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About Kenchenahalli Village

Kenchenahalli is a mid sized village in Jagalur tehsil, in the district of Davanagere, Karnataka. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,128, made up of 551 males and 577 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,047 females per 1000 males. The village covers 487.89 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 577528, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kenchenahalli Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kenchenahalli village
Description Value
State Karnataka
District Davanagere
Tehsil Jagalur
Pincode 577528
Area (hectares) 487.89 hectares
Population 1,128
Male Population 551
Female Population 577
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,047
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Kenchenahalli compares

By the 2011 count Kenchenahalli is the 51st largest of the 134 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 1,150 residents. Its 487.89 hectares work out to about 2.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 982.

Getting to Kenchenahalli

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

Kenchenahalli lies about 42 km from Davanagere, and the nearest railway station is Kotturu, about 30 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 Kenchenahalli
Tehsil headquarters Jagalur 6.8 km
Nearest town Kottūru 30 km
Nearest railway station Kotturu 30 km
District headquarters Davanagere 42 km

Villages closest to Kenchenahalli

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Kenchenahalli village had a population of 1,128. That makes it the 51st largest of the 134 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,150 residents.

Kenchenahalli village has 551 males and 577 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kenchenahalli has about 1047 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 982.

The pincode recorded for Kenchenahalli is 577528. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kenchenahalli covers 487.89 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Kenchenahalli falls under Jagalur tehsil of Davanagere district in Karnataka.

The nearest railway station to Kenchenahalli is Kotturu, about 30 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 Kenchenahalli.

Kenchenahalli is about 42 km from Davanagere in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kenchenahalli is in Jagalur tehsil of Davanagere district. Jagalur is about 6.8 km away. Kottūru is about 30 km away. Kotturu is about 30 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kelagote (2.0 km), Kanakuppe (2.5 km) and Chikkammanahatti (2.9 km).

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

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