 100 had electricity, 6 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 88 had a mobile phone, 6 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Kalkere · ■ Channagiri rural average

Electricity for lighting ****100%**

**90%

Toilet within the home ****6%**

**41%

No toilet (open defecation) ****94%**

**58%

Tap water ****76%**

**70%

Drinking water within premises ****24%**

**24%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****0%**

**15%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****100%**

**82%

Use banking services ****24%**

**45%

Television ****47%**

**60%

Mobile phone ****88%**

**59%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****6%**

**19%

Car / jeep / van ****0%**

**4%

None of these assets ****0%**

**17%

Own their home ****100%**

**91%

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 · ■ Channagiri rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****59.0%**

**71.2%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1088**

**979

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1000**

**947

Working population ****59.2%**

**46.7%

### Women and men

Literacy is 62.1% for men and 56.2% for women. 71% of men and 49% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 9 (21%) · **■** Farm labourers 30 (71%) · **■** Other work 1 (2%) · **■** Marginal 2 (5%)

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 Channagiri

- Thimlapura149 people
- Kallenahalli113 people
- Machanaikanahalli Kaval85 people
- Chikkadevarahalli79 people
- Kukwada58 people
- Channagiri31 people
- Gurupura25 people
- Kallenahalli16 people

[All 249 villages in Channagiri](https://wherepedia.org/india/karnataka/davanagere/channagiri/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Kalkere?577213
- How far is Kalkere from Davanagere?69 km by road
- What is the population of Kalkere?71 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Kalkere in?Davanagere district (Channagiri sub-district), Karnataka
- What is the literacy rate of Kalkere?59.0% (Census 2011)