About Walkhandi Village

Walkhandi is a large village in Homnabad tehsil, in the district of Bidar, Karnataka. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,362, made up of 1,177 males and 1,185 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,007 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1056.9 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 585414, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Walkhandi Overview

Census 2011 figures for Walkhandi village
Description	Value
State	Karnataka
District	Bidar
Tehsil	Homnabad
Pincode	585414
Area (hectares)	1056.9 hectares
Population	2,362
Male Population	1,177
Female Population	1,185
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,007
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Walkhandi compares

By the 2011 count Walkhandi is the 41st largest of the 81 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 3,188 residents. Its 1056.9 hectares work out to about 2.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 967.

Getting to Walkhandi

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

How far is Walkhandi from other places

Walkhandi lies about 46 km from Bidar, and the nearest railway station is Kattalli, about 6.2 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 Walkhandi
Nearest railway station	Kattalli	6.2 km
Nearest town	Chitaguppa	6.9 km
Tehsil headquarters	Homnabad	11 km
District headquarters	Bidar	46 km

Villages closest to Walkhandi

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Walkhandi village had a population of 2,362. That makes it the 41st largest of the 81 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 3,188 residents.

Walkhandi village has 1,177 males and 1,185 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Walkhandi has about 1007 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 967.

The pincode recorded for Walkhandi is 585414. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Walkhandi covers 1056.9 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Walkhandi falls under Homnabad tehsil of Bidar district in Karnataka.

The nearest railway station to Walkhandi is Kattalli, about 6.2 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 5 - 10 km distance for Walkhandi.

Walkhandi is about 46 km from Bidar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Walkhandi is in Homnabad tehsil of Bidar district. Kattalli is about 6.2 km away. Chitaguppa is about 6.9 km away. Homnabad is about 11 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.