# Kalgar Village, Sirsi, Uttara Kannada (Karnataka) – PIN Code

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Village · Sirsi, Uttara Kannada 

# Kalgar

Kalgar is a village in Sirsi sub-district of Uttara Kannada district, Karnataka, PIN code **581403**. The 2011 Census counted **349 people in 77 households**, the 135th largest of 228 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 74.7%, below the sub-district's rural average of 85.6%.

- 349people (2011)
- 77households
- 74.7%literacy
- 581403PIN code

## Kalgar PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Kalgar is 581403.** Kalgar falls in Sirsi sub-district, Uttara Kannada district, Karnataka.

- PIN code581403
- Gram panchayatItguli
- Community development blockSirsi
- Census village code603223

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

## How far is Kalgar from nearby towns?

- Sirsi (sub-district HQ)8 km by road
- Karwar (district HQ)156 km by road
- Sirsi (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 Kalgar?

4 services counted by the Census are inside Kalgar; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Primary schoolunder 5 km · Belgalmane
- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Sirsi
- ○Degree college5–10 km · Sirsi
- ○ITI / vocational school5–10 km · Sirsi
- ○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) shop5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 km
- ○Public libraryunder 5 km

### Water and power

- Drinking wateruntreated tap water, covered wells, hand pumps and tanks / ponds
- Electricity (2011)16 h summer · 18 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 Kalgar known for?

The main crops are **paddy and chillies**. About 18% of the 346 hectares of village land is sown, and 6 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 Kalgar

Of every 100 households in Kalgar in 2011, 95 had electricity, 67 a toilet at home and 3 cooked with LPG; 70 had a mobile phone, 32 a two-wheeler and 4 a car.

■ Kalgar · ■ Sirsi rural average

Electricity for lighting ****95%**

**92%

Toilet within the home ****67%**

**62%

No toilet (open defecation) ****33%**

**36%

Tap water ****0%**

**9%

Drinking water within premises ****83%**

**55%

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

**11%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****78%**

**74%

Use banking services ****68%**

**73%

Television ****64%**

**52%

Mobile phone ****70%**

**46%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****32%**

**27%

Car / jeep / van ****4%**

**5%

None of these assets ****10%**

**14%

Own their home ****96%**

**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 Kalgar?

■ Kalgar · ■ Sirsi rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****74.7%**

**85.6%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1006**

**979

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1333**

**923

Working population ****57.3%**

**49.0%

### Women and men

Literacy is 82.4% for men and 66.9% for women. 68% of men and 47% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 44 (22%) · **■** Farm labourers 90 (45%) · **■** Household industry 2 (1%) · **■** Other work 46 (23%) · **■** Marginal 18 (9%)

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 Sirsi

- Kukri362 people
- Hudelkoppa355 people
- Bappanalli352 people
- Malenalli351 people
- Betkoppa342 people
- Sampakhanda337 people
- Uplekoppa325 people
- Benagi319 people

[All 228 villages in Sirsi](https://wherepedia.org/india/karnataka/uttara-kannada/sirsi/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Kalgar?581403
- How far is Kalgar from Karwar?156 km by road
- What is the population of Kalgar?349 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Kalgar in?Uttara Kannada district (Sirsi sub-district), Karnataka
- What is the literacy rate of Kalgar?74.7% (Census 2011)