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

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Village · Sirsi, Uttara Kannada 

# Kalkardi

Kalkardi is a village in Sirsi sub-district of Uttara Kannada district, Karnataka, PIN code **581318**. The 2011 Census counted **519 people in 120 households**, the 89th largest of 228 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 82.6%, below the sub-district's rural average of 85.6%.

- 519people (2011)
- 120households
- 82.6%literacy
- 581318PIN code

## Kalkardi PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Kalkardi is 581318.** Kalkardi falls in Sirsi sub-district, Uttara Kannada district, Karnataka.

- PIN code581318
- Gram panchayatAndagi
- Community development blockSirsi
- Census village code603300

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

## How far is Kalkardi from nearby towns?

- Sirsi (sub-district HQ)28 km by road
- Karwar (district HQ)148 km by road
- Sirsi (nearest town)28 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 Kalkardi?

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

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Banavasi
- ○Degree college10+ km · Sirsi
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ 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 wateruntreated tap water, hand pumps and tube wells / boreholes
- 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 Kalkardi known for?

The main crops are **paddy and chillies**. About 24% of the 562 hectares of village land is sown, and 11 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 Kalkardi

Of every 100 households in Kalkardi in 2011, 97 had electricity, 43 a toilet at home and 13 cooked with LPG; 62 had a mobile phone, 28 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Kalkardi · ■ Sirsi rural average

Electricity for lighting ****97%**

**92%

Toilet within the home ****43%**

**62%

No toilet (open defecation) ****57%**

**36%

Tap water ****16%**

**9%

Drinking water within premises ****13%**

**55%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****13%**

**11%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****86%**

**74%

Use banking services ****87%**

**73%

Television ****60%**

**52%

Mobile phone ****62%**

**46%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****28%**

**27%

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

**5%

None of these assets ****8%**

**14%

Own their home ****98%**

**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 Kalkardi?

■ Kalkardi · ■ Sirsi rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****82.6%**

**85.6%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1051**

**979

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1130**

**923

Working population ****66.9%**

**49.0%

### Women and men

Literacy is 90.9% for men and 74.6% for women. 69% of men and 65% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 170 (49%) · **■** Farm labourers 73 (21%) · **■** Other work 19 (5%) · **■** Marginal 85 (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 Sirsi

- Heepnalli534 people
- Kabbe532 people
- Itaguli531 people
- Yachadi525 people
- Manadur518 people
- Sannakeri518 people
- Khurse517 people
- Bislakoppa515 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Kalkardi?581318
- How far is Kalkardi from Karwar?148 km by road
- What is the population of Kalkardi?519 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Kalkardi in?Uttara Kannada district (Sirsi sub-district), Karnataka
- What is the literacy rate of Kalkardi?82.6% (Census 2011)