# Kengapura Village, Channagiri, Davanagere (Karnataka)

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Village · Channagiri, Davanagere 

# Kengapura

Kengapura is a village in Channagiri sub-district of Davanagere district, Karnataka, PIN code **577231**. The 2011 Census counted **1,054 people in 206 households**, the 90th largest of 202 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 65.4%, below the sub-district's rural average of 71.2%.

- 1,054people (2011)
- 206households
- 65.4%literacy
- 577231PIN code

## Kengapura PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Kengapura is 577231.** Kengapura falls in Channagiri sub-district, Davanagere district, Karnataka.

- PIN code577231
- Gram panchayatKanivebilchi
- Community development blockChannagiri
- Census village code606913

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

## How far is Kengapura from nearby towns?

- Channagiri (sub-district HQ)27 km by road
- Davanagere (district HQ)49 km by road
- Channagiri (nearest town)27 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 Kengapura?

10 services counted by the Census are inside Kengapura; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt · 1 private
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 private
- ●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 · Basavapatna
- ○Degree college5–10 km · Basavapatna
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Channagiri
- ○Primary health centreunder 5 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post officeunder 5 km
- ○Public bus service5–10 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATMunder 5 km
- ○Commercial bankunder 5 km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library5–10 km

### Water and power

- Drinking wateruntreated tap water, hand pumps, tube wells / boreholes and canal / river
- Electricity (2011)18 h summer · 20 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 Kengapura known for?

The main crops are **maize and ragi**. About 95% of the 64 hectares of village land is sown, and 53 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 Kengapura

Of every 100 households in Kengapura in 2011, 88 had electricity, 34 a toilet at home and 4 cooked with LPG; 85 had a mobile phone, 19 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Kengapura · ■ Channagiri rural average

Electricity for lighting ****88%**

**90%

Toilet within the home ****34%**

**41%

No toilet (open defecation) ****20%**

**58%

Tap water ****92%**

**70%

Drinking water within premises ****45%**

**24%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****4%**

**15%

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

**82%

Use banking services ****49%**

**45%

Television ****65%**

**60%

Mobile phone ****85%**

**59%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****19%**

**19%

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

**4%

None of these assets ****4%**

**17%

Own their home ****90%**

**91%

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 Kengapura?

■ Kengapura · ■ Channagiri rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****65.4%**

**71.2%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1095**

**979

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1455**

**947

Working population ****51.1%**

**46.7%

### Women and men

Literacy is 73.7% for men and 57.5% for women. 62% of men and 41% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 69 (13%) · **■** Farm labourers 143 (27%) · **■** Household industry 1 (0%) · **■** Other work 34 (6%) · **■** Marginal 292 (54%)

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 Channagiri

- Diggenahalli1,160 people
- Gollarahalli1,128 people
- Kotehalu1,114 people
- Bussenahalli1,101 people
- Neethigere1,053 people
- Thilineerkatte1,048 people
- Sarathi1,037 people
- Haronahalli1,036 people

[All 249 villages in Channagiri](https://wherepedia.org/india/karnataka/davanagere/channagiri/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Kengapura?577231
- How far is Kengapura from Davanagere?49 km by road
- What is the population of Kengapura?1,054 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Kengapura in?Davanagere district (Channagiri sub-district), Karnataka
- What is the literacy rate of Kengapura?65.4% (Census 2011)
