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About Kenchenahalli Village

Kenchenahalli is a mid sized village in Arkalgud tehsil, in the district of Hassan, Karnataka. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 697, made up of 352 males and 345 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 980 females per 1000 males. The village covers 215.96 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 573102, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kenchenahalli Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kenchenahalli village
Description Value
State Karnataka
District Hassan
Tehsil Arkalgud
Pincode 573102
Area (hectares) 215.96 hectares
Population 697
Male Population 352
Female Population 345
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 980
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Kenchenahalli compares

By the 2011 count Kenchenahalli is the 93rd largest of the 259 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 680 residents. Its 215.96 hectares work out to about 3.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 1014.

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 <5 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 5 - 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 24 km from Hassan, and the nearest railway station is Mavinakere, about 9.7 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 Arkalgud 5.8 km
Nearest railway station Mavinakere 9.7 km
Nearest town Holenarasipura 15 km
District headquarters Hassan 24 km

Villages closest to Kenchenahalli

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Arkalgud 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 697. That makes it the 93rd largest of the 259 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 680 residents.

Kenchenahalli village has 352 males and 345 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kenchenahalli has about 980 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 1014.

The pincode recorded for Kenchenahalli is 573102. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kenchenahalli covers 215.96 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Kenchenahalli falls under Arkalgud tehsil of Hassan district in Karnataka.

The nearest railway station to Kenchenahalli is Mavinakere, about 9.7 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 10 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Kenchenahalli.

Kenchenahalli is about 24 km from Hassan in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kenchenahalli is in Arkalgud tehsil of Hassan district. Arkalgud is about 5.8 km away. Mavinakere is about 9.7 km away. Holenarasipura is about 15 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Hullangala (under 2 km), Narasinakuppe (under 2 km) and Garighatta (1.9 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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