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About Handanahalli Village

Handanahalli is a mid sized village in Gubbi tehsil, in the district of Tumkur, Karnataka. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 930, made up of 487 males and 443 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 910 females per 1000 males. The village covers 413.73 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 572223, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Handanahalli Overview

Census 2011 figures for Handanahalli village
Description Value
State Karnataka
District Tumkur
Tehsil Gubbi
Pincode 572223
Area (hectares) 413.73 hectares
Population 930
Male Population 487
Female Population 443
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 910
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Handanahalli compares

By the 2011 count Handanahalli is the 80th largest of the 316 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 735 residents. Its 413.73 hectares work out to about 2.2 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 981.

Getting to Handanahalli

Handanahalli is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Handanahalli as Available within <5 km distance. 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 Handanahalli from other places

Handanahalli lies about 33 km from Tumkur, and the nearest railway station is Nittur, about 8.4 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 Handanahalli
Nearest railway station Nittur 8.4 km
Tehsil headquarters Gubbi 16 km
Nearest town Chiknāyakanhalli 21 km
District headquarters Tumkur 33 km

Villages closest to Handanahalli

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Handanahalli village had a population of 930. That makes it the 80th largest of the 316 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 735 residents.

Handanahalli village has 487 males and 443 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Handanahalli has about 910 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 981.

The pincode recorded for Handanahalli is 572223. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Handanahalli covers 413.73 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Handanahalli falls under Gubbi tehsil of Tumkur district in Karnataka.

The nearest railway station to Handanahalli is Nittur, about 8.4 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 <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Handanahalli.

Handanahalli is about 33 km from Tumkur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Handanahalli is in Gubbi tehsil of Tumkur district. Nittur is about 8.4 km away. Gubbi is about 16 km away. Chiknāyakanhalli is about 21 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Hindiganahalli (under 2 km), Virupakshipura (under 2 km) and Bommarasanahalli (1.7 km).

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

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