About Kenchammanahalli Village

Kenchammanahalli is a small village in Bhadravati tehsil, in the district of Shimoga, Karnataka. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 283, made up of 141 males and 142 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,007 females per 1000 males. The village covers 279.34 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 577245, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kenchammanahalli Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kenchammanahalli village
Description	Value
State	Karnataka
District	Shimoga
Tehsil	Bhadravati
Pincode	577245
Area (hectares)	279.34 hectares
Population	283
Male Population	141
Female Population	142
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,007
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Kenchammanahalli compares

By the 2011 count Kenchammanahalli is the 117th largest of the 132 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,412 residents. Its 279.34 hectares work out to about 1.0 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 990.

Getting to Kenchammanahalli

Kenchammanahalli is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Kenchammanahalli as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Kenchammanahalli from other places

Kenchammanahalli lies about 41 km from Shimoga, and the nearest railway station is Tarikere Junction, about 6.7 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 Kenchammanahalli
Nearest town	Tarikere	6.5 km
Nearest railway station	Tarikere Junction	6.7 km
Tehsil headquarters	Bhadravati	25 km
District headquarters	Shimoga	41 km

Villages closest to Kenchammanahalli

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

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Common questions about Kenchammanahalli

As per the Census of India 2011, Kenchammanahalli village had a population of 283. That makes it the 117th largest of the 132 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,412 residents.

Kenchammanahalli village has 141 males and 142 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kenchammanahalli has about 1007 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 990.

The pincode recorded for Kenchammanahalli is 577245. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kenchammanahalli covers 279.34 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.0 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Kenchammanahalli falls under Bhadravati tehsil of Shimoga district in Karnataka.

The nearest railway station to Kenchammanahalli is Tarikere Junction, about 6.7 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 10 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Kenchammanahalli.

Kenchammanahalli is about 41 km from Shimoga in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kenchammanahalli is in Bhadravati tehsil of Shimoga district. Tarikere is about 6.5 km away. Tarikere Junction is about 6.7 km away. Bhadravati is about 25 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.