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About Handi Kundi Village

Handi Kundi is a small village in Baddi tehsil, in the district of Solan, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 186, made up of 97 males and 89 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 918 females per 1000 males. The village covers 127.4 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 173205, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Handi Kundi Overview

Census 2011 figures for Handi Kundi village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Solan
Tehsil Baddi
Pincode 173205
Area (hectares) 127.4 hectares
Population 186
Male Population 97
Female Population 89
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 918
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Handi Kundi compares

By the 2011 count Handi Kundi is the 80th largest of the 183 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 332 residents. Its 127.4 hectares work out to about 1.5 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 896.

Getting to Handi Kundi

Handi Kundi is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Handi Kundi 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 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Handi Kundi from other places

Handi Kundi lies about 38 km from Solan, and the nearest railway station is Ghanauli, about 13 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 Kundi
Tehsil headquarters Baddi 8.0 km
Nearest railway station Ghanauli 13 km
District headquarters Solan 38 km

Villages closest to Handi Kundi

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Handi Kundi village had a population of 186. That makes it the 80th largest of the 183 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 332 residents.

Handi Kundi village has 97 males and 89 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Handi Kundi has about 918 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 896.

The pincode recorded for Handi Kundi is 173205. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Handi Kundi covers 127.4 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.5 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Handi Kundi falls under Baddi tehsil of Solan district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Handi Kundi is Ghanauli, about 13 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 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 Kundi.

Handi Kundi is about 38 km from Solan in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Handi Kundi is in Baddi tehsil of Solan district. Baddi is about 8.0 km away. Ghanauli is about 13 km away. Solan is about 38 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Beli Khol (1.7 km), Dhana (2.5 km) and Manpura (2.7 km).

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

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