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

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Village · Sirsi, Uttara Kannada 

# Kalkai

Kalkai is a village in Sirsi sub-district of Uttara Kannada district, Karnataka, PIN code **581340**. The 2011 Census counted **36 people in 9 households**, the 223rd largest of 228 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 57.1%, below the sub-district's rural average of 85.6%.

- 36people (2011)
- 9households
- 57.1%literacy
- 581340PIN code

## Kalkai PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Kalkai is 581340.** Kalkai falls in Sirsi sub-district, Uttara Kannada district, Karnataka.

- PIN code581340
- Gram panchayatYadalli
- Community development blockSirsi
- Census village code603237

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?

- Sirsi (sub-district HQ)8 km by road
- Karwar (district HQ)128 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 Kalkai?

4 services counted by the Census are inside Kalkai; 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 · Betakoppa
- ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Banavasi
- ○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) shopunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public libraryunder 5 km

### Water and power

- Drinking watercovered wells and hand pumps
- 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 Kalkai known for?

The main crops are **paddy and chillies**. About 16% of the 13 hectares of village land is sown, and 1 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, 89 had electricity, 100 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 0 had a mobile phone, 0 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Kalkai · ■ Sirsi rural average

Electricity for lighting ****89%**

**92%

Toilet within the home ****100%**

**62%

No toilet (open defecation) ****0%**

**36%

Tap water ****0%**

**9%

Drinking water within premises ****78%**

**55%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****0%**

**11%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****100%**

**74%

Use banking services ****33%**

**73%

Television ****56%**

**52%

Mobile phone ****0%**

**46%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****0%**

**27%

Car / jeep / van ****0%**

**5%

None of these assets ****11%**

**14%

Own their home ****100%**

**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 Kalkai?

■ Kalkai · ■ Sirsi rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****57.1%**

**85.6%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1400**

**979

Working population ****58.3%**

**49.0%

### Women and men

Literacy is 64.3% for men and 52.4% for women. 73% of men and 48% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

****

**■** Other work 20 (95%) · **■** Marginal 1 (5%)

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

- Hanagar63 people
- Hannondugudde62 people
- Kyadgikoppa53 people
- Halsinkoppa51 people
- Sankadmane36 people
- Chikkadugli35 people
- Bugadi27 people
- Karjigimane26 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Kalkai?581340
- How far is Kalkai from Karwar?128 km by road
- What is the population of Kalkai?36 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Kalkai in?Uttara Kannada district (Sirsi sub-district), Karnataka
- What is the literacy rate of Kalkai?57.1% (Census 2011)