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About Handi Village

Handi is a large village in Limkheda tehsil, in the district of Dohad, Gujarat. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,444, made up of 1,208 males and 1,236 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,023 females per 1000 males. The village covers 400.99 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 389140, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Handi Overview

Census 2011 figures for Handi village
Description Value
State Gujarat
District Dohad
Tehsil Limkheda
Pincode 389140
Area (hectares) 400.99 hectares
Population 2,444
Male Population 1,208
Female Population 1,236
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,023
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Handi compares

By the 2011 count Handi is the 42nd largest of the 148 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 1,978 residents. Its 400.99 hectares work out to about 6.1 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 1007.

Getting to Handi

Handi is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for 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 Handi from other places

Handi lies about 34 km from Dohad. 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 Handi
Nearest town Morwa 19 km
Tehsil headquarters Limkheda 19 km
District headquarters Dohad 34 km

Villages closest to Handi

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Limkheda 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 Handi

As per the Census of India 2011, Handi village had a population of 2,444. That makes it the 42nd largest of the 148 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,978 residents.

Handi village has 1,208 males and 1,236 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Handi has about 1023 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 1007.

The pincode recorded for Handi is 389140. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Handi covers 400.99 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 6.1 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Handi falls under Limkheda tehsil of Dohad district in Gujarat.

The census record for Handi notes the nearest railway station 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 Handi.

Handi is about 34 km from Dohad in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Handi is in Limkheda tehsil of Dohad district. Morwa is about 19 km away. Limkheda is about 19 km away. Dohad is about 34 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Agara (under 2 km), Bhutkhedi (2.7 km) and Surpur (3.0 km).

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

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