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About Handibhanga Village

Handibhanga is a mid sized village in Kendujhar Sadar tehsil, in the district of Kendujhar, Odisha. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 940, made up of 471 males and 469 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 996 females per 1000 males. The village covers 192 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 758031, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Handibhanga Overview

Census 2011 figures for Handibhanga village
Description Value
State Odisha
District Kendujhar
Tehsil Kendujhar Sadar
Pincode 758031
Area (hectares) 192 hectares
Population 940
Male Population 471
Female Population 469
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 996
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Handibhanga compares

By the 2011 count Handibhanga is the 56th largest of the 198 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 760 residents. Its 192 hectares work out to about 4.9 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 1007.

Getting to Handibhanga

The census records public bus service for Handibhanga as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within <5 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Handibhanga from other places

Handibhanga lies about 17 km from Kendujhar, and the nearest railway station is Goaldih, about 11 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 Handibhanga
Nearest railway station Goaldih 11 km
Tehsil headquarters Kendujhar Sadar 17 km
District headquarters Kendujhar 17 km
Nearest town Keonjhargarh 17 km

Villages closest to Handibhanga

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Kendujhar Sadar 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 Handibhanga

As per the Census of India 2011, Handibhanga village had a population of 940. That makes it the 56th largest of the 198 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 760 residents.

Handibhanga village has 471 males and 469 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Handibhanga has about 996 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 1007.

The pincode recorded for Handibhanga is 758031. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Handibhanga covers 192 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Handibhanga falls under Kendujhar Sadar tehsil of Kendujhar district in Odisha.

The nearest railway station to Handibhanga is Goaldih, about 11 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within <5 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Handibhanga.

Handibhanga is about 17 km from Kendujhar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Handibhanga is in Kendujhar Sadar tehsil of Kendujhar district. Goaldih is about 11 km away. Kendujhar Sadar is about 17 km away. Kendujhar is about 17 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Fakirpur (under 2 km), Sariaposi (2.0 km) and Sandhiaposi (2.5 km).

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

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