About Kenkere Village

Kenkere is one of the larger villages in Chiknayakanhalli tehsil, in the district of Tumkur, Karnataka. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 5,082, made up of 2,529 males and 2,553 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,009 females per 1000 males. The village covers 2078.17 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 572218, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kenkere Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kenkere village
Description	Value
State	Karnataka
District	Tumkur
Tehsil	Chiknayakanhalli
Pincode	572218
Area (hectares)	2078.17 hectares
Population	5,082
Male Population	2,529
Female Population	2,553
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,009
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Kenkere compares

By the 2011 count Kenkere is the largest village in the tehsil by population, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 806 residents. Its 2078.17 hectares work out to about 2.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 997.

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 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 Kenkere from other places

Kenkere lies about 68 km from Tumkur, and the nearest railway station is Banashankari, about 38 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
Tehsil headquarters	Chiknayakanhalli	24 km
Nearest town	Chiknāyakanhalli	24 km
Nearest railway station	Banashankari	38 km
District headquarters	Tumkur	68 km

Villages closest to Kenkere

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Kenkere village had a population of 5,082. That makes it the largest village in the tehsil by population, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 806 residents.

Kenkere village has 2,529 males and 2,553 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kenkere has about 1009 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 997.

The pincode recorded for Kenkere is 572218. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kenkere covers 2078.17 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Kenkere falls under Chiknayakanhalli tehsil of Tumkur district in Karnataka.

The nearest railway station to Kenkere is Banashankari, about 38 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 Kenkere.

Kenkere is about 68 km from Tumkur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kenkere is in Chiknayakanhalli tehsil of Tumkur district. Chiknayakanhalli is about 24 km away. Chiknāyakanhalli is about 24 km away. Banashankari is about 38 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.