Kenkere
Small Town
Nickname:  "Shree Sharana Kshetra"
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Coordinates: 13°37′N 76°32′E / 13.61°N 76.53°E / 13.61; 76.53
Country	India
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

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

• K. B. Siddaiah - professor, activist and poet in Kannada, was born in the village.