# Nalkeri Village, Virajpet, Kodagu (Karnataka) – PIN Code > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/karnataka/kodagu/virajpet/nalkeri-617996/ Village · Virajpet, Kodagu # Nalkeri Nalkeri is a village in Virajpet sub-district of Kodagu district, Karnataka, PIN code **571217**. The 2011 Census counted **1,620 people in 419 households**, the 40th largest of 94 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 83.9%, above the sub-district's rural average of 78.0%. - 1,620people (2011) - 419households - 83.9%literacy - 571217PIN code ## Nalkeri PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Nalkeri is 571217.** Nalkeri falls in Virajpet sub-district, Kodagu district, Karnataka. - PIN code571217 - Gram panchayatKakotuparambu - Community development blockVirajpet - Census village code617996 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Nalkeri from nearby towns? - Virajpet (sub-district HQ)8 km by road - Madikeri (district HQ)22 km by road - Virajpet (nearest town)8 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 Nalkeri? 21 services counted by the Census are inside Nalkeri; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Primary schoolIn village · 2 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 - ●Public bus serviceIn village - ●Private bus serviceIn village - ●State highwayIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Commercial bankIn village - ●Agricultural credit societyIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Sports fieldIn village - ●Public libraryIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Virajpet - ○Degree college5–10 km · Virajpet - ○ITI / vocational school5–10 km · Virajpet - ○Primary health centre10+ km - ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km - ○Post office5–10 km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATM5–10 km - ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water, covered wells, hand pumps, tube wells / boreholes and canal / river - Electricity (2011)16 h summer · 14 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 Nalkeri known for? The main crops are **paddy and tobacco**. About 75% of the 801 hectares of village land is sown. Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## Homes and amenities in Nalkeri Of every 100 households in Nalkeri in 2011, 85 had electricity, 88 a toilet at home and 33 cooked with LPG; 59 had a mobile phone, 17 a two-wheeler and 20 a car. ■ Nalkeri · ■ Virajpet rural average Electricity for lighting ****85%** **79% Toilet within the home ****88%** **79% No toilet (open defecation) ****8%** **20% Tap water ****5%** **26% Drinking water within premises ****63%** **56% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****33%** **25% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****66%** **74% Use banking services ****59%** **61% Television ****59%** **54% Mobile phone ****59%** **53% Computer with internet ****2%** **2% Two-wheeler ****17%** **14% Car / jeep / van ****20%** **15% None of these assets ****7%** **15% Own their home ****64%** **60% 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 Nalkeri? ■ Nalkeri · ■ Virajpet rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****83.9%** **78.0% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1020** **1025 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1012** **996 Working population ****48.8%** **52.5% ### Women and men Literacy is 88.7% for men and 79.2% for women. 64% of men and 34% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ******** **■** Cultivators 10 (1%) · **■** Farm labourers 4 (1%) · **■** Other work 774 (98%) · **■** Marginal 2 (0%) 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 Virajpet - Hysodlur1,733 people - Kurchi1,724 people - Siddapura1,718 people - Parakatageri1,704 people - Kirgur1,595 people - Kuttandi1,587 people - Maithadi1,547 people - Badagarakeri1,539 people [All 94 villages in Virajpet](https://wherepedia.org/india/karnataka/kodagu/virajpet/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Nalkeri?571217 - How far is Nalkeri from Madikeri?22 km by road - What is the population of Nalkeri?1,620 (Census 2011) - Which district is Nalkeri in?Kodagu district (Virajpet sub-district), Karnataka - What is the literacy rate of Nalkeri?83.9% (Census 2011)