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About Kenchanahalli Village

Kenchanahalli is a mid sized village in Heggadadevankote tehsil, in the district of Mysore, Karnataka. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,404, made up of 661 males and 743 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,124 females per 1000 males. The village covers 431.05 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 571116, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kenchanahalli Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kenchanahalli village
Description Value
State Karnataka
District Mysore
Tehsil Heggadadevankote
Pincode 571116
Area (hectares) 431.05 hectares
Population 1,404
Male Population 661
Female Population 743
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,124
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Kenchanahalli compares

By the 2011 count Kenchanahalli is the 60th largest of the 231 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 982 residents. Its 431.05 hectares work out to about 3.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 984.

Getting to Kenchanahalli

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

Kenchanahalli lies about 55 km from Mysore, and the nearest railway station is Sujatapuram, about 46 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 Kenchanahalli
Tehsil headquarters Heggadadevankote 20 km
Nearest town Gundlupēt 42 km
Nearest railway station Sujatapuram 46 km
District headquarters Mysore 55 km

Villages closest to Kenchanahalli

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Kenchanahalli village had a population of 1,404. That makes it the 60th largest of the 231 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 982 residents.

Kenchanahalli village has 661 males and 743 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kenchanahalli has about 1124 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 984.

The pincode recorded for Kenchanahalli is 571116. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kenchanahalli covers 431.05 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Kenchanahalli falls under Heggadadevankote tehsil of Mysore district in Karnataka.

The nearest railway station to Kenchanahalli is Sujatapuram, about 46 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 10+ km distance for Kenchanahalli.

Kenchanahalli is about 55 km from Mysore in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kenchanahalli is in Heggadadevankote tehsil of Mysore district. Heggadadevankote is about 20 km away. Gundlupēt is about 42 km away. Sujatapuram is about 46 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kalasuru (under 2 km), Kanakanahalli (2.5 km) and Beguru (3.2 km).

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

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