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About Lenkanahalli Village

Lenkanahalli is a small village in Turuvekere tehsil, in the district of Tumkur, Karnataka. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 225, made up of 106 males and 119 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,123 females per 1000 males. The village covers 177.65 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 572213, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Lenkanahalli Overview

Census 2011 figures for Lenkanahalli village
Description Value
State Karnataka
District Tumkur
Tehsil Turuvekere
Pincode 572213
Area (hectares) 177.65 hectares
Population 225
Male Population 106
Female Population 119
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,123
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 Lenkanahalli compares

By the 2011 count Lenkanahalli is the 186th largest of the 226 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 653 residents. Its 177.65 hectares work out to about 1.3 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1009.

Getting to Lenkanahalli

Lenkanahalli is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Lenkanahalli 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 Lenkanahalli from other places

Lenkanahalli lies about 41 km from Tumkur, and the nearest railway station is Yediyur, about 9.3 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 Lenkanahalli
Nearest railway station Yediyur 9.3 km
Nearest town Kunigal 19 km
Tehsil headquarters Turuvekere 23 km
District headquarters Tumkur 41 km

Villages closest to Lenkanahalli

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Lenkanahalli village had a population of 225. That makes it the 186th largest of the 226 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 653 residents.

Lenkanahalli village has 106 males and 119 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Lenkanahalli has about 1123 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1009.

The pincode recorded for Lenkanahalli is 572213. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Lenkanahalli covers 177.65 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.3 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Lenkanahalli falls under Turuvekere tehsil of Tumkur district in Karnataka.

The nearest railway station to Lenkanahalli is Yediyur, about 9.3 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 Lenkanahalli.

Lenkanahalli is about 41 km from Tumkur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Lenkanahalli is in Turuvekere tehsil of Tumkur district. Yediyur is about 9.3 km away. Kunigal is about 19 km away. Turuvekere is about 23 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Thuyalahalli (under 2 km), Narigehalli (1.9 km) and Sarigehalli (1.9 km).

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

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