# Kenchanapura Village, Nelamangala, Bangalore Rural (Karnataka)

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Village · Nelamangala, Bangalore Rural 

# Kenchanapura

Kenchanapura is a village in Nelamangala sub-district of Bangalore Rural district, Karnataka, PIN code **562123**. The 2011 Census counted **339 people in 81 households**, the 146th largest of 231 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 74.9%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 75.8%.

- 339people (2011)
- 81households
- 74.9%literacy
- 562123PIN code

## Kenchanapura PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Kenchanapura is 562123.** Kenchanapura falls in Nelamangala sub-district, Bangalore Rural district, Karnataka.

- PIN code562123
- Gram panchayatKodigehalli
- Community development blockNelamangala
- Census village code624800

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## How far is Kenchanapura from nearby towns?

- Nelamangala (sub-district HQ)18 km by road
- Bangalore Rural (district HQ)43 km by road
- Nelamangala (nearest town)18 km by road

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## What facilities are there in Kenchanapura?

6 services counted by the Census are inside Kenchanapura; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Thyamagondlu
- ○Degree college10+ km · =R27512
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Nelamangala
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Railway stationunder 5 km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public libraryunder 5 km

### Water and power

- Drinking wateruntreated tap water, hand pumps and tube wells / boreholes
- Electricity (2011)5 h summer · 5 h winter

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed.

## What is Kenchanapura known for?

The main crops are **ragi and vegetables**. About 48% of the 444 hectares of village land is sown, and 38 hectares are irrigated.

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## Homes and amenities in Kenchanapura

Of every 100 households in Kenchanapura in 2011, 98 had electricity, 89 a toilet at home and 11 cooked with LPG; 39 had a mobile phone, 29 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Kenchanapura · ■ Nelamangala rural average

Electricity for lighting ****98%**

**96%

Toilet within the home ****89%**

**81%

No toilet (open defecation) ****11%**

**19%

Tap water ****99%**

**65%

Drinking water within premises ****1%**

**21%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****11%**

**29%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****88%**

**65%

Use banking services ****4%**

**45%

Television ****84%**

**65%

Mobile phone ****39%**

**66%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****29%**

**24%

Car / jeep / van ****0%**

**3%

None of these assets ****8%**

**13%

Own their home ****100%**

**77%

Source: [Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14)](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## What is the population of Kenchanapura?

■ Kenchanapura · ■ Nelamangala rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****74.9%**

**75.8%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****971**

**959

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****778**

**954

Working population ****39.2%**

**45.4%

### Women and men

Literacy is 86.4% for men and 63.4% for women. 70% of men and 8% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 44 (33%) · **■** Farm labourers 75 (56%) · **■** Other work 12 (9%) · **■** Marginal 2 (2%)

Source: [Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## Other villages of similar size in Nelamangala

- Lakkasandra375 people
- Kenchanahalli360 people
- Thimmanaikanahalli360 people
- Muddalinganahalli342 people
- Adihosahalli336 people
- Karimaranahalli335 people
- Bhoosandra334 people
- Mahimapura333 people

[All 242 villages in Nelamangala](https://wherepedia.org/india/karnataka/bangalore-rural/nelamangala/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Kenchanapura?562123
- How far is Kenchanapura from Bangalore Rural?43 km by road
- What is the population of Kenchanapura?339 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Kenchanapura in?Bangalore Rural district (Nelamangala sub-district), Karnataka
- What is the literacy rate of Kenchanapura?74.9% (Census 2011)