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About Kengunte Village

Kengunte is a mid sized village in Holalkere tehsil, in the district of Chitradurga, Karnataka. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,425, made up of 730 males and 695 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 952 females per 1000 males. The village covers 611.24 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 577531, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kengunte Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kengunte village
Description Value
State Karnataka
District Chitradurga
Tehsil Holalkere
Pincode 577531
Area (hectares) 611.24 hectares
Population 1,425
Male Population 730
Female Population 695
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 952
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Kengunte compares

By the 2011 count Kengunte is the 44th largest of the 159 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 1,148 residents. Its 611.24 hectares work out to about 2.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 976.

Getting to Kengunte

Kengunte is well connected by rural standards, with buses in the village itself and a railway station close by. The census records public bus service for Kengunte 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 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Kengunte from other places

Kengunte lies about 39 km from Chitradurga, and the nearest railway station is Holalkere, about 4.7 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 Kengunte
Nearest railway station Holalkere 4.7 km
Nearest town Channagiri 18 km
District headquarters Chitradurga 39 km

Villages closest to Kengunte

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.

Common questions about Kengunte

As per the Census of India 2011, Kengunte village had a population of 1,425. That makes it the 44th largest of the 159 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,148 residents.

Kengunte village has 730 males and 695 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kengunte has about 952 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 976.

The pincode recorded for Kengunte is 577531. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kengunte covers 611.24 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Kengunte falls under Holalkere tehsil of Chitradurga district in Karnataka.

The nearest railway station to Kengunte is Holalkere, about 4.7 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within <5 km distance.

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

Kengunte is about 39 km from Chitradurga in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kengunte is in Holalkere tehsil of Chitradurga district. Holalkere is about 4.7 km away. Channagiri is about 18 km away. Chitradurga is about 39 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Malladihalli (under 2 km), N Mallapura (2.5 km) and R Mallapura (2.5 km).

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

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