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About Kennalu Village

Kennalu is one of the larger villages in Pandavapura tehsil, in the district of Mandya, Karnataka. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 6,973, made up of 3,476 males and 3,497 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,006 females per 1000 males. The village covers 812.5 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 571435, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kennalu Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kennalu village
Description Value
State Karnataka
District Mandya
Tehsil Pandavapura
Pincode 571435
Area (hectares) 812.5 hectares
Population 6,973
Male Population 3,476
Female Population 3,497
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,006
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Kennalu compares

By the 2011 count Kennalu is the largest village in the tehsil by population, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 1,171 residents. Its 812.5 hectares work out to about 8.6 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 982.

Getting to Kennalu

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

How far is Kennalu from other places

Kennalu lies about 25 km from Mandya, and the nearest railway station is Pandavapura, about under 2 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 Kennalu
Nearest railway station Pandavapura under 2 km
Nearest town French Rocks 3.0 km
District headquarters Mandya 25 km

Villages closest to Kennalu

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Kennalu village had a population of 6,973. That makes it the largest village in the tehsil by population, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,171 residents.

Kennalu village has 3,476 males and 3,497 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kennalu has about 1006 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 982.

The pincode recorded for Kennalu is 571435. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kennalu covers 812.5 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 8.6 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Kennalu falls under Pandavapura tehsil of Mandya district in Karnataka.

The nearest railway station to Kennalu is Pandavapura, about under 2 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 village for Kennalu.

Kennalu is about 25 km from Mandya in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kennalu is in Pandavapura tehsil of Mandya district. Pandavapura is about under 2 km away. French Rocks is about 3.0 km away. Mandya is about 25 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Haralahalli (under 2 km), Ukkada (1.7 km) and Harohalli (2.5 km).

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

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