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About Kenchanapura Village

Kenchanapura is a small village in Nelamangala tehsil, in the district of Bangalore Rural, Karnataka. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 339, made up of 172 males and 167 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 971 females per 1000 males. The village covers 444.34 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 562123, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kenchanapura Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kenchanapura village
Description Value
State Karnataka
District Bangalore Rural
Tehsil Nelamangala
Pincode 562123
Area (hectares) 444.34 hectares
Population 339
Male Population 172
Female Population 167
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 971
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Kenchanapura compares

By the 2011 count Kenchanapura is the 140th largest of the 219 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 706 residents. Its 444.34 hectares work out to about 0.8 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 972.

Getting to Kenchanapura

Kenchanapura 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 Kenchanapura as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. 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 Kenchanapura from other places

Kenchanapura lies about 32 km from Bangalore Rural, and the nearest railway station is Kengeri, about 5.8 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 Kenchanapura
Nearest railway station Kengeri 5.8 km
Nearest town Bengaluru 16 km
Tehsil headquarters Nelamangala 17 km
District headquarters Bangalore Rural 32 km

Villages closest to Kenchanapura

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 Kenchanapura

As per the Census of India 2011, Kenchanapura village had a population of 339. That makes it the 140th largest of the 219 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 706 residents.

Kenchanapura village has 172 males and 167 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kenchanapura has about 971 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 972.

The pincode recorded for Kenchanapura is 562123. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kenchanapura covers 444.34 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.8 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

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

The nearest railway station to Kenchanapura is Kengeri, about 5.8 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 village for Kenchanapura.

Kenchanapura is about 32 km from Bangalore Rural in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kenchanapura is in Nelamangala tehsil of Bangalore Rural district. Kengeri is about 5.8 km away. Bengaluru is about 16 km away. Nelamangala is about 17 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kannohalli (under 2 km), Kodigehalli (2.6 km) and Tavarekere (5.3 km).

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

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