# Kalkere Village, Tiptur, Tumkur (Karnataka) – PIN Code

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Village · Tiptur, Tumkur 

# Kalkere

Kalkere is a village in Tiptur sub-district of Tumkur district, Karnataka, PIN code **572201**. The 2011 Census counted **992 people in 232 households**, the 47th largest of 225 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 76.9%, below the sub-district's rural average of 79.8%.

- 992people (2011)
- 232households
- 76.9%literacy
- 572201PIN code

## Kalkere PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Kalkere is 572201.** Kalkere falls in Tiptur sub-district, Tumkur district, Karnataka.

- PIN code572201
- Gram panchayatManakikere
- Community development blockTiptur
- Census village code612016

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?

- Tiptur (sub-district HQ)8 km by road
- Tumkur (district HQ)63 km by road
- Tiptur (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 Kalkere?

8 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
- ●Sub post officeIn village
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Tiptur
- ○Degree college5–10 km · Tiptur
- ○ITI / vocational school5–10 km · Tiptur
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Public bus service5–10 km
- ○Railway station5–10 km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Commercial bankunder 5 km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public libraryunder 5 km

### Water and power

- Drinking wateruntreated tap water, hand pumps and tube wells / boreholes
- Electricity (2011)10 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 Kalkere known for?

The main crops are **coconuts, ground nut and ragi**. About 68% of the 520 hectares of village land is sown, and 94 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, 89 had electricity, 28 a toilet at home and 6 cooked with LPG; 37 had a mobile phone, 24 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Kalkere · ■ Tiptur rural average

Electricity for lighting ****89%**

**90%

Toilet within the home ****28%**

**20%

No toilet (open defecation) ****72%**

**79%

Tap water ****0%**

**54%

Drinking water within premises ****11%**

**22%

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

**7%

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

**92%

Use banking services ****27%**

**46%

Television ****56%**

**59%

Mobile phone ****37%**

**40%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****24%**

**23%

Car / jeep / van ****1%**

**2%

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

**15%

Own their home ****97%**

**94%

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 · ■ Tiptur rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****76.9%**

**79.8%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****976**

**1007

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1113**

**995

Working population ****37.0%**

**48.7%

### Women and men

Literacy is 81.7% for men and 71.9% for women. 62% of men and 12% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 137 (37%) · **■** Farm labourers 15 (4%) · **■** Household industry 5 (1%) · **■** Other work 126 (34%) · **■** Marginal 84 (23%)

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 Tiptur

- Kanchaghatta1,074 people
- Jakkanahalli1,068 people
- Hosahalli1,055 people
- Narasikatte994 people
- Manakikere979 people
- K.Lakkihalli963 people
- Kannughatta953 people
- Huchagondanahalli945 people

[All 231 villages in Tiptur](https://wherepedia.org/india/karnataka/tumkur/tiptur/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Kalkere?572201
- How far is Kalkere from Tumkur?63 km by road
- What is the population of Kalkere?992 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Kalkere in?Tumkur district (Tiptur sub-district), Karnataka
- What is the literacy rate of Kalkere?76.9% (Census 2011)