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About Kenchanahalli Village

Kenchanahalli is a small village in Magadi tehsil, in the district of Ramanagara, Karnataka. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 369, made up of 180 males and 189 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,050 females per 1000 males. The village covers 112.79 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 562131, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kenchanahalli Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kenchanahalli village
Description Value
State Karnataka
District Ramanagara
Tehsil Magadi
Pincode 562131
Area (hectares) 112.79 hectares
Population 369
Male Population 180
Female Population 189
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,050
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Kenchanahalli compares

By the 2011 count Kenchanahalli is the 165th largest of the 255 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 634 residents. Its 112.79 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 village. 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 Ramanagara, and the nearest railway station is Kunigal, about 22 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 Magadi 18 km
Nearest town Māgadi 18 km
Nearest railway station Kunigal 22 km
District headquarters Ramanagara 26 km

Villages closest to Kenchanahalli

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Magadi 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 369. That makes it the 165th largest of the 255 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 634 residents.

Kenchanahalli village has 180 males and 189 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kenchanahalli has about 1050 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 984.

The pincode recorded for Kenchanahalli is 562131. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kenchanahalli covers 112.79 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 Magadi tehsil of Ramanagara district in Karnataka.

The nearest railway station to Kenchanahalli is Kunigal, about 22 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 village for Kenchanahalli.

Kenchanahalli is about 26 km from Ramanagara in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kenchanahalli is in Magadi tehsil of Ramanagara district. Magadi is about 18 km away. Māgadi is about 18 km away. Kunigal is about 22 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Beechanahalli (under 2 km), Annaiahsastripalya (2.7 km) and Tavarekere (3.6 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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