# Kenkere, Chiknayakanhalli, Tumkur – Population & PIN Code > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/karnataka/tumkur/chiknayakanhalli/kenkere/ Village · Chiknayakanhalli, Tumkur # Kenkere Kenkere is a village in [Chiknayakanhalli](https://wherepedia.org/india/karnataka/tumkur/chiknayakanhalli/) sub-district of [Tumkur](https://wherepedia.org/india/karnataka/tumkur/) district, [Karnataka](https://wherepedia.org/india/karnataka/), PIN code **572218**. The 2011 Census counted **5,082 people in 1,248 households**, the 1st largest of 222 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 80.8%, above the sub-district's rural average of 74.7%. - 5,082people (2011) - 1,248households - 80.8%literacy - 572218PIN code ## Kenkere PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Kenkere is 572218.** Kenkere falls in Chiknayakanhalli sub-district, Tumkur district, Karnataka. - PIN code572218 - Gram panchayatKenkere - Community development blockChiknayakanhalli - Census village code610096 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Kenkere from nearby towns? - Chikkanayakanahalli (sub-district HQ)25 km by road - Tumkur (district HQ)83 km by road - Chikkanayakanahalli (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 Kenkere? 23 services counted by the Census are inside Kenkere; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 private - ●Primary schoolIn village · 5 govt · 1 private - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt · 1 private - ●Secondary schoolIn village · 2 govt - ●Senior secondary schoolIn village · 2 govt - ●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 - ●State highwayIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Mandi / regular marketIn village - ●Weekly haatIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Community centreIn village - ●Sports fieldIn village - ●Public libraryIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Degree collegeunder 5 km · Huliyar - ○ITI / vocational schoolunder 5 km · Huliyar - ○Primary health centreunder 5 km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensaryunder 5 km - ○Post officeunder 5 km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATMunder 5 km - ○Commercial bankunder 5 km ### Water and power - Drinking wateruntreated 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 Kenkere known for? The main crops are **ragi and arecanut**. About 60% of the 2,078 hectares of village land is sown, and 425 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 Kenkere Of every 100 households in Kenkere in 2011, 93 had electricity, 32 a toilet at home and 6 cooked with LPG; 59 had a mobile phone, 24 a two-wheeler and 1 a car. ■ Kenkere · ■ Chiknayakanhalli rural average Electricity for lighting ****93%** **86% Toilet within the home ****32%** **14% No toilet (open defecation) ****68%** **85% Tap water ****14%** **51% Drinking water within premises ****11%** **12% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****6%** **4% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****94%** **95% Use banking services ****55%** **46% Television ****56%** **46% Mobile phone ****59%** **43% Computer with internet ****1%** **0% Two-wheeler ****24%** **15% Car / jeep / van ****1%** **1% None of these assets ****17%** **24% Own their home ****96%** **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 Kenkere? ■ Kenkere · ■ Chiknayakanhalli rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****80.8%** **74.7% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1009** **1006 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1000** **995 Working population ****43.4%** **49.9% ### Women and men Literacy is 87.7% for men and 73.9% for women. 68% of men and 19% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 1,108 (50%) · **■** Farm labourers 356 (16%) · **■** Household industry 32 (1%) · **■** Other work 388 (18%) · **■** Marginal 324 (15%) 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 - Thimmanahalli4,337 people - Dasudi3,767 people - Handanakere3,587 people - Settikere3,158 people [All 233 villages in Chiknayakanhalli](https://wherepedia.org/india/karnataka/tumkur/chiknayakanhalli/villages/) ## Other places named Kenkere - Kenkere · Village, Arsikere, Hassan · 4,435 people - Kenkere · Village, Gauribidanur, Chikkaballapura · 1,275 people - Kenkere · Village, Hosdurga, Chitradurga · 1,100 people - Kenkere · Village, Magadi, Ramanagara · 644 people - Kenkere · Village, Kunigal, Tumkur · 322 people - Kenkere · Village, Kunigal, Tumkur · 254 people ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Kenkere?572218 - How far is Kenkere from Tumkur?83 km by road - What is the population of Kenkere?5,082 (Census 2011) - Which district is Kenkere in?Tumkur district (Chiknayakanhalli sub-district), Karnataka - What is the literacy rate of Kenkere?80.8% (Census 2011)