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About Kenchanahalli Village

Kenchanahalli is a mid sized village in Kunigal tehsil, in the district of Tumkur, Karnataka. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,339, made up of 681 males and 658 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 966 females per 1000 males. The village covers 506.24 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 572123, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kenchanahalli Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kenchanahalli village
Description Value
State Karnataka
District Tumkur
Tehsil Kunigal
Pincode 572123
Area (hectares) 506.24 hectares
Population 1,339
Male Population 681
Female Population 658
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 966
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Kenchanahalli compares

By the 2011 count Kenchanahalli is the 26th largest of the 266 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 656 residents. Its 506.24 hectares work out to about 2.6 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 well below the tehsil average of 1033.

Getting to Kenchanahalli

Kenchanahalli is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Kenchanahalli 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 Kenchanahalli from other places

Kenchanahalli lies about 35 km from Tumkur, and the nearest railway station is Siddapura, about 16 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 Kenchanahalli
Nearest railway station Siddapura 16 km
Tehsil headquarters Kunigal 20 km
District headquarters Tumkur 35 km

Villages closest to Kenchanahalli

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Kenchanahalli village had a population of 1,339. That makes it the 26th largest of the 266 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 656 residents.

Kenchanahalli village has 681 males and 658 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kenchanahalli has about 966 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1033.

The pincode recorded for Kenchanahalli is 572123. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kenchanahalli covers 506.24 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Kenchanahalli falls under Kunigal tehsil of Tumkur district in Karnataka.

The nearest railway station to Kenchanahalli is Siddapura, about 16 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 Kenchanahalli.

Kenchanahalli is about 35 km from Tumkur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kenchanahalli is in Kunigal tehsil of Tumkur district. Siddapura is about 16 km away. Kunigal is about 20 km away. Tumkur is about 35 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Hurulagere (2.1 km), Chottanahallianc Hantha (2.6 km) and Vogaragere (6.3 km).

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

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