About Handigund Village

Handigund is one of the larger villages in Raybag tehsil, in the district of Belgaum, Karnataka. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 8,617, made up of 4,370 males and 4,247 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 972 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1885.94 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 591312, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Handigund Overview

Census 2011 figures for Handigund village
Description	Value
State	Karnataka
District	Belgaum
Tehsil	Raybag
Pincode	591312
Area (hectares)	1885.94 hectares
Population	8,617
Male Population	4,370
Female Population	4,247
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	972
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Handigund compares

By the 2011 count Handigund is the 12th largest of the 59 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 6,163 residents. Its 1885.94 hectares work out to about 4.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 956.

Getting to Handigund

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

Handigund lies about 87 km from Belgaum, and the nearest railway station is Chinchli, about 27 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 Handigund
Nearest town	Mahālingpur	6.2 km
Nearest railway station	Chinchli	27 km
Tehsil headquarters	Raybag	32 km
District headquarters	Belgaum	87 km

Villages closest to Handigund

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Handigund village had a population of 8,617. That makes it the 12th largest of the 59 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 6,163 residents.

Handigund village has 4,370 males and 4,247 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Handigund has about 972 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 956.

The pincode recorded for Handigund is 591312. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Handigund covers 1885.94 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Handigund falls under Raybag tehsil of Belgaum district in Karnataka.

The nearest railway station to Handigund is Chinchli, about 27 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 Handigund.

Handigund is about 87 km from Belgaum in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Handigund is in Raybag tehsil of Belgaum district. Mahālingpur is about 6.2 km away. Chinchli is about 27 km away. Raybag is about 32 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.