# Handkali Village, Bhadrota, Mandi (Himachal Pradesh)

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Village · Bhadrota, Mandi 

# Handkali

Handkali is a village in Bhadrota sub-district of Mandi district, Himachal Pradesh, PIN code **175049**. The 2011 Census counted **149 people in 32 households**, the 66th largest of 93 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 85.1%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 82.9%.

- 149people (2011)
- 32households
- 85.1%literacy
- 175049PIN code

## Handkali PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Handkali is 175049.** Handkali falls in Bhadrota sub-district, Mandi district, Himachal Pradesh.

- PIN code175049
- Community development blockGopalpur
- Census village code014002

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## How far is Handkali from nearby towns?

- Dopi (sub-district HQ)11 km by road
- Mandi (district HQ)48 km by road
- Sarkaghat (nearest town)23 km by road

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## What facilities are there in Handkali?

4 services counted by the Census are inside Handkali; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Primary schoolunder 5 km · Bhadrota
- ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Thona
- ○Degree college10+ km · Sarkaghat
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Mandi
- ○Primary health centreunder 5 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post officeunder 5 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking watertreated tap water
- Electricity (2011)24 h summer · 24 h winter

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed.

## What is Handkali known for?

The main crops are **paddy and wheat**. About 54% of the 32 hectares of village land is sown, and 13 hectares are irrigated.

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## Homes and amenities in Handkali

Of every 100 households in Handkali in 2011, 97 had electricity, 100 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 61 had a mobile phone, 3 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Handkali · ■ Bhadrota rural average

Electricity for lighting ****97%**

**99%

Toilet within the home ****100%**

**91%

No toilet (open defecation) ****0%**

**8%

Tap water ****100%**

**89%

Drinking water within premises ****0%**

**36%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****0%**

**18%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****100%**

**82%

Use banking services ****94%**

**96%

Television ****61%**

**71%

Mobile phone ****61%**

**68%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****3%**

**4%

Car / jeep / van ****0%**

**3%

None of these assets ****18%**

**11%

Own their home ****100%**

**99%

Source: [Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14)](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## What is the population of Handkali?

■ Handkali · ■ Bhadrota rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****85.1%**

**82.9%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****987**

**1012

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****667**

**842

Working population ****52.3%**

**58.6%

### Women and men

Literacy is 92.4% for men and 77.9% for women. 51% of men and 54% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

******

**■** Cultivators 39 (50%) · **■** Other work 3 (4%) · **■** Marginal 36 (46%)

Source: [Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## Other villages of similar size in Bhadrota

- Nagan153 people
- Chhehr151 people
- Kalar151 people
- Kalehri150 people
- Thankar142 people
- Dhangor136 people
- Khahan135 people
- Palwan Uperla129 people

[All 94 villages in Bhadrota](https://wherepedia.org/india/himachal-pradesh/mandi/bhadrota/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Handkali?175049
- How far is Handkali from Mandi?48 km by road
- What is the population of Handkali?149 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Handkali in?Mandi district (Bhadrota sub-district), Himachal Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Handkali?85.1% (Census 2011)