Village · Channarayapatna, Hassan # Kalkere Kalkere is a village in Channarayapatna sub-district of Hassan district, Karnataka, PIN code 573220. The 2011 Census counted 1,186 people in 312 households, the 35th largest of 375 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 70.6%, below the sub-district's rural average of 73.4%. - 1,186 people (2011) - 312 households - 70.6% literacy - 573220 PIN code ## Kalkere PIN code and other codes The PIN code of Kalkere is 573220. Kalkere falls in Channarayapatna sub-district, Hassan district, Karnataka. - PIN code 573220 - Gram panchayat Kalkere - Community development block Channarayapatna - Census village code 617247 Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## How far is Kalkere from nearby towns? - Channarayapatna (sub-district HQ) 9 km by road - Hassan (district HQ) 45 km by road - Channarayapatna (nearest town) 9 km by road Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## What facilities are there in Kalkere? 20 services counted by the Census are inside Kalkere; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ● Primary school In village · 2 govt · 1 private - ● Middle school In village · 1 govt · 1 private - ● Secondary school In village · 1 govt - ● Primary health centre In village · 1 · 1 doctors - ● Health sub-centre In village · 1 - ● Maternity & child welfare centre In village · 1 · 1 doctors - ● TB clinic In village · 1 · 1 doctors - ● Veterinary hospital In village · 1 · 1 doctors - ● Family welfare centre In village · 1 - ● Private bus service In village - ● Pucca (black-topped) road In village - ● All-weather road In village - ● Commercial bank In village - ● Agricultural credit society In village - ● Ration (PDS) shop In village - ● Weekly haat In village - ● Anganwadi centre In village - ● ASHA health worker In village - ● Public library In village - ● Polling station In village ### Nearest outside - ○ Senior secondary school 5–10 km · Channarayapatna - ○ Degree college 5–10 km · Channarayapatna - ○ ITI / vocational school 5–10 km · Channarayapatna - ○ Allopathic hospital 5–10 km - ○ Dispensary 5–10 km - ○ Post office 5–10 km - ○ Public bus service under 5 km - ○ Railway station 5–10 km - ○ ATM 5–10 km - ○ Mandi / regular market 5–10 km ### Water and power - Drinking water untreated tap water, hand pumps and tube wells / boreholes - Electricity (2011) 8 h summer · 12 h winter Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed. ## What is Kalkere known for? The main crops are coconuts and jowar. About 73% of the 476 hectares of village land is sown, and 73 hectares are irrigated. Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## Homes and amenities in Kalkere Of every 100 households in Kalkere in 2011, 85 had electricity, 51 a toilet at home and 9 cooked with LPG; 30 had a mobile phone, 11 a two-wheeler and 2 a car. ■ Kalkere · ■ Channarayapatna rural average - Electricity for lighting 85% 91% - Toilet within the home 51% 16% - No toilet (open defecation) 49% 83% - Tap water 93% 56% - Drinking water within premises 5% 18% - Cooking with LPG / PNG 9% 7% - Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 90% 92% - Use banking services 88% 79% - Television 50% 59% - Mobile phone 30% 56% - Computer with internet 0% 0% - Two-wheeler 11% 21% - Car / jeep / van 2% 2% - None of these assets 25% 15% - Own their home 85% 95% Source: Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14). ## What is the population of Kalkere? ■ Kalkere · ■ Channarayapatna rural average - Literacy (age 7+) 70.6% 73.4% - Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 1041 1027 - Child sex ratio (0–6) 1182 962 - Working population 51.0% 54.8% ### Women and men Literacy is 79.1% for men and 62.2% for women. 62% of men and 41% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ■ Cultivators 93 (15%) · ■ Farm labourers 401 (66%) · ■ Household industry 3 (0%) · ■ Other work 49 (8%) · ■ Marginal 59 (10%) Source: Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts. ## Other villages of similar size in Channarayapatna - Kembalu 1,271 people - Kalasinda 1,248 people - Belasinda 1,237 people - Cholenahalli 1,235 people - S.Shivara 1,179 people - Kantharajapura 1,175 people - Balaganchi 1,167 people - Kodihalli 1,156 people All 384 villages in Channarayapatna ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Kalkere? 573220 - How far is Kalkere from Hassan? 45 km by road - What is the population of Kalkere? 1,186 (Census 2011) - Which district is Kalkere in? Hassan district (Channarayapatna sub-district), Karnataka - What is the literacy rate of Kalkere? 70.6% (Census 2011) --- Canonical: https://wherepedia.org/india/karnataka/hassan/channarayapatna/kalkere/ · Updated 2026-11-02 · Data: national censuses and statistics offices (sources named in each section); © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL); Overture Maps; GeoNames; NASA POWER.