About Kenkere Village

Kenkere is a mid sized village in Hosdurga tehsil, in the district of Chitradurga, Karnataka. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,100, made up of 556 males and 544 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 978 females per 1000 males. The village covers 2301.5 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 577527, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kenkere Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kenkere village
Description	Value
State	Karnataka
District	Chitradurga
Tehsil	Hosdurga
Pincode	577527
Area (hectares)	2301.5 hectares
Population	1,100
Male Population	556
Female Population	544
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	978
Bus Service (public)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Kenkere compares

By the 2011 count Kenkere is the 69th largest of the 193 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 1,034 residents. Its 2301.5 hectares work out to about 0.5 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, a little above the tehsil average of 957.

Getting to Kenkere

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

Kenkere lies about 34 km from Chitradurga, and the nearest railway station is Arabaghatta, about 26 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 Kenkere
Tehsil headquarters	Hosdurga	17 km
Nearest town	Hosadurga	17 km
Nearest railway station	Arabaghatta	26 km
District headquarters	Chitradurga	34 km

Villages closest to Kenkere

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Kenkere village had a population of 1,100. That makes it the 69th largest of the 193 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,034 residents.

Kenkere village has 556 males and 544 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kenkere has about 978 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 957.

The pincode recorded for Kenkere is 577527. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kenkere covers 2301.5 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.5 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Kenkere falls under Hosdurga tehsil of Chitradurga district in Karnataka.

The nearest railway station to Kenkere is Arabaghatta, about 26 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 Kenkere.

Kenkere is about 34 km from Chitradurga in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kenkere is in Hosdurga tehsil of Chitradurga district. Hosdurga is about 17 km away. Hosadurga is about 17 km away. Arabaghatta is about 26 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.