About Kenchanala Village

Kenchanala is a mid sized village in Hosanagara tehsil, in the district of Shimoga, Karnataka. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,125, made up of 563 males and 562 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 998 females per 1000 males. The village covers 371.73 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 577426, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kenchanala Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kenchanala village
Description	Value
State	Karnataka
District	Shimoga
Tehsil	Hosanagara
Pincode	577426
Area (hectares)	371.73 hectares
Population	1,125
Male Population	563
Female Population	562
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	998
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within village

How Kenchanala compares

By the 2011 count Kenchanala is the 19th largest of the 197 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 556 residents. Its 371.73 hectares work out to about 3.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 1025.

Getting to Kenchanala

Kenchanala is well connected by rural standards, with buses in the village itself and a railway station close by. The census records public bus service for Kenchanala 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 village. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Kenchanala from other places

Kenchanala lies about 32 km from Shimoga, and the nearest railway station is Kenchanalu, about under 2 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 Kenchanala
Nearest railway station	Kenchanalu	under 2 km
Tehsil headquarters	Hosanagara	26 km
Nearest town	Shikaripura	29 km
District headquarters	Shimoga	32 km

Villages closest to Kenchanala

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Kenchanala village had a population of 1,125. That makes it the 19th largest of the 197 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 556 residents.

Kenchanala village has 563 males and 562 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kenchanala has about 998 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 1025.

The pincode recorded for Kenchanala is 577426. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kenchanala covers 371.73 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Kenchanala falls under Hosanagara tehsil of Shimoga district in Karnataka.

The nearest railway station to Kenchanala is Kenchanalu, about under 2 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within village.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within village for Kenchanala.

Kenchanala is about 32 km from Shimoga in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kenchanala is in Hosanagara tehsil of Shimoga district. Kenchanalu is about under 2 km away. Hosanagara is about 26 km away. Shikaripura is about 29 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.