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About Nani Handi Village

Nani Handi is a mid sized village in Jhalod tehsil, in the district of Dohad, Gujarat. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,920, made up of 988 males and 932 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 943 females per 1000 males. The village covers 216.67 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 389170, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Nani Handi Overview

Census 2011 figures for Nani Handi village
Description Value
State Gujarat
District Dohad
Tehsil Jhalod
Pincode 389170
Area (hectares) 216.67 hectares
Population 1,920
Male Population 988
Female Population 932
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 943
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Nani Handi compares

By the 2011 count Nani Handi is the 70th largest of the 147 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 2,921 residents. Its 216.67 hectares work out to about 8.9 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 985.

Getting to Nani Handi

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

How far is Nani Handi from other places

Nani Handi lies about 41 km from Dohad, and the nearest railway station is Jekot, about 36 km away. The figures below are straight-line distances from the village to each place. A road journey is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again.

Distances from Nani Handi
Tehsil headquarters Jhalod 10 km
Nearest town Jhālod 10 km
Nearest railway station Jekot 36 km
District headquarters Dohad 41 km

Villages closest to Nani Handi

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Jhalod tehsil.

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 Nani Handi

As per the Census of India 2011, Nani Handi village had a population of 1,920. That makes it the 70th largest of the 147 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,921 residents.

Nani Handi village has 988 males and 932 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Nani Handi has about 943 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 985.

The pincode recorded for Nani Handi is 389170. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Nani Handi covers 216.67 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 8.9 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Nani Handi falls under Jhalod tehsil of Dohad district in Gujarat.

The nearest railway station to Nani Handi is Jekot, about 36 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 10+ km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Nani Handi.

Nani Handi is about 41 km from Dohad in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Nani Handi is in Jhalod tehsil of Dohad district. Jhalod is about 10 km away. Jhālod is about 10 km away. Jekot is about 36 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Moti Handi (under 2 km), Bajarvada (under 2 km) and Bambela (3.1 km).

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

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