About Handigona Village

Handigona is a mid sized village in Kumta tehsil, in the district of Uttara Kannada, Karnataka. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,281, made up of 646 males and 635 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 983 females per 1000 males. The village covers 241.94 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 581332, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Handigona Overview

Census 2011 figures for Handigona village
Description	Value
State	Karnataka
District	Uttara Kannada
Tehsil	Kumta
Pincode	581332
Area (hectares)	241.94 hectares
Population	1,281
Male Population	646
Female Population	635
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	983
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Handigona compares

By the 2011 count Handigona is the 29th largest of the 110 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 1,069 residents. Its 241.94 hectares work out to about 5.3 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 979.

Getting to Handigona

Handigona is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Handigona 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 Handigona from other places

Handigona lies about 33 km from Uttara Kannada. 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 Handigona
Tehsil headquarters	Kumta	3.8 km
District headquarters	Uttara Kannada	33 km

Villages closest to Handigona

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

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Common questions about Handigona

As per the Census of India 2011, Handigona village had a population of 1,281. That makes it the 29th largest of the 110 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,069 residents.

Handigona village has 646 males and 635 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Handigona has about 983 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 979.

The pincode recorded for Handigona is 581332. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Handigona covers 241.94 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Handigona falls under Kumta tehsil of Uttara Kannada district in Karnataka.

The census record for Handigona notes the nearest railway station 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 Handigona.

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

Handigona is in Kumta tehsil of Uttara Kannada district. Kumta is about 3.8 km away. Uttara Kannada is about 33 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.