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About Handhvinahalli Village

Handhvinahalli is a mid sized village in Nanjangud tehsil, in the district of Mysore, Karnataka. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,110, made up of 577 males and 533 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 924 females per 1000 males. The village covers 247.22 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 571302, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Handhvinahalli Overview

Census 2011 figures for Handhvinahalli village
Description Value
State Karnataka
District Mysore
Tehsil Nanjangud
Pincode 571302
Area (hectares) 247.22 hectares
Population 1,110
Male Population 577
Female Population 533
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 924
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Handhvinahalli compares

By the 2011 count Handhvinahalli is the 109th largest of the 164 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,978 residents. Its 247.22 hectares work out to about 4.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 979.

Getting to Handhvinahalli

Handhvinahalli is well connected by rural standards, with buses in the village itself and a railway station close by. The census records public bus service for Handhvinahalli as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within <5 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Handhvinahalli from other places

Handhvinahalli lies about 20 km from Mysore, and the nearest railway station is Sujatapuram, about 3.4 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 Handhvinahalli
Nearest railway station Sujatapuram 3.4 km
Tehsil headquarters Nanjangud 3.8 km
Nearest town Nanjangūd 3.8 km
District headquarters Mysore 20 km

Villages closest to Handhvinahalli

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Handhvinahalli village had a population of 1,110. That makes it the 109th largest of the 164 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,978 residents.

Handhvinahalli village has 577 males and 533 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Handhvinahalli has about 924 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 979.

The pincode recorded for Handhvinahalli is 571302. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Handhvinahalli covers 247.22 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Handhvinahalli falls under Nanjangud tehsil of Mysore district in Karnataka.

The nearest railway station to Handhvinahalli is Sujatapuram, about 3.4 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within <5 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within village for Handhvinahalli.

Handhvinahalli is about 20 km from Mysore in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Handhvinahalli is in Nanjangud tehsil of Mysore district. Sujatapuram is about 3.4 km away. Nanjangud is about 3.8 km away. Nanjangūd is about 3.8 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Debur (under 2 km), Kallahalli (2.3 km) and Byalaru (2.3 km).

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

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