# Kenkere Village, Gauribidanur, Chikkaballapura (Karnataka) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/karnataka/chikkaballapura/gauribidanur/kenkere/ Village · Gauribidanur, Chikkaballapura # Kenkere Kenkere is a village in Gauribidanur sub-district of Chikkaballapura district, Karnataka, PIN code **561210**. The 2011 Census counted **1,275 people in 327 households**, the 60th largest of 219 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 65.5%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 67.3%. - 1,275people (2011) - 327households - 65.5%literacy - 561210PIN code ## Kenkere PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Kenkere is 561210.** Kenkere falls in Gauribidanur sub-district, Chikkaballapura district, Karnataka. - PIN code561210 - Gram panchayatGedare - Community development blockGauribidanur - Census village code623220 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Kenkere from nearby towns? - Gauribidanur (sub-district HQ)8 km by road - Chikkaballapur (district HQ)44 km by road - Gauribidanur (nearest town)8 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 Kenkere? 10 services counted by the Census are inside Kenkere; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Sub post officeIn village - ●Public bus serviceIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Hossur - ○Degree college5–10 km · Gauribidanur - ○ITI / vocational school5–10 km · Gauribidanur - ○Primary health centre5–10 km - ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km - ○Dispensary5–10 km - ○Post office5–10 km - ○Railway station5–10 km - ○ATM5–10 km - ○Commercial bank5–10 km - ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km - ○Public library5–10 km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water, untreated tap water, hand pumps, tube wells / boreholes, canal / river and tanks / ponds - Electricity (2011)5 h summer · 6 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 Kenkere known for? The main crops are **ragi**. About 57% of the 295 hectares of village land is sown, and 62 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 Kenkere Of every 100 households in Kenkere in 2011, 91 had electricity, 8 a toilet at home and 16 cooked with LPG; 42 had a mobile phone, 18 a two-wheeler and 0 a car. ■ Kenkere · ■ Gauribidanur rural average Electricity for lighting ****91%** **88% Toilet within the home ****8%** **21% No toilet (open defecation) ****92%** **77% Tap water ****91%** **71% Drinking water within premises ****33%** **19% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****16%** **11% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****82%** **87% Use banking services ****32%** **52% Television ****46%** **42% Mobile phone ****42%** **39% Computer with internet ****0%** **0% Two-wheeler ****18%** **14% Car / jeep / van ****0%** **1% None of these assets ****29%** **29% Own their home ****91%** **92% 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 Kenkere? ■ Kenkere · ■ Gauribidanur rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****65.5%** **67.3% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****998** **976 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****917** **955 Working population ****62.8%** **55.5% ### Women and men Literacy is 76.6% for men and 54.5% for women. 66% of men and 59% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ******** **■** Cultivators 277 (35%) · **■** Farm labourers 306 (38%) · **■** Other work 89 (11%) · **■** Marginal 129 (16%) 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 Gauribidanur - Katanakallu1,296 people - Pura1,286 people - Nakkalahalli1,285 people - Bodabandahalli1,284 people - Hunasenahalli1,266 people - Badimaralur1,255 people - Gundapura1,243 people - Bisalahalli1,230 people [All 238 villages in Gauribidanur](https://wherepedia.org/india/karnataka/chikkaballapura/gauribidanur/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Kenkere?561210 - How far is Kenkere from Chikkaballapur?44 km by road - What is the population of Kenkere?1,275 (Census 2011) - Which district is Kenkere in?Chikkaballapura district (Gauribidanur sub-district), Karnataka - What is the literacy rate of Kenkere?65.5% (Census 2011)