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About Tenkanahalli Village

Tenkanahalli is a small village in Channarayapatna tehsil, in the district of Hassan, Karnataka. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 307, made up of 148 males and 159 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,074 females per 1000 males. The village covers 193.75 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 573225, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Tenkanahalli Overview

Census 2011 figures for Tenkanahalli village
Description Value
State Karnataka
District Hassan
Tehsil Channarayapatna
Pincode 573225
Area (hectares) 193.75 hectares
Population 307
Male Population 148
Female Population 159
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,074
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Tenkanahalli compares

By the 2011 count Tenkanahalli is the 264th largest of the 345 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 629 residents. Its 193.75 hectares work out to about 1.6 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 1047.

Getting to Tenkanahalli

Tenkanahalli is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Tenkanahalli 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 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Tenkanahalli from other places

Tenkanahalli lies about 40 km from Hassan, and the nearest railway station is Shravanabelagola, about 12 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 Tenkanahalli
Tehsil headquarters Channarayapatna 11 km
Nearest town Channarāyapatna 11 km
Nearest railway station Shravanabelagola 12 km
District headquarters Hassan 40 km

Villages closest to Tenkanahalli

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Tenkanahalli village had a population of 307. That makes it the 264th largest of the 345 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 629 residents.

Tenkanahalli village has 148 males and 159 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Tenkanahalli has about 1074 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 1047.

The pincode recorded for Tenkanahalli is 573225. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Tenkanahalli covers 193.75 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.6 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Tenkanahalli falls under Channarayapatna tehsil of Hassan district in Karnataka.

The nearest railway station to Tenkanahalli is Shravanabelagola, about 12 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 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Tenkanahalli.

Tenkanahalli is about 40 km from Hassan in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Tenkanahalli is in Channarayapatna tehsil of Hassan district. Channarayapatna is about 11 km away. Channarāyapatna is about 11 km away. Shravanabelagola is about 12 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Hulikere (1.5 km), Jambur (1.5 km) and Kalkere (1.5 km).

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

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