# Kenkere Village, Hosdurga, Chitradurga (Karnataka) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/karnataka/chitradurga/hosdurga/kenkere/ Village · Hosdurga, Chitradurga # Kenkere Kenkere is a village in Hosdurga sub-district of Chitradurga district, Karnataka, PIN code **577527**. The 2011 Census counted **1,100 people in 224 households**, the 71st largest of 201 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 80.1%, above the sub-district's rural average of 71.8%. - 1,100people (2011) - 224households - 80.1%literacy - 577527PIN code ## Kenkere PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Kenkere is 577527.** Kenkere falls in Hosdurga sub-district, Chitradurga district, Karnataka. - PIN code577527 - Gram panchayatMadadakere - Community development blockHosdurga - Census village code605920 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? - Hosdurga (sub-district HQ)20 km by road - Chitradurga (district HQ)37 km by road - Hosdurga (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 Kenkere? 9 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 - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Private bus serviceIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Madadakere - ○Degree college10+ km · Hosdurga - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Hosdurga - ○Primary health centreunder 5 km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensary10+ km - ○Post office10+ km - ○Public bus service5–10 km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATM10+ km - ○Commercial bankunder 5 km - ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km - ○Mandi / regular market10+ km - ○Public libraryunder 5 km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water, untreated tap water, hand pumps and tube wells / boreholes - Electricity (2011)13 h summer · 13 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 and millet**. Products made here include carpentry. About 27% of the 2,302 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 Kenkere Of every 100 households in Kenkere in 2011, 94 had electricity, 2 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 35 had a mobile phone, 8 a two-wheeler and 0 a car. ■ Kenkere · ■ Hosdurga rural average Electricity for lighting ****94%** **92% Toilet within the home ****2%** **17% No toilet (open defecation) ****98%** **82% Tap water ****87%** **58% Drinking water within premises ****7%** **15% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****0%** **6% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****100%** **93% Use banking services ****42%** **51% Television ****42%** **44% Mobile phone ****35%** **40% Computer with internet ****0%** **1% Two-wheeler ****8%** **12% Car / jeep / van ****0%** **1% None of these assets ****31%** **30% Own their home ****96%** **93% 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 · ■ Hosdurga rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****80.1%** **71.8% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****978** **976 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1269** **959 Working population ****63.4%** **56.3% ### Women and men Literacy is 87.5% for men and 72.4% for women. 67% of men and 60% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 533 (76%) · **■** Farm labourers 69 (10%) · **■** Household industry 10 (1%) · **■** Other work 16 (2%) · **■** Marginal 69 (10%) 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 Hosdurga - Bukkasagara1,150 people - Settyhalli1,138 people - Kondapura1,135 people - Mathur1,102 people - Haragondanahalli1,072 people - Kainadu1,043 people - Vengalapura1,027 people - Thanigekal1,024 people [All 225 villages in Hosdurga](https://wherepedia.org/india/karnataka/chitradurga/hosdurga/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Kenkere?577527 - How far is Kenkere from Chitradurga?37 km by road - What is the population of Kenkere?1,100 (Census 2011) - Which district is Kenkere in?Chitradurga district (Hosdurga sub-district), Karnataka - What is the literacy rate of Kenkere?80.1% (Census 2011)