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About Handarguli Village

Handarguli is one of the larger villages in Udgir tehsil, in the district of Latur, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 6,707, made up of 3,371 males and 3,336 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 990 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1019.44 hectares hectares.

Handarguli Overview

Census 2011 figures for Handarguli village
Description Value
State Maharashtra
District Latur
Tehsil Udgir
Area (hectares) 1019.44 hectares
Population 6,707
Male Population 3,371
Female Population 3,336
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 990
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Handarguli compares

By the 2011 count Handarguli is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 2,061 residents. Its 1019.44 hectares work out to about 6.6 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 943.

Getting to Handarguli

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

Handarguli lies about 51 km from Latur, and the nearest railway station is Kumthakhurd, about 15 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 Handarguli
Nearest railway station Kumthakhurd 15 km
Nearest town Ahmadpur 19 km
Tehsil headquarters Udgir 21 km
District headquarters Latur 51 km

Villages closest to Handarguli

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Handarguli village had a population of 6,707. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,061 residents.

Handarguli village has 3,371 males and 3,336 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Handarguli has about 990 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 943.

Handarguli covers 1019.44 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 6.6 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Handarguli falls under Udgir tehsil of Latur district in Maharashtra.

The nearest railway station to Handarguli is Kumthakhurd, about 15 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 5 - 10 km distance for Handarguli.

Handarguli is about 51 km from Latur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Handarguli is in Udgir tehsil of Latur district. Kumthakhurd is about 15 km away. Ahmadpur is about 19 km away. Udgir 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 Adolwadi (3.2 km), Chimachiwadi (3.4 km) and Sukani (3.7 km).

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

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