About Handipani Village

Handipani is a mid sized village in Shahpur tehsil, in the district of Betul, Madhya Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 681, made up of 342 males and 339 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 991 females per 1000 males. The village covers 500 hectares hectares.

Handipani Overview

Census 2011 figures for Handipani village
Description	Value
State	Madhya Pradesh
District	Betul
Tehsil	Shahpur
Area (hectares)	500 hectares
Population	681
Male Population	342
Female Population	339
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	991
Bus Service (public)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Handipani compares

By the 2011 count Handipani is the 62nd largest of the 125 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 852 residents. Its 500 hectares work out to about 1.4 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, much in line with the tehsil average of 991.

Getting to Handipani

Handipani is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Handipani as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. 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 Handipani from other places

Handipani lies about 42 km from Betul, and the nearest railway station is Dhodramohar, about 7.7 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 Handipani
Nearest railway station	Dhodramohar	7.7 km
Tehsil headquarters	Shahpur	13 km
Nearest town	Itārsi	39 km
District headquarters	Betul	42 km

Villages closest to Handipani

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Handipani village had a population of 681. That makes it the 62nd largest of the 125 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 852 residents.

Handipani village has 342 males and 339 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Handipani has about 991 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 991.

Handipani covers 500 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.4 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Handipani falls under Shahpur tehsil of Betul district in Madhya Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Handipani is Dhodramohar, about 7.7 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 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Handipani.

Handipani is about 42 km from Betul in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Handipani is in Shahpur tehsil of Betul district. Dhodramohar is about 7.7 km away. Shahpur is about 13 km away. Itārsi is about 39 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.