# Kengalapura Village, Chiknayakanhalli, Tumkur (Karnataka)

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Village · Chiknayakanhalli, Tumkur 

# Kengalapura

Kengalapura is a village in Chiknayakanhalli sub-district of Tumkur district, Karnataka, PIN code **572119**. The 2011 Census counted **1,155 people in 301 households**, the 44th largest of 222 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 71.3%, below the sub-district's rural average of 74.7%.

- 1,155people (2011)
- 301households
- 71.3%literacy
- 572119PIN code

## Kengalapura PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Kengalapura is 572119.** Kengalapura falls in Chiknayakanhalli sub-district, Tumkur district, Karnataka.

- PIN code572119
- Gram panchayatHandanakere
- Community development blockChiknayakanhalli
- Census village code610058

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

## How far is Kengalapura from nearby towns?

- Chikkanayakanahalli (sub-district HQ)30 km by road
- Tumkur (district HQ)95 km by road
- Chikkanayakanahalli (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 Kengalapura?

15 services counted by the Census are inside Kengalapura; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 2 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt · 1 private
- ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1
- ●Family welfare centreIn village · 1
- ●Sub post officeIn village
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Public libraryIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Handanakere
- ○Degree college5–10 km · Mathigatta
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · =R12878
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km

### Water and power

- Drinking watertreated tap water, hand pumps and tube wells / boreholes
- Electricity (2011)12 h summer · 12 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 Kengalapura known for?

The main crops are **ragi and jowar**. About 62% of the 875 hectares of village land is sown, and 79 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 Kengalapura

Of every 100 households in Kengalapura in 2011, 87 had electricity, 13 a toilet at home and 5 cooked with LPG; 30 had a mobile phone, 10 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Kengalapura · ■ Chiknayakanhalli rural average

Electricity for lighting ****87%**

**86%

Toilet within the home ****13%**

**14%

No toilet (open defecation) ****87%**

**85%

Tap water ****57%**

**51%

Drinking water within premises ****3%**

**12%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****5%**

**4%

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

**95%

Use banking services ****58%**

**46%

Television ****47%**

**46%

Mobile phone ****30%**

**43%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****10%**

**15%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****33%**

**24%

Own their home ****99%**

**96%

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 Kengalapura?

■ Kengalapura · ■ Chiknayakanhalli rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****71.3%**

**74.7%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****974**

**1006

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****687**

**995

Working population ****61.4%**

**49.9%

### Women and men

Literacy is 78.8% for men and 63.9% for women. 62% of men and 61% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 232 (33%) · **■** Farm labourers 76 (11%) · **■** Household industry 10 (1%) · **■** Other work 28 (4%) · **■** Marginal 363 (51%)

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 Chiknayakanhalli

- Doddabidare1,264 people
- Barasidlahalli1,259 people
- Gowrasagara1,219 people
- Gandalu1,174 people
- Doddaramapura1,150 people
- Naduvanahalli1,143 people
- Bhattarahalli1,099 people
- Pochkatte1,064 people

[All 233 villages in Chiknayakanhalli](https://wherepedia.org/india/karnataka/tumkur/chiknayakanhalli/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Kengalapura?572119
- How far is Kengalapura from Tumkur?95 km by road
- What is the population of Kengalapura?1,155 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Kengalapura in?Tumkur district (Chiknayakanhalli sub-district), Karnataka
- What is the literacy rate of Kengalapura?71.3% (Census 2011)