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About Kengalahalli Village

Kengalahalli is a mid sized village in Honnali tehsil, in the district of Davanagere, Karnataka. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,688, made up of 870 males and 818 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 940 females per 1000 males. The village covers 197.27 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 577219, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kengalahalli Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kengalahalli village
Description Value
State Karnataka
District Davanagere
Tehsil Honnali
Pincode 577219
Area (hectares) 197.27 hectares
Population 1,688
Male Population 870
Female Population 818
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 940
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Kengalahalli compares

By the 2011 count Kengalahalli is the 46th largest of the 152 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 1,404 residents. Its 197.27 hectares work out to about 8.6 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 982.

Getting to Kengalahalli

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

Kengalahalli lies about 20 km from Davanagere, and the nearest railway station is Tolahunse, about 18 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 Kengalahalli
Nearest railway station Tolahunse 18 km
Tehsil headquarters Honnali 20 km
District headquarters Davanagere 20 km
Nearest town Davangere 20 km

Villages closest to Kengalahalli

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 Kengalahalli

As per the Census of India 2011, Kengalahalli village had a population of 1,688. That makes it the 46th largest of the 152 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,404 residents.

Kengalahalli village has 870 males and 818 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kengalahalli has about 940 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 Kengalahalli is 577219. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kengalahalli covers 197.27 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 8.6 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Kengalahalli falls under Honnali tehsil of Davanagere district in Karnataka.

The nearest railway station to Kengalahalli is Tolahunse, about 18 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 Kengalahalli.

Kengalahalli is about 20 km from Davanagere in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kengalahalli is in Honnali tehsil of Davanagere district. Tolahunse is about 18 km away. Honnali is about 20 km away. Davanagere is about 20 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Yarachikkanahalli (2.0 km), Bannikodu (2.6 km) and Mukthenahalli (2.7 km).

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

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