About Kengatte Village

Kengatte is a mid sized village in Honnali tehsil, in the district of Davanagere, Karnataka. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 744, made up of 374 males and 370 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 989 females per 1000 males. The village covers 270.31 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 577217, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kengatte Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kengatte village
Description	Value
State	Karnataka
District	Davanagere
Tehsil	Honnali
Pincode	577217
Area (hectares)	270.31 hectares
Population	744
Male Population	374
Female Population	370
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	989
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Kengatte compares

By the 2011 count Kengatte is the 99th largest of the 152 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,404 residents. Its 270.31 hectares work out to about 2.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 982.

Getting to Kengatte

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

Kengatte lies about 49 km from Davanagere, and the nearest railway station is Shimoga Town, about 20 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 Kengatte
Tehsil headquarters	Honnali	15 km
Nearest railway station	Shimoga Town	20 km
Nearest town	Shivamogga	22 km
District headquarters	Davanagere	49 km

Villages closest to Kengatte

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.

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Common questions about Kengatte

As per the Census of India 2011, Kengatte village had a population of 744. That makes it the 99th largest of the 152 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,404 residents.

Kengatte village has 374 males and 370 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kengatte has about 989 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 982.

The pincode recorded for Kengatte is 577217. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kengatte covers 270.31 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Kengatte falls under Honnali tehsil of Davanagere district in Karnataka.

The nearest railway station to Kengatte is Shimoga Town, about 20 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 Kengatte.

Kengatte is about 49 km from Davanagere in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kengatte is in Honnali tehsil of Davanagere district. Honnali is about 15 km away. Shimoga Town is about 20 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.