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About Handiganadu Village

Handiganadu is a mid sized village in Chiknayakanhalli tehsil, in the district of Tumkur, Karnataka. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 964, made up of 483 males and 481 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 996 females per 1000 males. The village covers 336.05 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 572218, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Handiganadu Overview

Census 2011 figures for Handiganadu village
Description Value
State Karnataka
District Tumkur
Tehsil Chiknayakanhalli
Pincode 572218
Area (hectares) 336.05 hectares
Population 964
Male Population 483
Female Population 481
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 996
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Handiganadu compares

By the 2011 count Handiganadu is the 59th largest of the 211 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 806 residents. Its 336.05 hectares work out to about 2.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 997.

Getting to Handiganadu

Handiganadu is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Handiganadu as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 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 Handiganadu from other places

Handiganadu lies about 60 km from Tumkur, and the nearest railway station is Kardi, about 34 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 Handiganadu
Tehsil headquarters Chiknayakanhalli 17 km
Nearest town Chiknāyakanhalli 17 km
Nearest railway station Kardi 34 km
District headquarters Tumkur 60 km

Villages closest to Handiganadu

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Handiganadu village had a population of 964. That makes it the 59th largest of the 211 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 806 residents.

Handiganadu village has 483 males and 481 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Handiganadu has about 996 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 997.

The pincode recorded for Handiganadu is 572218. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Handiganadu covers 336.05 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Handiganadu falls under Chiknayakanhalli tehsil of Tumkur district in Karnataka.

The nearest railway station to Handiganadu is Kardi, about 34 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 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Handiganadu.

Handiganadu is about 60 km from Tumkur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Handiganadu is in Chiknayakanhalli tehsil of Tumkur district. Chiknayakanhalli is about 17 km away. Chiknāyakanhalli is about 17 km away. Kardi is about 34 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Barakanahalu (under 2 km), Agrahara (under 2 km) and Vaddanakallahalli (1.6 km).

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

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