About Kengapura Village

Kengapura is a mid sized village in Channagiri tehsil, in the district of Davanagere, Karnataka. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,054, made up of 503 males and 551 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,095 females per 1000 males. The village covers 64.25 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 577231, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kengapura Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kengapura village
Description	Value
State	Karnataka
District	Davanagere
Tehsil	Channagiri
Pincode	577231
Area (hectares)	64.25 hectares
Population	1,054
Male Population	503
Female Population	551
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,095
Bus Service (public)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Kengapura compares

By the 2011 count Kengapura is the 89th largest of the 188 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,460 residents. Its 64.25 hectares work out to about 16 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 983.

Getting to Kengapura

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

Kengapura lies about 32 km from Davanagere, and the nearest railway station is Hanumanahalli, about 24 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 Kengapura
Tehsil headquarters	Channagiri	20 km
Nearest railway station	Hanumanahalli	24 km
District headquarters	Davanagere	32 km

Villages closest to Kengapura

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Kengapura village had a population of 1,054. That makes it the 89th largest of the 188 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,460 residents.

Kengapura village has 503 males and 551 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kengapura has about 1095 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 983.

The pincode recorded for Kengapura is 577231. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kengapura covers 64.25 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 16 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Kengapura falls under Channagiri tehsil of Davanagere district in Karnataka.

The nearest railway station to Kengapura is Hanumanahalli, about 24 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 Kengapura.

Kengapura is about 32 km from Davanagere in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kengapura is in Channagiri tehsil of Davanagere district. Channagiri is about 20 km away. Hanumanahalli is about 24 km away. Davanagere is about 32 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.