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About Kengapur Village

Kengapur is a mid sized village in Shiggaon tehsil, in the district of Haveri, Karnataka. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,210, made up of 618 males and 592 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 958 females per 1000 males. The village covers 258.78 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 581205, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kengapur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kengapur village
Description Value
State Karnataka
District Haveri
Tehsil Shiggaon
Pincode 581205
Area (hectares) 258.78 hectares
Population 1,210
Male Population 618
Female Population 592
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 958
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Kengapur compares

By the 2011 count Kengapur is the 42nd largest of the 91 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,507 residents. Its 258.78 hectares work out to about 4.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 932.

Getting to Kengapur

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

How far is Kengapur from other places

Kengapur lies about 32 km from Haveri, and the nearest railway station is Gudageri, about 14 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 Kengapur
Tehsil headquarters Shiggaon 7.0 km
Nearest railway station Gudageri 14 km
District headquarters Haveri 32 km

Villages closest to Kengapur

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Kengapur village had a population of 1,210. That makes it the 42nd largest of the 91 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,507 residents.

Kengapur village has 618 males and 592 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kengapur has about 958 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 932.

The pincode recorded for Kengapur is 581205. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kengapur covers 258.78 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Kengapur falls under Shiggaon tehsil of Haveri district in Karnataka.

The nearest railway station to Kengapur is Gudageri, about 14 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 km distance for Kengapur.

Kengapur is about 32 km from Haveri in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kengapur is in Shiggaon tehsil of Haveri district. Shiggaon is about 7.0 km away. Gudageri is about 14 km away. Haveri is about 32 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Bannur (1.7 km), Bannikoppa (2.3 km) and Kabanur (3.0 km).

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

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