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About Kenchanapura Village

Kenchanapura is a small village in Magadi tehsil, in the district of Ramanagara, Karnataka. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 183, made up of 87 males and 96 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,103 females per 1000 males. The village covers 127.67 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 562110, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kenchanapura Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kenchanapura village
Description Value
State Karnataka
District Ramanagara
Tehsil Magadi
Pincode 562110
Area (hectares) 127.67 hectares
Population 183
Male Population 87
Female Population 96
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,103
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Kenchanapura compares

By the 2011 count Kenchanapura is the 213th largest of the 255 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 634 residents. Its 127.67 hectares work out to about 1.4 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 984.

Getting to Kenchanapura

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

Kenchanapura lies about 44 km from Ramanagara, and the nearest railway station is Solur, about 7.1 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 Kenchanapura
Nearest railway station Solur 7.1 km
Tehsil headquarters Magadi 16 km
Nearest town Māgadi 16 km
District headquarters Ramanagara 44 km

Villages closest to Kenchanapura

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 Kenchanapura

As per the Census of India 2011, Kenchanapura village had a population of 183. That makes it the 213th largest of the 255 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 634 residents.

Kenchanapura village has 87 males and 96 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kenchanapura has about 1103 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 984.

The pincode recorded for Kenchanapura is 562110. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kenchanapura covers 127.67 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.4 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Kenchanapura falls under Magadi tehsil of Ramanagara district in Karnataka.

The nearest railway station to Kenchanapura is Solur, about 7.1 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 Kenchanapura.

Kenchanapura is about 44 km from Ramanagara in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kenchanapura is in Magadi tehsil of Ramanagara district. Solur is about 7.1 km away. Magadi is about 16 km away. Māgadi is about 16 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kuthingere (1.5 km), Ajjahalli (1.6 km) and Aladakatte (2.4 km).

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

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