# Kalkere Village, Piriyapatna, Mysore (Karnataka) – PIN Code

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Village · Piriyapatna, Mysore 

# Kalkere

Kalkere is a village in Piriyapatna sub-district of Mysore district, Karnataka, PIN code **571108**. The 2011 Census counted **814 people in 147 households**, the 110th largest of 196 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 67.4%, below the sub-district's rural average of 70.0%.

- 814people (2011)
- 147households
- 67.4%literacy
- 571108PIN code

## Kalkere PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Kalkere is 571108.** Kalkere falls in Piriyapatna sub-district, Mysore district, Karnataka.

- PIN code571108
- Gram panchayatDoddabyalalu
- Community development blockPiriyapatna
- Census village code618205

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?

- Piriyapatna (sub-district HQ)15 km by road
- Mysore (district HQ)65 km by road
- Piriyapatna (nearest town)15 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?

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

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 private
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Ravandur
- ○Degree college10+ km · Piriyapatna
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Piriyapatna
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public libraryunder 5 km

### Water and power

- Drinking watertreated tap water, hand pumps, tube wells / boreholes and tanks / ponds
- Electricity (2011)10 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 **tobacco and paddy**. About 96% of the 531 hectares of village land is sown, and 108 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, 90 had electricity, 9 a toilet at home and 6 cooked with LPG; 45 had a mobile phone, 33 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Kalkere · ■ Piriyapatna rural average

Electricity for lighting ****90%**

**91%

Toilet within the home ****9%**

**30%

No toilet (open defecation) ****91%**

**67%

Tap water ****92%**

**64%

Drinking water within premises ****2%**

**41%

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

**16%

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

**82%

Use banking services ****86%**

**56%

Television ****42%**

**52%

Mobile phone ****45%**

**62%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****33%**

**24%

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

**2%

None of these assets ****29%**

**18%

Own their home ****98%**

**93%

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 · ■ Piriyapatna rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****67.4%**

**70.0%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1015**

**944

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****902**

**935

Working population ****57.4%**

**49.6%

### Women and men

Literacy is 76.8% for men and 58.2% for women. 64% of men and 51% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 390 (84%) · **■** Farm labourers 62 (13%) · **■** Other work 9 (2%) · **■** Marginal 6 (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 Piriyapatna

- Bhoganahalli854 people
- R. Hosahalli839 people
- Haravemallarajapatna825 people
- Ittagalli822 people
- G.Basavanahalli812 people
- Kudakuru812 people
- Chittenahalli809 people
- Tatanahalli789 people

[All 203 villages in Piriyapatna](https://wherepedia.org/india/karnataka/mysore/piriyapatna/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Kalkere?571108
- How far is Kalkere from Mysore?65 km by road
- What is the population of Kalkere?814 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Kalkere in?Mysore district (Piriyapatna sub-district), Karnataka
- What is the literacy rate of Kalkere?67.4% (Census 2011)