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- LGD code
- 625799
- Pincode
- 562131
- Post office
- Thippasandra
- Population
- 369
- Households
- 96
- Literacy rate
- 67.2%
- Sex ratio
- 1050 ♀/1000♂
- Workers
- 190
- Distance to district centre
- 32 km
- Distance to mandal centre
- 19 km
- Distance to Bengaluru
- 32 km
- Distance to Chennai
- 317 km
- Nearest railway station
- Nelamangala · 6 km
- Nearest hospital / PHC
- Nelamangala General Hospital · 6 km
Census 2011 · in context
How Kenchanahalli compares
By population, Kenchanahalli ranks #169 of 285 villages in Magadi mandal.
Literacy rate
%
67.2%
+5.0% vs mandal average
- Kenchanahalli
- 67.2%
- Magadi mandal
- 62.2%
- Ramanagara district
- 62.3%
Sex ratio
♀ per 1000 ♂
1,050
+66 vs mandal average
- Kenchanahalli
- 1,050
- Magadi mandal
- 984
Household size
people per home
3.8
−0.3 vs mandal average
- Kenchanahalli
- 3.8
- Magadi mandal
- 4.1
Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).
Kenchanahalli at a glance
Kenchanahalli is a village of 369 people in 96 households (Census 2011) in Magadi taluk, Ramanagara district, Karnataka, the 169th-largest of 285 villages in Magadi taluk. Literacy is 67%, 5 points above the taluk average of 62% and the sex ratio is 1,050 women per 1,000 men. It lies 32 km from the Ramanagara district centre, 25 km from Jalhalli, the nearest town, 6 km from Nelamangala railway station (straight-line distances). The pincode is 562131, served by Thippasandra post office; the LGD village code is 625799. The nearest hospital or health centre is Nelamangala General Hospital, 6 km away. The village votes in Magadi assembly constituency, represented by MLA H. C. Balakrishna. The population is estimated at 435 in 2026, up 18% since the 2011 Census.
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Nearby villages compared
Compare side by side →| village | Population | Literacy | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kenchanahalli · this village | 369 | 67% | — |
| Kenchanahalli · Saligrama | 942 | 29% | 0 km N |
| Kenchanahalli · Gubbi | 276 | 69% | 0 km N |
| Kenchanahalli · Arsikere | 663 | 74% | 0 km N |
| Kenchanahalli · Alur | 32 | 75% | 0 km N |
| Kenchanahalli · Mulbagal | 81 | 68% | 0 km N |
| Kenchanahalli · Pandavapura | 681 | 53% | 0 km N |
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Amenities · Census 2011 village directory · Kenchanahalli
- Treated tap water
- No
- Untreated tap water
- Yes
- Well water
- No
- Hand pump
- Yes
- Tube well / borewell
- Yes
- Primary school
- 1
- Middle school
- 0
- Secondary school
- 0
- Senior secondary
- 0
- Degree college
- 0
- Primary health centre
- 0
- Health sub-centre
- 0
- Community health centre
- 0
- Dispensary
- 0
- Veterinary hospital
- 0
- Post office
- No
- Sub post office
- No
- Commercial bank
- No
- Cooperative bank
- No
- ATM
- No
- Public bus service
- Yes
- Private bus service
- Yes
- Railway station
- No
- Pucca (paved) road
- Yes
- Anganwadi centre
- Yes
- ASHA worker
- Yes
- Fair-price shop
- No
- Mandi / regular market
- No
- Weekly haat
- No
- Nearest statutory town
- MAGADI
- Distance to nearest town (km)
- 10
- Distance to district HQ (km)
- 40
- Distance to sub-district HQ (km)
- 10
- All-weather road
- Yes
- Gram panchayat (2011)
- CHIKKAMUDIGERE
- Total area (ha)
- 112.79
- Irrigated area (ha)
- 14.61
- Forest area (ha)
- 0
Source: Census of India 2011, Village Directory. Facilities may have changed since.
Notice board · Kenchanahalli
No notices this weekWater supply timings, gram sabha dates, camps and drives — residents post them here and they expire on their own.
Key facts — Kenchanahalli
- LGD code
- 625799
- Pincode
- 562131
- Post office
- Thippasandra
- Population (Census 2011)
- 369
- Population (projected 2026)
- 435
- Households
- 96
- Sex ratio (per 1,000 males)
- 1050
- Literacy rate
- 67.2%
- Coordinates
- 13.11911°N, 77.34163°E
- Lok Sabha constituency
- Bangalore Rural
- Vidhan Sabha constituency
- Magadi
- Member of Parliament
- C. N. Manjunath
- Member of Legislative Assembly
- H. C. Balakrishna
- Block / Mandal
- Magadi
Getting there
How to reach Kenchanahalli
Distance to cities · straight line
- Bengaluru32 kmcapital
- Chennai317 km
- Hyderabad490 km
- Mumbai816 km
Nearest by kind · anywhere in the region
- Railway stationNelamangala6 km
- Bus stopTore Kempahalli1 km
- Hospital / PHCNelamangala General Hospital6 km
- ATM / bankAxis Bank2 km
- Petrol pumpHP10 km
- CollegeSri Siddeshwara ITI college11 km
- Police stationNelamangala Police station6 km
Places of worship · within 5 km
Temples & shrines near Kenchanahalli
1 Mosque, 3 Temples mapped by OpenStreetMap contributors. Residents can add the village jatara and temple festival under Events.
Education · within 5 km
Schools & colleges near Kenchanahalli
4 mapped by OpenStreetMap contributors, nearest first. Government school lists (UDISE) will replace this when loaded.
Same pincode
Villages sharing pincode 562131
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Other villages named Kenchanahalli
Looking for a different Kenchanahalli? The largest eight this name across India. All villages named Kenchanahalli →
- KenchanahalliHeggadadevankote · Mysuru, Karnataka1,404 pop
- KenchanahalliKunigal · Tumakuru, Karnataka1,339 pop
- KenchanahalliHarihar · Davangere, Karnataka950 pop
- KenchanahalliSaligrama · Mysuru, Karnataka942 pop
- KenchanahalliPandavapura · Mandya, Karnataka681 pop
- KenchanahalliArsikere · Hassan, Karnataka663 pop
- KenchanahalliMandya · Mandya, Karnataka369 pop
- KenchanahalliNelamangala · Bengaluru Rural, Karnataka360 pop
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Sources & freshness
- Population, literacy, households: Census 2011 (PCA)
- Village directory: Local Government Directory, record updated 2026-05-09
- Weather: OpenWeatherMap / Open-Meteo, live
- Places nearby: OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)