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About Handi Khera Village

Handi Khera is a mid sized village in Naraingarh tehsil, in the district of Ambala, Haryana. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 603, made up of 314 males and 289 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 920 females per 1000 males. The village covers 220 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 135101, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Handi Khera Overview

Census 2011 figures for Handi Khera village
Description Value
State Haryana
District Ambala
Tehsil Naraingarh
Pincode 135101
Area (hectares) 220 hectares
Population 603
Male Population 314
Female Population 289
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 920
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Handi Khera compares

By the 2011 count Handi Khera is the 115th largest of the 164 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,186 residents. Its 220 hectares work out to about 2.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 889.

Getting to Handi Khera

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

Handi Khera lies about 22 km from Ambala, and the nearest railway station is Kesri, about 15 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 Handi Khera
Nearest town Bablāi 14 km
Tehsil headquarters Naraingarh 15 km
Nearest railway station Kesri 15 km
District headquarters Ambala 22 km

Villages closest to Handi Khera

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Handi Khera village had a population of 603. That makes it the 115th largest of the 164 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,186 residents.

Handi Khera village has 314 males and 289 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Handi Khera has about 920 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 889.

The pincode recorded for Handi Khera is 135101. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Handi Khera covers 220 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Handi Khera falls under Naraingarh tehsil of Ambala district in Haryana.

The nearest railway station to Handi Khera is Kesri, about 15 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 village for Handi Khera.

Handi Khera is about 22 km from Ambala in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Handi Khera is in Naraingarh tehsil of Ambala district. Bablāi is about 14 km away. Naraingarh is about 15 km away. Kesri is about 15 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Parail (under 2 km), Karasan (1.5 km) and Sherpur (2.1 km).

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

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