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About Handihal Village

Handihal is a small village in Hangal tehsil, in the district of Haveri, Karnataka. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 243, made up of 134 males and 109 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 813 females per 1000 males. The village covers 208.05 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 581104, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Handihal Overview

Census 2011 figures for Handihal village
Description Value
State Karnataka
District Haveri
Tehsil Hangal
Pincode 581104
Area (hectares) 208.05 hectares
Population 243
Male Population 134
Female Population 109
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 813
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Handihal compares

By the 2011 count Handihal is among the smallest villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,516 residents. Its 208.05 hectares work out to about 1.2 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 954.

Getting to Handihal

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

How far is Handihal from other places

Handihal lies about 38 km from Haveri. 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 Handihal
Tehsil headquarters Hangal 7.8 km
Nearest town Hāngal 7.8 km
District headquarters Haveri 38 km

Villages closest to Handihal

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Handihal village had a population of 243. That makes it among the smallest villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,516 residents.

Handihal village has 134 males and 109 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Handihal has about 813 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 954.

The pincode recorded for Handihal is 581104. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Handihal covers 208.05 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.2 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Handihal falls under Hangal tehsil of Haveri district in Karnataka.

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

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Handihal.

Handihal is about 38 km from Haveri in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Handihal is in Hangal tehsil of Haveri district. Hangal is about 7.8 km away. Hāngal is about 7.8 km away. Haveri is about 38 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Bidarakoppa (2.1 km), Jakkanaikankoppa (2.1 km) and Manthagi (2.2 km).

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

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