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About Kenchigondanakoppa Village

Kenchigondanakoppa is a mid sized village in Shikarpur tehsil, in the district of Shimoga, Karnataka. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,599, made up of 832 males and 767 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 922 females per 1000 males. The village covers 397.82 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 577427, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kenchigondanakoppa Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kenchigondanakoppa village
Description Value
State Karnataka
District Shimoga
Tehsil Shikarpur
Pincode 577427
Area (hectares) 397.82 hectares
Population 1,599
Male Population 832
Female Population 767
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 922
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Kenchigondanakoppa compares

By the 2011 count Kenchigondanakoppa is the 40th largest of the 154 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 1,191 residents. Its 397.82 hectares work out to about 4.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 979.

Getting to Kenchigondanakoppa

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

Kenchigondanakoppa lies about 41 km from Shimoga, and the nearest railway station is Kumsi, about 24 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 Kenchigondanakoppa
Tehsil headquarters Shikarpur 7.7 km
Nearest town Shikaripura 7.7 km
Nearest railway station Kumsi 24 km
District headquarters Shimoga 41 km

Villages closest to Kenchigondanakoppa

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Kenchigondanakoppa village had a population of 1,599. That makes it the 40th largest of the 154 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,191 residents.

Kenchigondanakoppa village has 832 males and 767 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kenchigondanakoppa has about 922 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 979.

The pincode recorded for Kenchigondanakoppa is 577427. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kenchigondanakoppa covers 397.82 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Kenchigondanakoppa falls under Shikarpur tehsil of Shimoga district in Karnataka.

The nearest railway station to Kenchigondanakoppa is Kumsi, about 24 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 <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Kenchigondanakoppa.

Kenchigondanakoppa 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.

Kenchigondanakoppa is in Shikarpur tehsil of Shimoga district. Shikarpur is about 7.7 km away. Shikaripura is about 7.7 km away. Kumsi is about 24 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Balekoppa (1.5 km), Bhandibhyranahalli (1.6 km) and Muddanahalli (2.5 km).

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

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