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About Kenchagarabelagal Village

Kenchagarabelagal is one of the larger villages in Siruguppa tehsil, in the district of Bellary, Karnataka. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 5,151, made up of 2,587 males and 2,564 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 991 females per 1000 males. The village covers 3655.31 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 583121, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kenchagarabelagal Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kenchagarabelagal village
Description Value
State Karnataka
District Bellary
Tehsil Siruguppa
Pincode 583121
Area (hectares) 3655.31 hectares
Population 5,151
Male Population 2,587
Female Population 2,564
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 991
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Kenchagarabelagal compares

By the 2011 count Kenchagarabelagal is the 8th largest of the 83 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 2,293 residents. Its 3655.31 hectares work out to about 1.4 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, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 1009.

Getting to Kenchagarabelagal

Kenchagarabelagal is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Kenchagarabelagal as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. 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 Kenchagarabelagal from other places

Kenchagarabelagal lies about 42 km from Bellary, and the nearest railway station is Isivi, about 30 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 Kenchagarabelagal
Nearest town Tekkalakote 12 km
Tehsil headquarters Siruguppa 16 km
Nearest railway station Isivi 30 km
District headquarters Bellary 42 km

Villages closest to Kenchagarabelagal

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Kenchagarabelagal village had a population of 5,151. That makes it the 8th largest of the 83 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,293 residents.

Kenchagarabelagal village has 2,587 males and 2,564 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kenchagarabelagal has about 991 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 1009.

The pincode recorded for Kenchagarabelagal is 583121. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kenchagarabelagal covers 3655.31 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.4 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Kenchagarabelagal falls under Siruguppa tehsil of Bellary district in Karnataka.

The nearest railway station to Kenchagarabelagal is Isivi, about 30 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 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Kenchagarabelagal.

Kenchagarabelagal is about 42 km from Bellary in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kenchagarabelagal is in Siruguppa tehsil of Bellary district. Tekkalakote is about 12 km away. Siruguppa is about 16 km away. Isivi is about 30 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Mudenur (3.5 km), Kuriganur (3.8 km) and Balakundi (4.1 km).

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

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