# Kenkara Village, Gadarwara, Narsimhapur (Madhya Pradesh)

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Village · Gadarwara, Narsimhapur 

# Kenkara

Kenkara is a village in Gadarwara sub-district of Narsimhapur district, Madhya Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted **654 people in 145 households**, the 203rd largest of 350 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 59.2%, below the sub-district's rural average of 70.4%.

- 654people (2011)
- 145households
- 59.2%literacy
- 935females per 1,000 males

## Kenkara PIN code and other codes

Kenkara falls in Gadarwara sub-district, Narsimhapur district, Madhya Pradesh.

- Community development blockBabai
- Census village code490859

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

## How far is Kenkara from nearby towns?

- Gadarwara (sub-district HQ)35 km by road
- Narsimhapur (district HQ)70 km by road
- Gadarwara (nearest town)35 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 Kenkara?

4 services counted by the Census are inside Kenkara; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Gadarwara
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Gadarwara
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Public bus service5–10 km
- ○Railway station5–10 km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shop5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps and canal / river
- Electricity (2011)6 h summer · 9 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 Kenkara known for?

The main crops are **dhan, wheat and sugarcane**. About 35% of the 457 hectares of village land is sown, and 94 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 Kenkara

Of every 100 households in Kenkara in 2011, 61 had electricity, 0 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 9 had a mobile phone, 3 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Kenkara · ■ Gadarwara rural average

Electricity for lighting ****61%**

**63%

Toilet within the home ****0%**

**27%

No toilet (open defecation) ****100%**

**73%

Tap water ****0%**

**14%

Drinking water within premises ****18%**

**21%

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

**3%

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

**96%

Use banking services ****2%**

**32%

Television ****1%**

**24%

Mobile phone ****9%**

**31%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****3%**

**14%

Car / jeep / van ****0%**

**1%

None of these assets ****68%**

**44%

Own their home ****98%**

**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 Kenkara?

■ Kenkara · ■ Gadarwara rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****59.2%**

**70.4%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****935**

**911

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1212**

**927

Working population ****28.4%**

**43.1%

### Women and men

Literacy is 68.2% for men and 49.3% for women. 53% of men and 2% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 5 (3%) · **■** Farm labourers 148 (80%) · **■** Household industry 1 (1%) · **■** Other work 6 (3%) · **■** Marginal 26 (14%)

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 Gadarwara

- Rahma666 people
- Bheropur665 people
- Gujar Jhiriya661 people
- Richhawar658 people
- Patlon651 people
- Bhamka648 people
- Hirdepur645 people
- Salaiya639 people

[All 355 villages in Gadarwara](https://wherepedia.org/india/madhya-pradesh/narsimhapur/gadarwara/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Kenkara from Narsimhapur?70 km by road
- What is the population of Kenkara?654 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Kenkara in?Narsimhapur district (Gadarwara sub-district), Madhya Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Kenkara?59.2% (Census 2011)