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About Handapal Village

Handapal is a small village in Kondagaon tehsil, in the district of Bastar, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 177, made up of 90 males and 87 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 967 females per 1000 males. The village covers 347.54 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 494347, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Handapal Overview

Census 2011 figures for Handapal village
Description Value
State Chhattisgarh
District Bastar
Tehsil Kondagaon
Pincode 494347
Area (hectares) 347.54 hectares
Population 177
Male Population 90
Female Population 87
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 967
Bus Service (public) Available
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Handapal compares

By the 2011 count Handapal is among the smallest villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 927 residents. Its 347.54 hectares work out to about 0.5 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1046.

Getting to Handapal

Handapal is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Handapal as Available. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance. The nearest villages by name are Girola, Golawand, Gulbha and Hadeli. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

Source: Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. Figures have not been revised since collection. Read more on our about the data page.

Common questions about Handapal

As per the Census of India 2011, Handapal village had a population of 177. That makes it among the smallest villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 927 residents.

Handapal village has 90 males and 87 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Handapal has about 967 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1046.

The pincode recorded for Handapal is 494347. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Handapal covers 347.54 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.5 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Handapal falls under Kondagaon tehsil of Bastar district in Chhattisgarh.

The census record for Handapal notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available and private bus service as Available within village for Handapal.

Handapal is in Kondagaon tehsil of Bastar district. The district and tehsil pages linked from here list the neighbouring villages, which is usually the quickest way to place it on a map.

No. It is the count from the Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. The population of Handapal today is likely to be higher.

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