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About Handrangi Village

Handrangi is a mid sized village in Arkalgud tehsil, in the district of Hassan, Karnataka. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,560, made up of 771 males and 789 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,023 females per 1000 males. The village covers 301.11 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 573130, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Handrangi Overview

Census 2011 figures for Handrangi village
Description Value
State Karnataka
District Hassan
Tehsil Arkalgud
Pincode 573130
Area (hectares) 301.11 hectares
Population 1,560
Male Population 771
Female Population 789
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,023
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Handrangi compares

By the 2011 count Handrangi is the 20th largest of the 259 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 680 residents. Its 301.11 hectares work out to about 5.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1014.

Getting to Handrangi

Handrangi is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Handrangi as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 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 Handrangi from other places

Handrangi lies about 42 km from Hassan, and the nearest railway station is Mavinakere, about 30 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 Handrangi
Tehsil headquarters Arkalgud 15 km
Nearest railway station Mavinakere 30 km
Nearest town Holenarasipura 31 km
District headquarters Hassan 42 km

Villages closest to Handrangi

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Handrangi village had a population of 1,560. That makes it the 20th largest of the 259 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 680 residents.

Handrangi village has 771 males and 789 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Handrangi has about 1023 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1014.

The pincode recorded for Handrangi is 573130. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Handrangi covers 301.11 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Handrangi falls under Arkalgud tehsil of Hassan district in Karnataka.

The nearest railway station to Handrangi is Mavinakere, about 30 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 km distance for Handrangi.

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

Handrangi is in Arkalgud tehsil of Hassan district. Arkalgud is about 15 km away. Mavinakere is about 30 km away. Holenarasipura is about 31 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Majjanahalli (under 2 km), Kesavathur (2.4 km) and Hindlahalli (2.6 km).

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

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