# Kenganalu Village, Bhadravati, Shimoga (Karnataka) – PIN Code

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Village · Bhadravati, Shimoga 

# Kenganalu

Kenganalu is a village in Bhadravati sub-district of Shimoga district, Karnataka, PIN code **577227**. The 2011 Census counted **562 people in 144 households**, the 108th largest of 135 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 62.5%, below the sub-district's rural average of 74.0%.

- 562people (2011)
- 144households
- 62.5%literacy
- 577227PIN code

## Kenganalu PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Kenganalu is 577227.** Kenganalu falls in Bhadravati sub-district, Shimoga district, Karnataka.

- PIN code577227
- Gram panchayatYedehalli
- Community development blockBhadravati
- Census village code608554

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

## How far is Kenganalu from nearby towns?

- Bhadravati (sub-district HQ)25 km by road
- Shimoga (district HQ)28 km by road
- Bhadravati (nearest town)25 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 Kenganalu?

8 services counted by the Census are inside Kenganalu; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●National highwayIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Primary schoolunder 5 km · Ashokanagara
- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Holehonnuru
- ○Degree college10+ km · Holehonnur
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Bhadravathi
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post officeunder 5 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public libraryunder 5 km

### Water and power

- Drinking watertreated tap water, hand pumps, tube wells / boreholes and tanks / ponds
- Electricity (2011)14 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 Kenganalu known for?

The main crops are **arecanut and sugar cane**. About 95% of the 128 hectares of village land is sown, and 122 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 Kenganalu

Of every 100 households in Kenganalu in 2011, 94 had electricity, 79 a toilet at home and 18 cooked with LPG; 86 had a mobile phone, 24 a two-wheeler and 6 a car.

■ Kenganalu · ■ Bhadravati rural average

Electricity for lighting ****94%**

**92%

Toilet within the home ****79%**

**67%

No toilet (open defecation) ****15%**

**32%

Tap water ****79%**

**84%

Drinking water within premises ****47%**

**37%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****18%**

**22%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****76%**

**73%

Use banking services ****50%**

**59%

Television ****72%**

**64%

Mobile phone ****86%**

**63%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****24%**

**25%

Car / jeep / van ****6%**

**3%

None of these assets ****3%**

**14%

Own their home ****89%**

**86%

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 Kenganalu?

■ Kenganalu · ■ Bhadravati rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****62.5%**

**74.0%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****873**

**990

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****710**

**930

Working population ****66.7%**

**47.3%

### Women and men

Literacy is 68.8% for men and 55.4% for women. 73% of men and 59% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 4 (1%) · **■** Farm labourers 167 (45%) · **■** Household industry 7 (2%) · **■** Other work 99 (26%) · **■** Marginal 98 (26%)

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 Bhadravati

- Ukkunda600 people
- Mudalavittalapura598 people
- Arisinaghatta578 people
- Indiranagara563 people
- Dodderi544 people
- Kalanakatte471 people
- Sanklipura456 people
- Diggenahalli416 people

[All 145 villages in Bhadravati](https://wherepedia.org/india/karnataka/shimoga/bhadravati/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Kenganalu?577227
- How far is Kenganalu from Shimoga?28 km by road
- What is the population of Kenganalu?562 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Kenganalu in?Shimoga district (Bhadravati sub-district), Karnataka
- What is the literacy rate of Kenganalu?62.5% (Census 2011)