# Kalkere Village, Koratagere, Tumkur (Karnataka) – PIN Code > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/karnataka/tumkur/koratagere/kalkere/ Village · Koratagere, Tumkur # Kalkere Kalkere is a village in Koratagere sub-district of Tumkur district, Karnataka, PIN code **572128**. The 2011 Census counted **1,161 people in 286 households**, the 33rd largest of 235 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 68.8%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 70.6%. - 1,161people (2011) - 286households - 68.8%literacy - 572128PIN code ## Kalkere PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Kalkere is 572128.** Kalkere falls in Koratagere sub-district, Tumkur district, Karnataka. - PIN code572128 - Gram panchayatVoddagere - Community development blockKoratagere - Census village code611051 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? - Koratagere (sub-district HQ)15 km by road - Tumkur (district HQ)40 km by road - Koratagere (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? 12 services counted by the Census are inside Kalkere; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Primary schoolIn village · 4 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 - ●Family welfare centreIn village · 1 - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Private 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 · Koratagere - ○Degree college10+ km · Korategere - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Korateagere - ○Primary health centre10+ km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensary10+ km - ○Post office10+ km - ○Public bus service5–10 km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATM5–10 km - ○Commercial bankunder 5 km - ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 km - ○Public libraryunder 5 km ### Water and power - Drinking wateruntreated tap water, hand pumps and tube wells / boreholes - Electricity (2011)8 h summer · 9 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, ground nut and maize**. About 66% of the 857 hectares of village land is sown, and 38 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, 86 had electricity, 5 a toilet at home and 1 cooked with LPG; 39 had a mobile phone, 8 a two-wheeler and 0 a car. ■ Kalkere · ■ Koratagere rural average Electricity for lighting ****86%** **85% Toilet within the home ****5%** **19% No toilet (open defecation) ****95%** **81% Tap water ****96%** **72% Drinking water within premises ****6%** **17% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****1%** **7% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****99%** **92% Use banking services ****25%** **47% Television ****16%** **39% Mobile phone ****39%** **39% Computer with internet ****0%** **0% Two-wheeler ****8%** **15% Car / jeep / van ****0%** **1% None of these assets ****28%** **26% Own their home ****91%** **91% 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 · ■ Koratagere rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****68.8%** **70.6% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****985** **985 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****825** **964 Working population ****47.5%** **58.6% ### Women and men Literacy is 80.5% for men and 57.3% for women. 56% of men and 39% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ****** **■** Cultivators 157 (28%) · **■** Other work 44 (8%) · **■** Marginal 351 (64%) 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 Koratagere - Puttasandra1,228 people - Dasarahalli1,212 people - Dasalakunte1,187 people - Navilakurike1,183 people - Yalachagere1,150 people - Negilala1,139 people - Neelagondanahalli1,109 people - Byrenahalli1,102 people [All 251 villages in Koratagere](https://wherepedia.org/india/karnataka/tumkur/koratagere/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Kalkere?572128 - How far is Kalkere from Tumkur?40 km by road - What is the population of Kalkere?1,161 (Census 2011) - Which district is Kalkere in?Tumkur district (Koratagere sub-district), Karnataka - What is the literacy rate of Kalkere?68.8% (Census 2011)