# Kenchenahalli Village, Tarikere, Chikmagalur (Karnataka)

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Village · Tarikere, Chikmagalur 

# Kenchenahalli

Kenchenahalli is a village in Tarikere sub-district of Chikmagalur district, Karnataka, PIN code **577228**. The 2011 Census counted **80 people in 19 households**, the 197th largest of 213 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 60.3%, below the sub-district's rural average of 76.1%.

- 80people (2011)
- 19households
- 60.3%literacy
- 577228PIN code

## Kenchenahalli PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Kenchenahalli is 577228.** Kenchenahalli falls in Tarikere sub-district, Chikmagalur district, Karnataka.

- PIN code577228
- Gram panchayatGulladamane
- Community development blockTarikere
- Census village code609324

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

## How far is Kenchenahalli 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](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## What facilities are there in Kenchenahalli?

3 services counted by the Census are inside Kenchenahalli; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Primary schoolunder 5 km · Gulladamane
- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Tarikere
- ○Degree college5–10 km · Tarikere
- ○ITI / vocational school5–10 km · Tarikere
- ○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
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public library5–10 km

### Water and power

- Drinking watertreated 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](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed.

## What is Kenchenahalli known for?

The main crops are **jowar and arecanut**. About 36% of the 642 hectares of village land is sown, and 8 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 Kenchenahalli

Of every 100 households in Kenchenahalli in 2011, 95 had electricity, 30 a toilet at home and 5 cooked with LPG; 25 had a mobile phone, 15 a two-wheeler and 5 a car.

■ Kenchenahalli · ■ Tarikere rural average

Electricity for lighting ****95%**

**87%

Toilet within the home ****30%**

**47%

No toilet (open defecation) ****70%**

**51%

Tap water ****75%**

**71%

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

**27%

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

**25%

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

**72%

Use banking services ****65%**

**60%

Television ****60%**

**61%

Mobile phone ****25%**

**48%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****15%**

**19%

Car / jeep / van ****5%**

**3%

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

**18%

Own their home ****80%**

**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 Kenchenahalli?

■ Kenchenahalli · ■ Tarikere rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****60.3%**

**76.1%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1222**

**994

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1333**

**956

Working population ****63.8%**

**48.6%

### Women and men

Literacy is 57.6% for men and 62.5% for women. 69% of men and 59% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 19 (37%) · **■** Farm labourers 3 (6%) · **■** Household industry 5 (10%) · **■** Other work 1 (2%) · **■** Marginal 23 (45%)

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

- Gulladahatti105 people
- Somenahalli103 people
- Pillebeeranahalli96 people
- Mylanahalli89 people
- Hosahalli79 people
- Ramapura73 people
- Seethapura69 people
- Sidakanahalli69 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Kenchenahalli?577228
- How far is Kenchenahalli from Chikmagalur?50 km by road
- What is the population of Kenchenahalli?80 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Kenchenahalli in?Chikmagalur district (Tarikere sub-district), Karnataka
- What is the literacy rate of Kenchenahalli?60.3% (Census 2011)