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About Kenchepalli Village

Kenchepalli is a small village in Chintamani tehsil, in the district of Chikkaballapura, Karnataka. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 456, made up of 214 males and 242 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,131 females per 1000 males. The village covers 277.03 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 563125, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kenchepalli Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kenchepalli village
Description Value
State Karnataka
District Chikkaballapura
Tehsil Chintamani
Pincode 563125
Area (hectares) 277.03 hectares
Population 456
Male Population 214
Female Population 242
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,131
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Kenchepalli compares

By the 2011 count Kenchepalli is the 182nd largest of the 325 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 650 residents. Its 277.03 hectares work out to about 1.6 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 977.

Getting to Kenchepalli

Kenchepalli is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Kenchepalli as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Kenchepalli from other places

Kenchepalli lies about 44 km from Chikkaballapura, and the nearest railway station is Chintamani, about 23 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 Kenchepalli
Nearest railway station Chintamani 23 km
District headquarters Chikkaballapura 44 km

Villages closest to Kenchepalli

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Kenchepalli village had a population of 456. That makes it the 182nd largest of the 325 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 650 residents.

Kenchepalli village has 214 males and 242 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kenchepalli has about 1131 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 977.

The pincode recorded for Kenchepalli is 563125. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kenchepalli covers 277.03 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.6 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Kenchepalli falls under Chintamani tehsil of Chikkaballapura district in Karnataka.

The nearest railway station to Kenchepalli is Chintamani, about 23 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 10 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Kenchepalli.

Kenchepalli is about 44 km from Chikkaballapura in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kenchepalli is in Chintamani tehsil of Chikkaballapura district. Chintamani is about 23 km away. Chikkaballapura is about 44 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Yenigadale (under 2 km), Minchalahalli (2.6 km) and Vangimalu (2.6 km).

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

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