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About Handanakere Village

Handanakere is a small village in Hosdurga tehsil, in the district of Chitradurga, Karnataka. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 11, made up of 6 males and 5 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 833 females per 1000 males. The village covers 342.87 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 577542, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Handanakere Overview

Census 2011 figures for Handanakere village
Description Value
State Karnataka
District Chitradurga
Tehsil Hosdurga
Pincode 577542
Area (hectares) 342.87 hectares
Population 11
Male Population 6
Female Population 5
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 833
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Handanakere compares

By the 2011 count Handanakere is among the smallest villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,034 residents. Its 342.87 hectares work out to about 0.0 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 957.

Getting to Handanakere

Handanakere is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Handanakere as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 10+ km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance. The nearest villages by name are Goravinakal, Grantapura, Guddadaneralakere and Guthikatte. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

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 Handanakere

As per the Census of India 2011, Handanakere village had a population of 11. That makes it among the smallest villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,034 residents.

Handanakere village has 6 males and 5 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Handanakere has about 833 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 957.

The pincode recorded for Handanakere is 577542. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Handanakere covers 342.87 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.0 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Handanakere falls under Hosdurga tehsil of Chitradurga district in Karnataka.

The census record for Handanakere notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Handanakere.

Handanakere is in Hosdurga tehsil of Chitradurga district. The district and tehsil pages linked from here list the neighbouring villages, which is usually the quickest way to place it on a map.

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

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