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About Kenganoor Village

Kenganoor is a large village in Sampgaon tehsil, in the district of Belgaum, Karnataka. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,378, made up of 1,222 males and 1,156 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 946 females per 1000 males. The village covers 609.58 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 591104, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kenganoor Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kenganoor village
Description Value
State Karnataka
District Belgaum
Tehsil Sampgaon
Pincode 591104
Area (hectares) 609.58 hectares
Population 2,378
Male Population 1,222
Female Population 1,156
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 946
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Kenganoor compares

By the 2011 count Kenganoor is the 47th largest of the 132 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 2,515 residents. Its 609.58 hectares work out to about 3.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 981.

Getting to Kenganoor

Kenganoor is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Kenganoor as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 10+ km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Kenganoor from other places

Kenganoor lies about 41 km from Belgaum, and the nearest railway station is Sulebhavi, about 31 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 Kenganoor
Nearest town Bail-Hongal 7.7 km
Tehsil headquarters Sampgaon 13 km
Nearest railway station Sulebhavi 31 km
District headquarters Belgaum 41 km

Villages closest to Kenganoor

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Sampgaon 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 Kenganoor

As per the Census of India 2011, Kenganoor village had a population of 2,378. That makes it the 47th largest of the 132 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,515 residents.

Kenganoor village has 1,222 males and 1,156 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kenganoor has about 946 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 981.

The pincode recorded for Kenganoor is 591104. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kenganoor covers 609.58 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Kenganoor falls under Sampgaon tehsil of Belgaum district in Karnataka.

The nearest railway station to Kenganoor is Sulebhavi, about 31 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 10+ km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Kenganoor.

Kenganoor is about 41 km from Belgaum in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kenganoor is in Sampgaon tehsil of Belgaum district. Bail-Hongal is about 7.7 km away. Sampgaon is about 13 km away. Sulebhavi is about 31 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Chikkmulakur (under 2 km), Hiremulakur (under 2 km) and Jalikoppa (under 2 km).

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

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