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About Handitavalli Village

Handitavalli is a mid sized village in Piriyapatna tehsil, in the district of Mysore, Karnataka. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,372, made up of 690 males and 682 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 988 females per 1000 males. The village covers 226.86 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 571108, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Handitavalli Overview

Census 2011 figures for Handitavalli village
Description Value
State Karnataka
District Mysore
Tehsil Piriyapatna
Pincode 571108
Area (hectares) 226.86 hectares
Population 1,372
Male Population 690
Female Population 682
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 988
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Handitavalli compares

By the 2011 count Handitavalli is the 56th largest of the 193 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 1,166 residents. Its 226.86 hectares work out to about 6.0 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 983.

Getting to Handitavalli

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

How far is Handitavalli from other places

Handitavalli lies about 50 km from Mysore, and the nearest railway station is Krishnaraja Nagar, about 19 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 Handitavalli
Tehsil headquarters Piriyapatna 18 km
Nearest town Krishnarājāsāgara 19 km
Nearest railway station Krishnaraja Nagar 19 km
District headquarters Mysore 50 km

Villages closest to Handitavalli

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Handitavalli village had a population of 1,372. That makes it the 56th largest of the 193 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,166 residents.

Handitavalli village has 690 males and 682 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Handitavalli has about 988 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 983.

The pincode recorded for Handitavalli is 571108. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Handitavalli covers 226.86 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 6.0 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Handitavalli falls under Piriyapatna tehsil of Mysore district in Karnataka.

The nearest railway station to Handitavalli is Krishnaraja Nagar, about 19 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 10+ km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Handitavalli.

Handitavalli is about 50 km from Mysore in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Handitavalli is in Piriyapatna tehsil of Mysore district. Piriyapatna is about 18 km away. Krishnarājāsāgara is about 19 km away. Krishnaraja Nagar is about 19 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Nagaraghatta (under 2 km), Bhavalalu (under 2 km) and Galaganakere (1.7 km).

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

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