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About Kenkere Village

Kenkere is a mid sized village in Magadi tehsil, in the district of Ramanagara, Karnataka. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 644, made up of 312 males and 332 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,064 females per 1000 males. The village covers 312.51 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 561201, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kenkere Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kenkere village
Description Value
State Karnataka
District Ramanagara
Tehsil Magadi
Pincode 561201
Area (hectares) 312.51 hectares
Population 644
Male Population 312
Female Population 332
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,064
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Kenkere compares

By the 2011 count Kenkere is the 100th largest of the 255 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 634 residents. Its 312.51 hectares work out to about 2.1 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 Kenkere

Kenkere is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Kenkere as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 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 Kenkere from other places

Kenkere lies about 53 km from Ramanagara, and the nearest railway station is Tippasandra, about 12 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 Kenkere
Nearest railway station Tippasandra 12 km
Nearest town Kunigal 20 km
Tehsil headquarters Magadi 25 km
District headquarters Ramanagara 53 km

Villages closest to Kenkere

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 Kenkere

As per the Census of India 2011, Kenkere village had a population of 644. That makes it the 100th largest of the 255 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 634 residents.

Kenkere village has 312 males and 332 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kenkere has about 1064 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 984.

The pincode recorded for Kenkere is 561201. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kenkere covers 312.51 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Kenkere falls under Magadi tehsil of Ramanagara district in Karnataka.

The nearest railway station to Kenkere is Tippasandra, about 12 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 <5 km distance for Kenkere.

Kenkere is about 53 km from Ramanagara in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kenkere is in Magadi tehsil of Ramanagara district. Tippasandra is about 12 km away. Kunigal is about 20 km away. Magadi 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 Kannanur (1.8 km), Hulikal (3.0 km) and Marasandra (3.0 km).

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

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