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About Handi Village

Handi is a large village in Jintur tehsil, in the district of Parbhani, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,045, made up of 1,067 males and 978 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 917 females per 1000 males. The village covers 838.69 hectares hectares.

Handi Overview

Census 2011 figures for Handi village
Description Value
State Maharashtra
District Parbhani
Tehsil Jintur
Area (hectares) 838.69 hectares
Population 2,045
Male Population 1,067
Female Population 978
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 917
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Handi compares

By the 2011 count Handi is the 29th largest of the 163 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 1,444 residents. Its 838.69 hectares work out to about 2.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 955.

Getting to Handi

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

Handi lies about 65 km from Parbhani, and the nearest railway station is Satuna, about 36 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 Handi
Nearest town Lonar 22 km
Tehsil headquarters Jintur 28 km
Nearest railway station Satuna 36 km
District headquarters Parbhani 65 km

Villages closest to Handi

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Handi village had a population of 2,045. That makes it the 29th largest of the 163 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,444 residents.

Handi village has 1,067 males and 978 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Handi has about 917 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 955.

Handi covers 838.69 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Handi falls under Jintur tehsil of Parbhani district in Maharashtra.

The nearest railway station to Handi is Satuna, about 36 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 10+ km distance for Handi.

Handi is about 65 km from Parbhani in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Handi is in Jintur tehsil of Parbhani district. Lonar is about 22 km away. Jintur is about 28 km away. Satuna is about 36 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Dhamdham (3.5 km), Dhanora Bk (5.7 km) and Dhanora Kh (5.7 km).

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

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