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About Kenchikoppa Village

Kenchikoppa is a mid sized village in Tarikere tehsil, in the district of Chikmagalur, Karnataka. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,443, made up of 727 males and 716 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 985 females per 1000 males. The village covers 501.02 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 577144, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kenchikoppa Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kenchikoppa village
Description Value
State Karnataka
District Chikmagalur
Tehsil Tarikere
Pincode 577144
Area (hectares) 501.02 hectares
Population 1,443
Male Population 727
Female Population 716
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 985
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Kenchikoppa compares

By the 2011 count Kenchikoppa is the 28th largest of the 199 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 880 residents. Its 501.02 hectares work out to about 2.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 989.

Getting to Kenchikoppa

Kenchikoppa is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Kenchikoppa as Available within <5 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 Kenchikoppa from other places

Kenchikoppa lies about 43 km from Chikmagalur, and the nearest railway station is Bellenahalli, about 14 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 Kenchikoppa
Nearest railway station Bellenahalli 14 km
Tehsil headquarters Tarikere 18 km
District headquarters Chikmagalur 43 km

Villages closest to Kenchikoppa

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Kenchikoppa village had a population of 1,443. That makes it the 28th largest of the 199 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 880 residents.

Kenchikoppa village has 727 males and 716 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kenchikoppa has about 985 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 989.

The pincode recorded for Kenchikoppa is 577144. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kenchikoppa covers 501.02 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Kenchikoppa falls under Tarikere tehsil of Chikmagalur district in Karnataka.

The nearest railway station to Kenchikoppa is Bellenahalli, about 14 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 km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Kenchikoppa.

Kenchikoppa is about 43 km from Chikmagalur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kenchikoppa is in Tarikere tehsil of Chikmagalur district. Bellenahalli is about 14 km away. Tarikere is about 18 km away. Chikmagalur is about 43 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Lakkavalli (under 2 km), Lakkavalli Manna Jungal (under 2 km) and Malikoppa (2.2 km).

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

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