# Kenchigondanakoppa Village, Shikarpur, Shimoga (Karnataka)

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Village · Shikarpur, Shimoga 

# Kenchigondanakoppa

Kenchigondanakoppa is a village in Shikarpur sub-district of Shimoga district, Karnataka, PIN code **577427**. The 2011 Census counted **1,599 people in 345 households**, the 41st largest of 155 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 57.2%, below the sub-district's rural average of 72.4%.

- 1,599people (2011)
- 345households
- 57.2%literacy
- 577427PIN code

## Kenchigondanakoppa PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Kenchigondanakoppa is 577427.** Kenchigondanakoppa falls in Shikarpur sub-district, Shimoga district, Karnataka.

- PIN code577427
- Gram panchayatHosuru
- Community development blockShikarpur
- Census village code607799

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

## How far is Kenchigondanakoppa from nearby towns?

- Shikarpur (sub-district HQ)9 km by road
- Shimoga (district HQ)59 km by road
- Shikarpur (nearest town)9 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 Kenchigondanakoppa?

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

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Sub post officeIn village
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Hosuru
- ○Degree college5–10 km · Shikaripur
- ○ITI / vocational school5–10 km · Shikaripur
- ○Primary health centreunder 5 km
- ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Public bus serviceunder 5 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public libraryunder 5 km

### Water and power

- Drinking wateruntreated tap water, hand pumps and tube wells / boreholes
- Electricity (2011)12 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 Kenchigondanakoppa known for?

The main crops are **maize**. About 56% of the 398 hectares of village land is sown, and 35 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 Kenchigondanakoppa

Of every 100 households in Kenchigondanakoppa in 2011, 83 had electricity, 44 a toilet at home and 1 cooked with LPG; 36 had a mobile phone, 9 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Kenchigondanakoppa · ■ Shikarpur rural average

Electricity for lighting ****83%**

**87%

Toilet within the home ****44%**

**60%

No toilet (open defecation) ****56%**

**39%

Tap water ****100%**

**76%

Drinking water within premises ****6%**

**22%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****1%**

**9%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****99%**

**89%

Use banking services ****86%**

**75%

Television ****41%**

**50%

Mobile phone ****36%**

**58%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****9%**

**16%

Car / jeep / van ****1%**

**1%

None of these assets ****24%**

**19%

Own their home ****94%**

**94%

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 Kenchigondanakoppa?

■ Kenchigondanakoppa · ■ Shikarpur rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****57.2%**

**72.4%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****922**

**973

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****915**

**972

Working population ****51.5%**

**48.6%

### Women and men

Literacy is 64.4% for men and 49.3% for women. 58% of men and 44% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 280 (34%) · **■** Farm labourers 471 (57%) · **■** Household industry 9 (1%) · **■** Other work 30 (4%) · **■** Marginal 34 (4%)

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 Shikarpur

- Gogga1,610 people
- Haraguvalli1,604 people
- Thadagani1,604 people
- Punedahalli1,600 people
- Goddanakoppa1,586 people
- Guledahalli1,586 people
- Kolagi1,549 people
- Suragihalli1,534 people

[All 176 villages in Shikarpur](https://wherepedia.org/india/karnataka/shimoga/shikarpur/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Kenchigondanakoppa?577427
- How far is Kenchigondanakoppa from Shimoga?59 km by road
- What is the population of Kenchigondanakoppa?1,599 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Kenchigondanakoppa in?Shimoga district (Shikarpur sub-district), Karnataka
- What is the literacy rate of Kenchigondanakoppa?57.2% (Census 2011)
