# Kenchanala Village, Hosanagara, Shimoga (Karnataka) – PIN Code > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/karnataka/shimoga/hosanagara/kenchanala/ Village · Hosanagara, Shimoga # Kenchanala Kenchanala is a village in Hosanagara sub-district of Shimoga district, Karnataka, PIN code **577426**. The 2011 Census counted **1,125 people in 276 households**, the 19th largest of 202 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 88.2%, above the sub-district's rural average of 79.3%. - 1,125people (2011) - 276households - 88.2%literacy - 577426PIN code ## Kenchanala PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Kenchanala is 577426.** Kenchanala falls in Hosanagara sub-district, Shimoga district, Karnataka. - PIN code577426 - Gram panchayatKenchanala - Community development blockHosanagara - Census village code607948 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Kenchanala from nearby towns? - Hosanagara (sub-district HQ)30 km by road - Shimoga (district HQ)37 km by road - Hosanagara (nearest town)30 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 Kenchanala? 18 services counted by the Census are inside Kenchanala; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Primary schoolIn village · 2 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 2 govt - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 - ●Veterinary hospitalIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Family welfare centreIn village · 1 - ●Sub post officeIn village - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Public bus serviceIn village - ●Private bus serviceIn village - ●Railway stationIn village - ●State highwayIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Hosanagara - ○Degree college5–10 km · Gavtoor - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Govatoor - ○Primary health centreunder 5 km - ○Allopathic hospitalunder 5 km - ○Dispensaryunder 5 km - ○Post officeunder 5 km - ○ATM5–10 km - ○Commercial bankunder 5 km - ○Mandi / regular market10+ km - ○Public libraryunder 5 km ### Water and power - Drinking wateruntreated tap water, hand pumps, tube wells / boreholes, canal / river and tanks / ponds - Electricity (2011)18 h summer · 10 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 Kenchanala known for? The main crops are **paddy and maize**. Products made here include rice. About 47% of the 372 hectares of village land is sown, and 119 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 Kenchanala Of every 100 households in Kenchanala in 2011, 88 had electricity, 73 a toilet at home and 10 cooked with LPG; 76 had a mobile phone, 29 a two-wheeler and 2 a car. ■ Kenchanala · ■ Hosanagara rural average Electricity for lighting ****88%** **83% Toilet within the home ****73%** **59% No toilet (open defecation) ****27%** **39% Tap water ****39%** **12% Drinking water within premises ****25%** **38% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****10%** **11% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****84%** **86% Use banking services ****84%** **83% Television ****64%** **50% Mobile phone ****76%** **67% Computer with internet ****1%** **1% Two-wheeler ****29%** **24% Car / jeep / van ****2%** **5% None of these assets ****8%** **10% Own their home ****91%** **92% 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 Kenchanala? ■ Kenchanala · ■ Hosanagara rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****88.2%** **79.3% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****998** **1019 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****828** **971 Working population ****54.1%** **48.1% ### Women and men Literacy is 93.4% for men and 83.1% for women. 61% of men and 47% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 206 (34%) · **■** Farm labourers 239 (39%) · **■** Household industry 6 (1%) · **■** Other work 83 (14%) · **■** Marginal 75 (12%) 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 Hosanagara - Punaje1,180 people - Maruthipura1,166 people - Amrutha1,144 people - Sonale1,134 people - Gubbiga1,124 people - Hosakesare1,114 people - Karimane1,094 people - Bidharalli1,038 people [All 204 villages in Hosanagara](https://wherepedia.org/india/karnataka/shimoga/hosanagara/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Kenchanala?577426 - How far is Kenchanala from Shimoga?37 km by road - What is the population of Kenchanala?1,125 (Census 2011) - Which district is Kenchanala in?Shimoga district (Hosanagara sub-district), Karnataka - What is the literacy rate of Kenchanala?88.2% (Census 2011)