# Kengal Village, Nelamangala, Bangalore Rural (Karnataka)

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Village · Nelamangala, Bangalore Rural 

# Kengal

Kengal is a village in Nelamangala sub-district of Bangalore Rural district, Karnataka, PIN code **562111**. The 2011 Census counted **1,221 people in 283 households**, the 26th largest of 231 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 63.8%, below the sub-district's rural average of 75.8%.

- 1,221people (2011)
- 283households
- 63.8%literacy
- 562111PIN code

## Kengal PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Kengal is 562111.** Kengal falls in Nelamangala sub-district, Bangalore Rural district, Karnataka.

- PIN code562111
- Gram panchayatHonnenahalli
- Community development blockNelamangala
- Census village code624750

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

## How far is Kengal from nearby towns?

- Nelamangala (sub-district HQ)26 km by road
- Bangalore Rural (district HQ)54 km by road
- Nelamangala (nearest town)26 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 Kengal?

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

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 3 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Nelamangala
- ○Degree college10+ km · =R27462
- ○ITI / vocational schoolunder 5 km · Sompura
- ○Primary health centreunder 5 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post officeunder 5 km
- ○Railway stationunder 5 km
- ○ATMunder 5 km
- ○Commercial bankunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public libraryunder 5 km

### Water and power

- Drinking wateruntreated tap water, hand pumps and tube wells / boreholes
- Electricity (2011)10 h summer · 22 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 Kengal known for?

The main crops are **ragi**. About 61% of the 676 hectares of village land is sown, and 18 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 Kengal

Of every 100 households in Kengal in 2011, 89 had electricity, 41 a toilet at home and 5 cooked with LPG; 52 had a mobile phone, 22 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Kengal · ■ Nelamangala rural average

Electricity for lighting ****89%**

**96%

Toilet within the home ****41%**

**81%

No toilet (open defecation) ****59%**

**19%

Tap water ****35%**

**65%

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

**21%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****5%**

**29%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****95%**

**65%

Use banking services ****32%**

**45%

Television ****41%**

**65%

Mobile phone ****52%**

**66%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****22%**

**24%

Car / jeep / van ****1%**

**3%

None of these assets ****22%**

**13%

Own their home ****97%**

**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 Kengal?

■ Kengal · ■ Nelamangala rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****63.8%**

**75.8%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****899**

**959

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****870**

**954

Working population ****52.3%**

**45.4%

### Women and men

Literacy is 73.9% for men and 52.7% for women. 64% of men and 39% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 292 (46%) · **■** Farm labourers 6 (1%) · **■** Household industry 2 (0%) · **■** Other work 83 (13%) · **■** Marginal 256 (40%)

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

- Kambal1,265 people
- Bardi1,258 people
- Devarahosahalli1,258 people
- Agalakuppa1,239 people
- Mallapura1,191 people
- Chikmaranahalli1,189 people
- Obalapura1,185 people
- Isuvanahalli1,183 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Kengal?562111
- How far is Kengal from Bangalore Rural?54 km by road
- What is the population of Kengal?1,221 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Kengal in?Bangalore Rural district (Nelamangala sub-district), Karnataka
- What is the literacy rate of Kengal?63.8% (Census 2011)