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About Handli Village

Handli is a mid sized village in Haliyal tehsil, in the district of Uttara Kannada, Karnataka. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 797, made up of 401 males and 396 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 988 females per 1000 males. The village covers 816.07 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 581325, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Handli Overview

Census 2011 figures for Handli village
Description Value
State Karnataka
District Uttara Kannada
Tehsil Haliyal
Pincode 581325
Area (hectares) 816.07 hectares
Population 797
Male Population 401
Female Population 396
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 988
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Handli compares

By the 2011 count Handli is the 40th largest of the 108 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 834 residents. Its 816.07 hectares work out to about 1.0 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 940.

Getting to Handli

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

How far is Handli from other places

Handli lies about 76 km from Uttara Kannada, and the nearest railway station is Shingatgere, about 3.2 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 Handli
Nearest railway station Shingatgere 3.2 km
Tehsil headquarters Haliyal 8.0 km
District headquarters Uttara Kannada 76 km

Villages closest to Handli

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Handli village had a population of 797. That makes it the 40th largest of the 108 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 834 residents.

Handli village has 401 males and 396 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Handli has about 988 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 940.

The pincode recorded for Handli is 581325. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Handli covers 816.07 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.0 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Handli falls under Haliyal tehsil of Uttara Kannada district in Karnataka.

The nearest railway station to Handli is Shingatgere, about 3.2 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 village for Handli.

Handli is about 76 km from Uttara Kannada in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Handli is in Haliyal tehsil of Uttara Kannada district. Shingatgere is about 3.2 km away. Haliyal is about 8.0 km away. Uttara Kannada is about 76 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Satmani (2.8 km), Modalgera (3.3 km) and Jawalli (4.0 km).

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

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