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About Kengal Village

Kengal is a mid sized village in Nelamangala tehsil, in the district of Bangalore Rural, Karnataka. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,221, made up of 643 males and 578 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 899 females per 1000 males. The village covers 675.64 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 562111, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kengal Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kengal village
Description Value
State Karnataka
District Bangalore Rural
Tehsil Nelamangala
Pincode 562111
Area (hectares) 675.64 hectares
Population 1,221
Male Population 643
Female Population 578
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 899
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Kengal compares

By the 2011 count Kengal is the 24th largest of the 219 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 706 residents. Its 675.64 hectares work out to about 1.8 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 972.

Getting to Kengal

Kengal is well connected by rural standards, with buses in the village itself and a railway station close by. The census records public bus service for Kengal as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within <5 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Kengal from other places

Kengal lies about 37 km from Bangalore Rural, and the nearest railway station is Dobaspet, about 3.4 km away. The figures below are straight-line distances from the village to each place. A road journey is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again.

Distances from Kengal
Nearest railway station Dobaspet 3.4 km
Nearest town Tumkūr 20 km
Tehsil headquarters Nelamangala 22 km
District headquarters Bangalore Rural 37 km

Villages closest to Kengal

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Nelamangala tehsil.

Source: Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. Figures have not been revised since collection. Read more on our about the data page.

Common questions about Kengal

As per the Census of India 2011, Kengal village had a population of 1,221. That makes it the 24th largest of the 219 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 706 residents.

Kengal village has 643 males and 578 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kengal has about 899 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 972.

The pincode recorded for Kengal is 562111. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kengal covers 675.64 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.8 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Kengal falls under Nelamangala tehsil of Bangalore Rural district in Karnataka.

The nearest railway station to Kengal is Dobaspet, about 3.4 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within <5 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Kengal.

Kengal is about 37 km from Bangalore Rural in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kengal is in Nelamangala tehsil of Bangalore Rural district. Dobaspet is about 3.4 km away. Tumkūr is about 20 km away. Nelamangala is about 22 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Bargenahalli (2.1 km), Agalakuppa (2.4 km) and Sripathihalli (2.6 km).

No. It is the count from the Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. The population of Kengal today is likely to be higher.

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