About Handkali Village

Handkali is a small village in Bhadrota tehsil, in the district of Mandi, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 149, made up of 75 males and 74 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 987 females per 1000 males. The village covers 31.55 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 175049, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Handkali Overview

Census 2011 figures for Handkali village
Description	Value
State	Himachal Pradesh
District	Mandi
Tehsil	Bhadrota
Pincode	175049
Area (hectares)	31.55 hectares
Population	149
Male Population	75
Female Population	74
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	987
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Handkali compares

By the 2011 count Handkali is the 64th largest of the 90 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 234 residents. Its 31.55 hectares work out to about 4.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1032.

Getting to Handkali

Handkali is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Handkali as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 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 Handkali from other places

Handkali lies about 12 km from Mandi, and the nearest railway station is Buffer Stop, about 29 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 Handkali
Tehsil headquarters	Bhadrota	5.8 km
District headquarters	Mandi	12 km
Nearest railway station	Buffer Stop	29 km

Villages closest to Handkali

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

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Common questions about Handkali

As per the Census of India 2011, Handkali village had a population of 149. That makes it the 64th largest of the 90 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 234 residents.

Handkali village has 75 males and 74 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Handkali has about 987 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 1032.

The pincode recorded for Handkali is 175049. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Handkali covers 31.55 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Handkali falls under Bhadrota tehsil of Mandi district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Handkali is Buffer Stop, about 29 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 5 - 10 km distance for Handkali.

Handkali is about 12 km from Mandi in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Handkali is in Bhadrota tehsil of Mandi district. Bhadrota is about 5.8 km away. Mandi is about 12 km away. Buffer Stop is about 29 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.