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About Kenchiganahalli Village

Kenchiganahalli is a small village in Honnali tehsil, in the district of Davanagere, Karnataka. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 220, made up of 115 males and 105 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 913 females per 1000 males. The village covers 255.96 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 577273, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kenchiganahalli Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kenchiganahalli village
Description Value
State Karnataka
District Davanagere
Tehsil Honnali
Pincode 577273
Area (hectares) 255.96 hectares
Population 220
Male Population 115
Female Population 105
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 913
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Kenchiganahalli compares

By the 2011 count Kenchiganahalli is the 137th largest of the 152 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,404 residents. Its 255.96 hectares work out to about 0.9 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 982.

Getting to Kenchiganahalli

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

Kenchiganahalli lies about 53 km from Davanagere, and the nearest railway station is Konagavalli, 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 Kenchiganahalli
Tehsil headquarters Honnali 14 km
Nearest railway station Konagavalli 14 km
Nearest town Shivamogga 22 km
District headquarters Davanagere 53 km

Villages closest to Kenchiganahalli

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Kenchiganahalli village had a population of 220. That makes it the 137th largest of the 152 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,404 residents.

Kenchiganahalli village has 115 males and 105 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kenchiganahalli has about 913 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 982.

The pincode recorded for Kenchiganahalli is 577273. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kenchiganahalli covers 255.96 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.9 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Kenchiganahalli falls under Honnali tehsil of Davanagere district in Karnataka.

The nearest railway station to Kenchiganahalli is Konagavalli, 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 village and private bus service as Available within village for Kenchiganahalli.

Kenchiganahalli is about 53 km from Davanagere in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kenchiganahalli is in Honnali tehsil of Davanagere district. Honnali is about 14 km away. Konagavalli is about 14 km away. Shivamogga is about 22 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Chikkethinahalli (under 2 km), Kodikoppa (1.7 km) and Ganjeenahalli (1.8 km).

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

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