Village · Tarikere, Chikmagalur # Kenchapura Kenchapura is a village in Tarikere sub-district of Chikmagalur district, Karnataka, PIN code 577228. The 2011 Census counted 750 people in 186 households, the 88th largest of 213 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 70.1%, below the sub-district's rural average of 76.1%. - 750 people (2011) - 186 households - 70.1% literacy - 577228 PIN code ## Kenchapura PIN code and other codes The PIN code of Kenchapura is 577228. Kenchapura falls in Tarikere sub-district, Chikmagalur district, Karnataka. - PIN code 577228 - Gram panchayat Sunnadahalli - Community development block Tarikere - Census village code 609328 Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## How far is Kenchapura from nearby towns? - Tarikere (sub-district HQ) 10 km by road - Chikmagalur (district HQ) 50 km by road - Tarikere (nearest town) 10 km by road Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## What facilities are there in Kenchapura? 11 services counted by the Census are inside Kenchapura; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ● Health sub-centre In village · 1 - ● Family welfare centre In village · 1 - ● Mobile phone coverage In village - ● Public bus service In village - ● State highway In village - ● Pucca (black-topped) road In village - ● All-weather road In village - ● Weekly haat In village - ● Anganwadi centre In village - ● Community centre In village - ● Polling station In village ### Nearest outside - ○ Primary school 5–10 km · Nandi - ○ Senior secondary school under 5 km · Tarikere - ○ Degree college 5–10 km · Tarikere - ○ ITI / vocational school 5–10 km · Tarikere - ○ Primary health centre under 5 km - ○ Allopathic hospital 5–10 km - ○ Dispensary 5–10 km - ○ Post office 5–10 km - ○ Railway station 5–10 km - ○ ATM 5–10 km - ○ Commercial bank 5–10 km - ○ Ration (PDS) shop 5–10 km - ○ Mandi / regular market 5–10 km - ○ Public library under 5 km ### Water and power - Drinking water treated tap water, untreated tap water, hand pumps and tube wells / boreholes - Electricity (2011) 8 h summer · 6 h winter Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed. ## What is Kenchapura known for? The main crops are jowar and arecanut. About 74% of the 364 hectares of village land is sown, and 6 hectares are irrigated. Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## Homes and amenities in Kenchapura Of every 100 households in Kenchapura in 2011, 71 had electricity, 39 a toilet at home and 13 cooked with LPG; 32 had a mobile phone, 10 a two-wheeler and 2 a car. ■ Kenchapura · ■ Tarikere rural average - Electricity for lighting 71% 87% - Toilet within the home 39% 47% - No toilet (open defecation) 61% 51% - Tap water 65% 71% - Drinking water within premises 4% 27% - Cooking with LPG / PNG 13% 25% - Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 87% 72% - Use banking services 100% 60% - Television 62% 61% - Mobile phone 32% 48% - Computer with internet 1% 1% - Two-wheeler 10% 19% - Car / jeep / van 2% 3% - None of these assets 20% 18% - Own their home 93% 89% Source: Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14). ## What is the population of Kenchapura? ■ Kenchapura · ■ Tarikere rural average - Literacy (age 7+) 70.1% 76.1% - Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 969 994 - Child sex ratio (0–6) 857 956 - Working population 73.3% 48.6% ### Women and men Literacy is 78.5% for men and 61.6% for women. 72% of men and 75% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ■ Cultivators 88 (16%) · ■ Farm labourers 147 (27%) · ■ Household industry 7 (1%) · ■ Other work 9 (2%) · ■ Marginal 299 (54%) Source: Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts. ## Other villages of similar size in Tarikere - Kerehosahalli 771 people - Boothanahalli 759 people - Hunasanahalli 755 people - Haralahalli 754 people - Doddakundur 749 people - Basavapura 742 people - Garagadahalli 742 people - H.Rangapura 741 people All 249 villages in Tarikere ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Kenchapura? 577228 - How far is Kenchapura from Chikmagalur? 50 km by road - What is the population of Kenchapura? 750 (Census 2011) - Which district is Kenchapura in? Chikmagalur district (Tarikere sub-district), Karnataka - What is the literacy rate of Kenchapura? 70.1% (Census 2011) --- Canonical: https://wherepedia.org/india/karnataka/chikmagalur/tarikere/kenchapura-609328/ · Updated 2026-11-02 · Data: national censuses and statistics offices (sources named in each section); © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL); Overture Maps; GeoNames; NASA POWER.