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Kenkere

Coordinates: 13°37′N 76°32′E / 13.61°N 76.53°E / 13.61; 76.53
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Kenkere
Small Town
Nickname: 
"Shree Sharana Kshetra"
Kenkere is located in Karnataka
Kenkere
Kenkere
Location in Karnataka, India
Kenkere is located in India
Kenkere
Kenkere
Kenkere (India)
Coordinates: 13°37′N 76°32′E / 13.61°N 76.53°E / 13.61; 76.53
Country India
StateKarnataka
RegionBayaluseeme
DistrictTumkur District
TalukasChiknayakanhalli
Government
 • TypeLocal Government
 • BodyGram Panchayat
Population
 (2001)
 • Total5,239
DemonymKenkerean
Languages
 • OfficialKannada
 • SpokenKannada and English
Time zoneUTC+5:30 (IST)
Postal Index Number
572218
Telephone code+91(0)8133
Vehicle registrationKA-44

Kenkere is a small town in the southern state of Karnataka, India.[1][2] It is located in the Chiknayakanhalli taluk of Tumkur district in Karnataka. It is the headquarters of the Village Panchayat.

Kenkere is 6 km (3.7 mi) North of Chitradurga district border, 24 km (15 mi) west of Chikkamagaluru district border and 25 km (16 mi) Southwest of Hassan district border.

Demographics

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As of 2001 India census, kenkere had a population of 5239 with males 2653 and females 2586.[1] Coconut is the crop which is main income of farmers here.

Notable people

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References

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  1. ^ a b Village code= 1434300 "Census of India : Villages with population 5000 & above". Registrar General & Census Commissioner, India. Archived from the original on 8 December 2008. Retrieved 18 December 2008.
  2. ^ "Yahoomaps India". Archived from the original on 18 December 2008. Retrieved 18 December 2008. Kenkere, Tumkur, Karnataka
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