# Kalkere Village, Malur, Kolar (Karnataka) – PIN Code

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Village · Malur, Kolar 

# Kalkere

Kalkere is a village in Malur sub-district of Kolar district, Karnataka, PIN code **563160**. The 2011 Census counted **1,144 people in 287 households**, the 38th largest of 314 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 78.7%, above the sub-district's rural average of 67.9%.

- 1,144people (2011)
- 287households
- 78.7%literacy
- 563160PIN code

## Kalkere PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Kalkere is 563160.** Kalkere falls in Malur sub-district, Kolar district, Karnataka.

- PIN code563160
- Gram panchayatChikkathirupathy
- Community development blockMalur
- Census village code622255

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?

- Malur (sub-district HQ)17 km by road
- Kolar (district HQ)43 km by road
- Malur (nearest town)17 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 · 1 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●National highwayIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Community centreIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Malur
- ○Degree college10+ km · Malur
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Malur
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Public bus serviceunder 5 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bankunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public libraryunder 5 km

### Water and power

- Drinking wateruntreated tap water and tube wells / boreholes
- Electricity (2011)8 h summer · 12 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 cabbage**. About 63% of the 240 hectares of village land is sown, and 77 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, 88 had electricity, 59 a toilet at home and 7 cooked with LPG; 45 had a mobile phone, 38 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Kalkere · ■ Malur rural average

Electricity for lighting ****88%**

**93%

Toilet within the home ****59%**

**30%

No toilet (open defecation) ****41%**

**69%

Tap water ****96%**

**61%

Drinking water within premises ****7%**

**18%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****7%**

**14%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****93%**

**83%

Use banking services ****81%**

**54%

Television ****70%**

**62%

Mobile phone ****45%**

**60%

Computer with internet ****4%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****38%**

**28%

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

**2%

None of these assets ****14%**

**15%

Own their home ****98%**

**89%

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 · ■ Malur rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****78.7%**

**67.9%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1007**

**955

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1080**

**968

Working population ****53.6%**

**49.2%

### Women and men

Literacy is 84.8% for men and 72.5% for women. 66% of men and 41% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 151 (25%) · **■** Farm labourers 158 (26%) · **■** Household industry 7 (1%) · **■** Other work 203 (33%) · **■** Marginal 94 (15%)

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 Malur

- Mylandahalli1,252 people
- Kondasettihalli1,237 people
- Chalaganahalli1,227 people
- Bhoovanahalli1,188 people
- Nellahalli1,116 people
- Dinnahalli1,091 people
- Kuppur1,090 people
- Nosagere1,090 people

[All 363 villages in Malur](https://wherepedia.org/india/karnataka/kolar/malur/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Kalkere?563160
- How far is Kalkere from Kolar?43 km by road
- What is the population of Kalkere?1,144 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Kalkere in?Kolar district (Malur sub-district), Karnataka
- What is the literacy rate of Kalkere?78.7% (Census 2011)