# Kenchanapura, Bangalore (Karnataka) – Population & PIN Code

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Village · Bangalore South, Bangalore 

# Kenchanapura

Kenchanapura is a village in [Bangalore South](https://wherepedia.org/india/karnataka/bangalore/bangalore-south/) sub-district of [Bangalore](https://wherepedia.org/india/karnataka/bangalore/) district, [Karnataka](https://wherepedia.org/india/karnataka/), PIN code **560060**. The 2011 Census counted **769 people in 178 households**, the 61st largest of 97 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 76.0%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 75.7%.

- 769people (2011)
- 178households
- 76.0%literacy
- 560060PIN code

## Kenchanapura PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Kenchanapura is 560060.** Kenchanapura falls in Bangalore South sub-district, Bangalore district, Karnataka.

- PIN code560060
- Gram panchayatSulikere
- Community development blockBangalore South
- Census village code613010

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?

- Bangalore South (sub-district HQ)6 km by road
- Bangalore (district HQ)6 km by road
- Bbmp (nearest town)6 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?

8 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
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Kengeri
- ○Degree college5–10 km · =R15817
- ○ITI / vocational school5–10 km · =R15817
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post officeunder 5 km
- ○Railway station5–10 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, covered wells, hand pumps, tube wells / boreholes and tanks / ponds
- Electricity (2011)24 h summer · 24 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 **paddy, flowers and vegetables**. Products made here include medicine and bricks. About 100% of the 283 hectares of village land is sown, and 40 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, 99 had electricity, 65 a toilet at home and 64 cooked with LPG; 72 had a mobile phone, 47 a two-wheeler and 7 a car.

■ Kenchanapura · ■ Bangalore South rural average

Electricity for lighting ****99%**

**94%

Toilet within the home ****65%**

**72%

No toilet (open defecation) ****35%**

**26%

Tap water ****99%**

**67%

Drinking water within premises ****3%**

**38%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****64%**

**49%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****35%**

**35%

Use banking services ****43%**

**51%

Television ****74%**

**71%

Mobile phone ****72%**

**76%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**2%

Two-wheeler ****47%**

**28%

Car / jeep / van ****7%**

**5%

None of these assets ****12%**

**9%

Own their home ****93%**

**58%

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 · ■ Bangalore South rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****76.0%**

**75.7%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1056**

**907

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****977**

**935

Working population ****33.0%**

**45.7%

### Women and men

Literacy is 83.9% for men and 68.5% for women. 61% of men and 7% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 183 (72%) · **■** Farm labourers 19 (7%) · **■** Other work 51 (20%) · **■** Marginal 1 (0%)

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 Bangalore South

- Doddamaranahalli888 people
- Kempagondanahalli814 people
- Thippur811 people
- Gangasandra781 people
- Naganayakanahalli769 people
- Gangenahalli764 people
- Hampapura688 people
- Bychaguppe637 people

[All 103 villages in Bangalore South](https://wherepedia.org/india/karnataka/bangalore/bangalore-south/villages/)

## Other places named Kenchanapura

- Kenchanapura · Village, Nelamangala, Bangalore Rural · 339 people
- Kenchanapura · Village, Magadi, Ramanagara · 183 people

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Kenchanapura?560060
- How far is Kenchanapura from Bangalore?6 km by road
- What is the population of Kenchanapura?769 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Kenchanapura in?Bangalore district (Bangalore South sub-district), Karnataka
- What is the literacy rate of Kenchanapura?76.0% (Census 2011)
