Kenkere is a village in the southern state of

Karnataka Karnataka (; ISO: , , also known as Karunāḍu) is a state in the southwestern region of India. It was formed on 1 November 1956, with the passage of the States Reorganisation Act. Originally known as Mysore State , it was renamed ''Karnat ...

, India.Village code= 623220 Kenkere, Gauribidanur, Chikkaballapura, Karnataka It is located in the

Gauribidanur Gauribidanur is a taluk situated in Chikkaballapur district in the Indian state of Karnataka. Geography Gauribidanur is at . It has an average elevation of 694 metres (2276 feet). Demographics India census A census is the proc ...

taluk A tehsil (, also known as tahsil, taluka, or taluk) is a local unit of administrative division in some countries of South Asia. It is a subdistrict of the area within a district including the designated populated place that serves as its administr ...

of Chikkaballapura district in Karnataka. It is situated 8 km away from sub-district headquarter Gauribidanur and 42 km away from district headquarter

Chikkaballapura Chikkaballapur is the district headquarters of the newly created Chikkaballapur district in the state of Karnataka, India, which is carved out from Kolar district. It is located within 3 km of Muddenahalli (the birthplace of eminent enginee ...

Demographics

According to Census 2011 information the location code or village code of Kenkere village is 623220. Kenkere village belongs to Gedare

gram panchayat Gram Panchayat () is a basic village-governing institute in Indian villages. It is a democratic structure at the grass-roots level in India. It is a political institute, acting as cabinet of the village. The Gram Sabha work as the general bod ...

. The total geographical area of village is 294.55 hectares. Kenkere has a total population of 1,275 peoples with 638 males and 637 females. There are about 327 houses in Kenkere village.

is nearest town to Kenkere which is approximately 8 km away.

Economy

People belonging to the Kenkere village grow very much maize, millet silk, etc. The major occupations of the residents of Kenkere are

sericulture Sericulture, or silk farming, is the cultivation of silkworms to produce silk. Although there are several commercial species of silkworms, ''Bombyx mori'' (the caterpillar of the domestic silkmoth) is the most widely used and intensively studie ...

and

dairy farming Dairy farming is a class of agriculture for long-term production of milk, which is processed (either on the farm or at a dairy plant, either of which may be called a dairy A dairy is a business enterprise established for the harvesting or ...

. The dairy cooperative is the largest individual milk supplying

cooperative A cooperative (also known as co-operative, co-op, or coop) is "an autonomous association of persons united voluntarily to meet their common economic, social and cultural needs and aspirations through a jointly owned and democratically-control ...

in the state.

Facilities

Kenkere has below types of facilities. * Government higher primary School * Government high School * Kenkere KMF ( Karnataka Milk Federation) Dairy * Government Grocery store

References

External links

* https://chikkaballapur.nic.in/en/ Villages in Chikkaballapur district {{Karnataka-geo-stub

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