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About Handenahalli Village

Handenahalli is a mid sized village in Hosakote tehsil, in the district of Bangalore Rural, Karnataka. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,112, made up of 554 males and 558 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,007 females per 1000 males. The village covers 256.11 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 560067, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Handenahalli Overview

Census 2011 figures for Handenahalli village
Description Value
State Karnataka
District Bangalore Rural
Tehsil Hosakote
Pincode 560067
Area (hectares) 256.11 hectares
Population 1,112
Male Population 554
Female Population 558
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,007
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Handenahalli compares

By the 2011 count Handenahalli is the 53rd largest of the 253 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 820 residents. Its 256.11 hectares work out to about 4.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 950.

Getting to Handenahalli

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

Handenahalli lies about 42 km from Bangalore Rural, and the nearest railway station is Devangonthi, about 3.5 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 Handenahalli
Nearest railway station Devangonthi 3.5 km
Nearest town Mālūr 11 km
Tehsil headquarters Hosakote 14 km
District headquarters Bangalore Rural 42 km

Villages closest to Handenahalli

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Handenahalli village had a population of 1,112. That makes it the 53rd largest of the 253 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 820 residents.

Handenahalli village has 554 males and 558 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Handenahalli has about 1007 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 950.

The pincode recorded for Handenahalli is 560067. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Handenahalli covers 256.11 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Handenahalli falls under Hosakote tehsil of Bangalore Rural district in Karnataka.

The nearest railway station to Handenahalli is Devangonthi, about 3.5 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 Handenahalli.

Handenahalli is about 42 km from Bangalore Rural in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Handenahalli is in Hosakote tehsil of Bangalore Rural district. Devangonthi is about 3.5 km away. Mālūr is about 11 km away. Hosakote is about 14 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Medihalli (under 2 km), Banarahalli (1.6 km) and Somalapura (1.8 km).

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

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