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About Karekenchanahalli Village

Karekenchanahalli is a small village in Madhugiri tehsil, in the district of Tumkur, Karnataka. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 5, made up of 3 males and 2 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 667 females per 1000 males. The village covers 41.01 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 572112, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Karekenchanahalli Overview

Census 2011 figures for Karekenchanahalli village
Description Value
State Karnataka
District Tumkur
Tehsil Madhugiri
Pincode 572112
Area (hectares) 41.01 hectares
Population 5
Male Population 3
Female Population 2
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 667
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Karekenchanahalli compares

By the 2011 count Karekenchanahalli is among the smallest villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 816 residents. Its 41.01 hectares work out to about 0.1 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 990.

Getting to Karekenchanahalli

Karekenchanahalli is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Karekenchanahalli as Available within <5 km distance. 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 Karekenchanahalli from other places

Karekenchanahalli lies about 61 km from Tumkur, and the nearest railway station is Pavagada, about 27 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 Karekenchanahalli
Tehsil headquarters Madhugiri 25 km
Nearest railway station Pavagada 27 km
District headquarters Tumkur 61 km

Villages closest to Karekenchanahalli

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Karekenchanahalli village had a population of 5. That makes it among the smallest villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 816 residents.

Karekenchanahalli village has 3 males and 2 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Karekenchanahalli has about 667 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 990.

The pincode recorded for Karekenchanahalli is 572112. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Karekenchanahalli covers 41.01 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.1 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Karekenchanahalli falls under Madhugiri tehsil of Tumkur district in Karnataka.

The nearest railway station to Karekenchanahalli is Pavagada, about 27 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 <5 km distance for Karekenchanahalli.

Karekenchanahalli is about 61 km from Tumkur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Karekenchanahalli is in Madhugiri tehsil of Tumkur district. Madhugiri is about 25 km away. Pavagada is about 27 km away. Tumkur is about 61 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Bisadikariyanahalli (under 2 km), Ayyanahalli (under 2 km) and Mallanaikanahalli (under 2 km).

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

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