# Kenkere Village, Kunigal, Tumkur (Karnataka) – PIN Code

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Village · Kunigal, Tumkur 

# Kenkere

Kenkere is a village in Kunigal sub-district of Tumkur district, Karnataka, PIN code **572130**. The 2011 Census counted **322 people in 81 households**, the 200th largest of 294 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 58.4%, below the sub-district's rural average of 65.9%.

- 322people (2011)
- 81households
- 58.4%literacy
- 572130PIN code

## Kenkere PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Kenkere is 572130.** Kenkere falls in Kunigal sub-district, Tumkur district, Karnataka.

- PIN code572130
- Gram panchayatKodavathi
- Community development blockKunigal
- Census village code612726

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?

- Kunigal (sub-district HQ)27 km by road
- Tumkur (district HQ)72 km by road
- Kunigal (nearest town)27 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?

7 services counted by the Census are inside Kenkere; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Huliyurdurga
- ○Degree college5–10 km · Shrungarasagar
- ○ITI / vocational school5–10 km · Shrungarasagar
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Ration (PDS) shop5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public library5–10 km

### Water and power

- Drinking wateruntreated tap water, covered wells, hand pumps and tube wells / boreholes
- Electricity (2011)8 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, paddy and sugarcane**. About 34% of the 229 hectares of village land is sown, and 23 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, 2 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 36 had a mobile phone, 20 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Kenkere · ■ Kunigal rural average

Electricity for lighting ****93%**

**90%

Toilet within the home ****2%**

**21%

No toilet (open defecation) ****98%**

**78%

Tap water ****100%**

**67%

Drinking water within premises ****38%**

**14%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****0%**

**7%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****100%**

**92%

Use banking services ****100%**

**48%

Television ****47%**

**43%

Mobile phone ****36%**

**47%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****20%**

**17%

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

**1%

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

**21%

Own their home ****98%**

**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 Kenkere?

■ Kenkere · ■ Kunigal rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****58.4%**

**65.9%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1051**

**1007

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1118**

**930

Working population ****51.9%**

**56.2%

### Women and men

Literacy is 67.9% for men and 49.3% for women. 55% of men and 48% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

******

**■** Cultivators 158 (95%) · **■** Farm labourers 1 (1%) · **■** Other work 8 (5%)

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 Kunigal

- Kadaramanahalli335 people
- Korati330 people
- Madhure Kaval324 people
- Vogaragere323 people
- Guddethippasandra321 people
- Kogatta316 people
- Gujjenahalli312 people
- Madike Kannasandra310 people

[All 314 villages in Kunigal](https://wherepedia.org/india/karnataka/tumkur/kunigal/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Kenkere?572130
- How far is Kenkere from Tumkur?72 km by road
- What is the population of Kenkere?322 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Kenkere in?Tumkur district (Kunigal sub-district), Karnataka
- What is the literacy rate of Kenkere?58.4% (Census 2011)