About Kenchapura Village

Kenchapura is a mid sized village in Holalkere tehsil, in the district of Chitradurga, Karnataka. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 854, made up of 405 males and 449 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,109 females per 1000 males. The village covers 372.72 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 577539, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kenchapura Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kenchapura village
Description	Value
State	Karnataka
District	Chitradurga
Tehsil	Holalkere
Pincode	577539
Area (hectares)	372.72 hectares
Population	854
Male Population	405
Female Population	449
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,109
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Kenchapura compares

By the 2011 count Kenchapura is the 89th largest of the 159 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,148 residents. Its 372.72 hectares work out to about 2.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 976.

Getting to Kenchapura

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

Kenchapura lies about 48 km from Chitradurga, and the nearest railway station is Ramagiri, about 5.5 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 Kenchapura
Nearest railway station	Ramagiri	5.5 km
Tehsil headquarters	Holalkere	17 km
Nearest town	Channagiri	20 km
District headquarters	Chitradurga	48 km

Villages closest to Kenchapura

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

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Common questions about Kenchapura

As per the Census of India 2011, Kenchapura village had a population of 854. That makes it the 89th largest of the 159 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,148 residents.

Kenchapura village has 405 males and 449 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kenchapura has about 1109 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 976.

The pincode recorded for Kenchapura is 577539. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kenchapura covers 372.72 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Kenchapura falls under Holalkere tehsil of Chitradurga district in Karnataka.

The nearest railway station to Kenchapura is Ramagiri, about 5.5 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 village and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Kenchapura.

Kenchapura is about 48 km from Chitradurga in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kenchapura is in Holalkere tehsil of Chitradurga district. Ramagiri is about 5.5 km away. Holalkere is about 17 km away. Channagiri is about 20 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.