# Nalkeri Forest Village, Virajpet, Kodagu (Karnataka)

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Village · Virajpet, Kodagu 

# Nalkeri Forest

Nalkeri Forest is a village in Virajpet sub-district of Kodagu district, Karnataka, PIN code **571217**. The 2011 Census counted **1,117 people in 268 households**, the 62nd largest of 94 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 71.5%, below the sub-district's rural average of 78.0%.

- 1,117people (2011)
- 268households
- 71.5%literacy
- 571217PIN code

## Nalkeri Forest PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Nalkeri Forest is 571217.** Nalkeri Forest falls in Virajpet sub-district, Kodagu district, Karnataka.

- PIN code571217
- Gram panchayatNalkeri
- Community development blockVirajpet
- Census village code618072

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## How far is Nalkeri Forest from nearby towns?

- Virajpet (sub-district HQ)44 km by road
- Madikeri (district HQ)32 km by road
- Virajpet (nearest town)44 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 Forest?

13 services counted by the Census are inside Nalkeri Forest; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●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
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Halligattu
- ○Degree college10+ km · Gonikoppal
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Gonikoppal
- ○Primary health centreunder 5 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public library5–10 km

### Water and power

- Drinking wateruntreated tap water, covered wells and hand pumps
- Electricity (2011)14 h summer · 16 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.

## Homes and amenities in Nalkeri Forest

Of every 100 households in Nalkeri Forest in 2011, 10 had electricity, 21 a toilet at home and 6 cooked with LPG; 16 had a mobile phone, 0 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Nalkeri Forest · ■ Virajpet rural average

Electricity for lighting ****10%**

**79%

Toilet within the home ****21%**

**79%

No toilet (open defecation) ****71%**

**20%

Tap water ****17%**

**26%

Drinking water within premises ****3%**

**56%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****6%**

**25%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****94%**

**74%

Use banking services ****18%**

**61%

Television ****11%**

**54%

Mobile phone ****16%**

**53%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**2%

Two-wheeler ****0%**

**14%

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

**15%

None of these assets ****53%**

**15%

Own their home ****82%**

**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 Forest?

■ Nalkeri Forest · ■ Virajpet rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****71.5%**

**78.0%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****963**

**1025

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****782**

**996

Working population ****50.6%**

**52.5%

### Women and men

Literacy is 75.5% for men and 67.5% for women. 51% of men and 50% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 2 (0%) · **■** Farm labourers 20 (4%) · **■** Other work 539 (95%) · **■** Marginal 4 (1%)

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

- Kadanga Marur1,177 people
- Devanageri1,176 people
- Hachinad1,146 people
- Harihara1,141 people
- Kavadi1,092 people
- Bittangala1,068 people
- Kalathmadu1,055 people
- Ammathi1,047 people

[All 94 villages in Virajpet](https://wherepedia.org/india/karnataka/kodagu/virajpet/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Nalkeri Forest?571217
- How far is Nalkeri Forest from Madikeri?32 km by road
- What is the population of Nalkeri Forest?1,117 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Nalkeri Forest in?Kodagu district (Virajpet sub-district), Karnataka
- What is the literacy rate of Nalkeri Forest?71.5% (Census 2011)