Kenkere
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Small Town in Karnataka, India
Kenkere | |
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Small Town | |
Nickname: "Shree Sharana Kshetra" | |
Coordinates: 13°37′N 76°32′E / 13.61°N 76.53°E / 13.61; 76.53 | |
Country | ![]() |
State | Karnataka |
Region | Bayaluseeme |
District | Tumkur District |
Talukas | Chiknayakanhalli |
Government | |
• Type | Local Government |
• Body | Gram Panchayat |
Population (2001) | |
• Total | 5,239 |
Demonym | Kenkerean |
Languages | |
• Official | Kannada |
• Spoken | Kannada and English |
Time zone | UTC+5:30 (IST) |
Postal Index Number | 572218 |
Telephone code | +91(0)8133 |
Vehicle registration | KA-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
[edit]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
[edit]- K. B. Siddaiah - professor, activist and poet in Kannada, was born in the village.
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ 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.
- ^ "Yahoomaps India". Archived from the original on 18 December 2008. Retrieved 18 December 2008. Kenkere, Tumkur, Karnataka
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