# Kalkere Village, Turuvekere, Tumkur (Karnataka) – PIN Code (2) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/karnataka/tumkur/turuvekere/kalkere-612242/ Village · Turuvekere, Tumkur # Kalkere Kalkere is a village in Turuvekere sub-district of Tumkur district, Karnataka, PIN code **572227**. The 2011 Census counted **644 people in 164 households**, the 97th largest of 233 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 81.4%, above the sub-district's rural average of 76.1%. - 644people (2011) - 164households - 81.4%literacy - 572227PIN code ## Kalkere PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Kalkere is 572227.** Kalkere falls in Turuvekere sub-district, Tumkur district, Karnataka. - PIN code572227 - Gram panchayatKodigehalli - Community development blockTuruvekere - Census village code612242 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? - Turuvekere (sub-district HQ)5 km by road - Tumkur (district HQ)75 km by road - Turuvekere (nearest town)5 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? 11 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 · 1 private - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Sub post officeIn village - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Public bus serviceIn village - ●Private bus serviceIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Agricultural credit societyIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Turuvekere - ○Degree college5–10 km · =R15061 - ○ITI / vocational school5–10 km · Turuvekere - ○Primary health centre5–10 km - ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km - ○Dispensary5–10 km - ○Post office5–10 km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATM5–10 km - ○Commercial bank5–10 km - ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km - ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km - ○Public library5–10 km ### Water and power - Drinking wateruntreated tap water, hand pumps and tube wells / boreholes - Electricity (2011)6 h summer · 8 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, horsegram and ragi**. About 82% of the 539 hectares of village land is sown, and 64 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, 98 had electricity, 26 a toilet at home and 12 cooked with LPG; 51 had a mobile phone, 36 a two-wheeler and 2 a car. ■ Kalkere · ■ Turuvekere rural average Electricity for lighting ****98%** **91% Toilet within the home ****26%** **22% No toilet (open defecation) ****74%** **76% Tap water ****88%** **59% Drinking water within premises ****13%** **16% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****12%** **7% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****87%** **93% Use banking services ****22%** **48% Television ****69%** **55% Mobile phone ****51%** **43% Computer with internet ****0%** **0% Two-wheeler ****36%** **24% Car / jeep / van ****2%** **2% None of these assets ****12%** **14% Own their home ****94%** **95% 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 · ■ Turuvekere rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****81.4%** **76.1% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1111** **1014 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1087** **930 Working population ****61.3%** **50.8% ### Women and men Literacy is 91.5% for men and 72.3% for women. 69% of men and 55% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 105 (27%) · **■** Farm labourers 39 (10%) · **■** Household industry 4 (1%) · **■** Other work 73 (18%) · **■** Marginal 174 (44%) 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 Turuvekere - Settigondanahalli663 people - Doddaghatta657 people - Machenahalli648 people - Sadarahalli646 people - Chendur634 people - Lokammanahalli621 people - Chimmanahalli619 people - Ittigehalli596 people [All 243 villages in Turuvekere](https://wherepedia.org/india/karnataka/tumkur/turuvekere/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Kalkere?572227 - How far is Kalkere from Tumkur?75 km by road - What is the population of Kalkere?644 (Census 2011) - Which district is Kalkere in?Tumkur district (Turuvekere sub-district), Karnataka - What is the literacy rate of Kalkere?81.4% (Census 2011)