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About Kenchanahalli Village

Kenchanahalli is a mid sized village in Krishnarajanagara tehsil, in the district of Mysore, Karnataka. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 942, made up of 488 males and 454 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 930 females per 1000 males. The village covers 253.95 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 571434, 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 Krishnarajanagara
Pincode 571434
Area (hectares) 253.95 hectares
Population 942
Male Population 488
Female Population 454
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 930
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 81st largest of the 147 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,429 residents. Its 253.95 hectares work out to about 3.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 1003.

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 26 km from Mysore, and the nearest railway station is Pandavapura, about 9.0 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
Nearest town French Rocks 5.3 km
Nearest railway station Pandavapura 9.0 km
Tehsil headquarters Krishnarajanagara 26 km
District headquarters Mysore 26 km

Villages closest to Kenchanahalli

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Krishnarajanagara 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 942. That makes it the 81st largest of the 147 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,429 residents.

Kenchanahalli village has 488 males and 454 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kenchanahalli has about 930 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 1003.

The pincode recorded for Kenchanahalli is 571434. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kenchanahalli covers 253.95 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Kenchanahalli falls under Krishnarajanagara tehsil of Mysore district in Karnataka.

The nearest railway station to Kenchanahalli is Pandavapura, about 9.0 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 26 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 Krishnarajanagara tehsil of Mysore district. French Rocks is about 5.3 km away. Pandavapura is about 9.0 km away. Krishnarajanagara is about 26 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Thandre (under 2 km), Gummanahalli (7.0 km) and Battiganahalli (7.6 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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