About Handajin Village

Handajin is a mid sized village in Budgam tehsil, in the district of Badgam, Jammu and Kashmir. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 957, made up of 486 males and 471 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 969 females per 1000 males. The village covers 118.6 hectares hectares.

Handajin Overview

Census 2011 figures for Handajin village
Description	Value
State	Jammu and Kashmir
District	Badgam
Tehsil	Budgam
Area (hectares)	118.6 hectares
Population	957
Male Population	486
Female Population	471
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	969
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Handajin compares

By the 2011 count Handajin is the 44th largest of the 95 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,169 residents. Its 118.6 hectares work out to about 8.1 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 939.

Getting to Handajin

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

How far is Handajin from other places

Handajin lies about 3.9 km from Badgam, and the nearest railway station is Badgam station, about 6.8 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 Handajin
Tehsil headquarters	Budgam	3.9 km
District headquarters	Badgam	3.9 km
Nearest railway station	Badgam station	6.8 km
Nearest town	Soyībug	10 km

Villages closest to Handajin

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Handajin village had a population of 957. That makes it the 44th largest of the 95 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,169 residents.

Handajin village has 486 males and 471 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Handajin has about 969 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 939.

Handajin covers 118.6 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 8.1 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Handajin falls under Budgam tehsil of Badgam district in Jammu and Kashmir.

The nearest railway station to Handajin is Badgam station, about 6.8 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 village for Handajin.

Handajin is about 3.9 km from Badgam in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Handajin is in Budgam tehsil of Badgam district. Budgam is about 3.9 km away. Badgam is about 3.9 km away. Badgam station is about 6.8 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.