# Kelginkeri Village, Sirsi, Uttara Kannada (Karnataka)

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Village · Sirsi, Uttara Kannada 

# Kelginkeri

Kelginkeri is a village in Sirsi sub-district of Uttara Kannada district, Karnataka, PIN code **581403**. The 2011 Census counted **385 people in 84 households**, the 128th largest of 228 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 79.4%, below the sub-district's rural average of 85.6%.

- 385people (2011)
- 84households
- 79.4%literacy
- 581403PIN code

## Kelginkeri PIN code and other codes

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

- PIN code581403
- Gram panchayatDevanalli
- Community development blockSirsi
- Census village code603153

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

## How far is Kelginkeri from nearby towns?

- Sirsi (sub-district HQ)38 km by road
- Karwar (district HQ)100 km by road
- Sirsi (nearest town)38 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 Kelginkeri?

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

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●State highwayIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Hancharata
- ○Degree college10+ km · Sirsi
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Sirsi
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Public bus service5–10 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Ration (PDS) shop5–10 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)18 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 Kelginkeri known for?

The main crops are **paddy and chillies**. About 6% of the 1,503 hectares of village land is sown, and 89 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 Kelginkeri

Of every 100 households in Kelginkeri in 2011, 93 had electricity, 58 a toilet at home and 1 cooked with LPG; 69 had a mobile phone, 11 a two-wheeler and 7 a car.

■ Kelginkeri · ■ Sirsi rural average

Electricity for lighting ****93%**

**92%

Toilet within the home ****58%**

**62%

No toilet (open defecation) ****42%**

**36%

Tap water ****0%**

**9%

Drinking water within premises ****5%**

**55%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****1%**

**11%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****79%**

**74%

Use banking services ****54%**

**73%

Television ****62%**

**52%

Mobile phone ****69%**

**46%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****11%**

**27%

Car / jeep / van ****7%**

**5%

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

**14%

Own their home ****94%**

**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 Kelginkeri?

■ Kelginkeri · ■ Sirsi rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****79.4%**

**85.6%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****897**

**979

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****875**

**923

Working population ****68.8%**

**49.0%

### Women and men

Literacy is 81.3% for men and 77.4% for women. 71% of men and 66% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 24 (9%) · **■** Farm labourers 13 (5%) · **■** Household industry 1 (0%) · **■** Other work 171 (65%) · **■** Marginal 56 (21%)

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

- Vanalli405 people
- Kambigar397 people
- Kandraji396 people
- Hebballi394 people
- Bhairumbe367 people
- Onigadde364 people
- Kukri362 people
- Hudelkoppa355 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Kelginkeri?581403
- How far is Kelginkeri from Karwar?100 km by road
- What is the population of Kelginkeri?385 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Kelginkeri in?Uttara Kannada district (Sirsi sub-district), Karnataka
- What is the literacy rate of Kelginkeri?79.4% (Census 2011)