# Kalkai Village, Siddapur, Uttara Kannada (Karnataka)

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Village · Siddapur, Uttara Kannada 

# Kalkai

Kalkai is a village in Siddapur sub-district of Uttara Kannada district, Karnataka, PIN code **581322**. The 2011 Census counted **465 people in 117 households**, the 66th largest of 195 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 94.6%, above the sub-district's rural average of 83.7%.

- 465people (2011)
- 117households
- 94.6%literacy
- 581322PIN code

## Kalkai PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Kalkai is 581322.** Kalkai falls in Siddapur sub-district, Uttara Kannada district, Karnataka.

- PIN code581322
- Gram panchayatDodmane
- Community development blockSiddapur
- Census village code603619

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## How far is Kalkai from nearby towns?

- Siddapur (sub-district HQ)30 km by road
- Karwar (district HQ)86 km by road
- Siddapur (nearest town)30 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 Kalkai?

6 services counted by the Census are inside Kalkai; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Sub post officeIn village
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●State highwayIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Bilgi
- ○Degree college10+ km · Siddapur
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Siddapur
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATMunder 5 km
- ○Commercial bankunder 5 km
- ○Ration (PDS) shop5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 km
- ○Public libraryunder 5 km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps
- Electricity (2011)18 h summer · 20 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 Kalkai known for?

The main crops are **paddy and maize**. About 15% of the 319 hectares of village land is sown, and 45 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 Kalkai

Of every 100 households in Kalkai in 2011, 87 had electricity, 26 a toilet at home and 3 cooked with LPG; 19 had a mobile phone, 10 a two-wheeler and 3 a car.

■ Kalkai · ■ Siddapur rural average

Electricity for lighting ****87%**

**88%

Toilet within the home ****26%**

**42%

No toilet (open defecation) ****74%**

**58%

Tap water ****2%**

**6%

Drinking water within premises ****25%**

**52%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****3%**

**5%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****91%**

**82%

Use banking services ****48%**

**75%

Television ****24%**

**40%

Mobile phone ****19%**

**42%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****10%**

**21%

Car / jeep / van ****3%**

**3%

None of these assets ****40%**

**17%

Own their home ****95%**

**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 Kalkai?

■ Kalkai · ■ Siddapur rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****94.6%**

**83.7%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1022**

**1019

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****640**

**937

Working population ****57.0%**

**56.0%

### Women and men

Literacy is 96.1% for men and 93.2% for women. 67% of men and 48% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 93 (35%) · **■** Farm labourers 49 (18%) · **■** Household industry 3 (1%) · **■** Other work 57 (22%) · **■** Marginal 63 (24%)

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 Siddapur

- Matti Halli481 people
- Kanchikai472 people
- Hegnur467 people
- Musavalli466 people
- Mandlikoppa461 people
- Taresar450 people
- Kalgadde449 people
- Godlabil444 people

[All 196 villages in Siddapur](https://wherepedia.org/india/karnataka/uttara-kannada/siddapur/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Kalkai?581322
- How far is Kalkai from Karwar?86 km by road
- What is the population of Kalkai?465 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Kalkai in?Uttara Kannada district (Siddapur sub-district), Karnataka
- What is the literacy rate of Kalkai?94.6% (Census 2011)