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About Kengond Village

Kengond is a mid sized village in Byadgi tehsil, in the district of Haveri, Karnataka. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,141, made up of 590 males and 551 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 934 females per 1000 males. The village covers 731.8 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 581110, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kengond Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kengond village
Description Value
State Karnataka
District Haveri
Tehsil Byadgi
Pincode 581110
Area (hectares) 731.8 hectares
Population 1,141
Male Population 590
Female Population 551
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 934
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Kengond compares

By the 2011 count Kengond is the 39th largest of the 64 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,735 residents. Its 731.8 hectares work out to about 1.6 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 943.

Getting to Kengond

Kengond is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Kengond as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. 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 Kengond from other places

Kengond lies about 12 km from Haveri, and the nearest railway station is Byadgi, about 7.6 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 Kengond
Nearest railway station Byadgi 7.6 km
Nearest town Byādgi 10 km
District headquarters Haveri 12 km

Villages closest to Kengond

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Kengond village had a population of 1,141. That makes it the 39th largest of the 64 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,735 residents.

Kengond village has 590 males and 551 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kengond has about 934 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 943.

The pincode recorded for Kengond is 581110. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kengond covers 731.8 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.

Kengond falls under Byadgi tehsil of Haveri district in Karnataka.

The nearest railway station to Kengond is Byadgi, about 7.6 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 5 - 10 km distance for Kengond.

Kengond is about 12 km from Haveri in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kengond is in Byadgi tehsil of Haveri district. Byadgi is about 7.6 km away. Byādgi is about 10 km away. Haveri 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 Arabagonda (2.3 km), Sevanagar (3.1 km) and Kalledevar (3.4 km).

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

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