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About Kenchanoor Village

Kenchanoor is a mid sized village in Kundapura tehsil, in the district of Udupi, Karnataka. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,324, made up of 590 males and 734 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,244 females per 1000 males. The village covers 496.38 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 576283, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kenchanoor Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kenchanoor village
Description Value
State Karnataka
District Udupi
Tehsil Kundapura
Pincode 576283
Area (hectares) 496.38 hectares
Population 1,324
Male Population 590
Female Population 734
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,244
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Kenchanoor compares

By the 2011 count Kenchanoor is the 92nd largest of the 98 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 3,651 residents. Its 496.38 hectares work out to about 2.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1162.

Getting to Kenchanoor

Kenchanoor is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Kenchanoor 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. The nearest villages by name are Kanyana, Karkunje, Kattabelthoor and Kavrady. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

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 Kenchanoor

As per the Census of India 2011, Kenchanoor village had a population of 1,324. That makes it the 92nd largest of the 98 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 3,651 residents.

Kenchanoor village has 590 males and 734 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kenchanoor has about 1244 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1162.

The pincode recorded for Kenchanoor is 576283. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kenchanoor covers 496.38 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Kenchanoor falls under Kundapura tehsil of Udupi district in Karnataka.

The census record for Kenchanoor notes the nearest railway station 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 Kenchanoor.

Kenchanoor is in Kundapura tehsil of Udupi district. The district and tehsil pages linked from here list the neighbouring villages, which is usually the quickest way to place it on a map.

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

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