# Kenchapura Village, Tarikere, Chikmagalur (Karnataka)

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Village · Tarikere, Chikmagalur 

# Kenchapura

Kenchapura is a village in Tarikere sub-district of Chikmagalur district, Karnataka, PIN code **577145**. The 2011 Census counted **659 people in 153 households**, the 104th largest of 213 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 67.7%, below the sub-district's rural average of 76.1%.

- 659people (2011)
- 153households
- 67.7%literacy
- 577145PIN code

## Kenchapura PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Kenchapura is 577145.** Kenchapura falls in Tarikere sub-district, Chikmagalur district, Karnataka.

- PIN code577145
- Gram panchayatChikkanvangala
- Community development blockTarikere
- Census village code609227

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

## How far is Kenchapura from nearby towns?

- Tarikere (sub-district HQ)32 km by road
- Chikmagalur (district HQ)68 km by road
- Birur (nearest town)20 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 Kenchapura?

7 services counted by the Census are inside Kenchapura; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●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 · Bukkambudhi
- ○Degree college5–10 km · Ajjampura
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Birur
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Railway station5–10 km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 km
- ○Public library5–10 km

### Water and power

- Drinking watertreated tap water, hand pumps and tube wells / boreholes
- Electricity (2011)8 h summer · 12 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 Kenchapura known for?

The main crops are **arecanut and jowar**. About 37% of the 459 hectares of village land is sown, and 79 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 Kenchapura

Of every 100 households in Kenchapura in 2011, 92 had electricity, 18 a toilet at home and 10 cooked with LPG; 35 had a mobile phone, 12 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Kenchapura · ■ Tarikere rural average

Electricity for lighting ****92%**

**87%

Toilet within the home ****18%**

**47%

No toilet (open defecation) ****82%**

**51%

Tap water ****0%**

**71%

Drinking water within premises ****0%**

**27%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****10%**

**25%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****89%**

**72%

Use banking services ****41%**

**60%

Television ****40%**

**61%

Mobile phone ****35%**

**48%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****12%**

**19%

Car / jeep / van ****2%**

**3%

None of these assets ****30%**

**18%

Own their home ****96%**

**89%

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 Kenchapura?

■ Kenchapura · ■ Tarikere rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****67.7%**

**76.1%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****950**

**994

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****964**

**956

Working population ****50.1%**

**48.6%

### Women and men

Literacy is 75.8% for men and 59.2% for women. 65% of men and 34% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 137 (42%) · **■** Farm labourers 165 (50%) · **■** Household industry 6 (2%) · **■** Other work 20 (6%) · **■** Marginal 2 (1%)

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 Tarikere

- Ramenahalli677 people
- Geramaradi672 people
- Siddlipura664 people
- Haruvanahalli660 people
- Malenahalli649 people
- Manchethevaru644 people
- Bokikere641 people
- Nagarajapura628 people

[All 249 villages in Tarikere](https://wherepedia.org/india/karnataka/chikmagalur/tarikere/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Kenchapura?577145
- How far is Kenchapura from Chikmagalur?68 km by road
- What is the population of Kenchapura?659 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Kenchapura in?Chikmagalur district (Tarikere sub-district), Karnataka
- What is the literacy rate of Kenchapura?67.7% (Census 2011)