# Handel Village, Thunag, Mandi (Himachal Pradesh) – PIN Code

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Village · Thunag, Mandi 

# Handel

Handel is a village in Thunag sub-district of Mandi district, Himachal Pradesh, PIN code **175054**. The 2011 Census counted **9 people in 2 households**, the 155th largest of 172 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 71.4%, below the sub-district's rural average of 79.7%.

- 9people (2011)
- 2households
- 71.4%literacy
- 175054PIN code

## Handel PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Handel is 175054.** Handel falls in Thunag sub-district, Mandi district, Himachal Pradesh.

- PIN code175054
- Community development blockSeraj
- Census village code015300

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

## How far is Handel from nearby towns?

- Thunag (sub-district HQ)41 km by road
- Mandi (district HQ)113 km by road
- Mandi (nearest town)113 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 Handel?

3 services counted by the Census are inside Handel; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Primary schoolunder 5 km · Chapland
- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Bihani
- ○Degree college10+ km · Lamba Thach
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Mandi
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Public bus service5–10 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ 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 Handel known for?

The main crops are **wheat, barley and maize**. About 67% of the 7 hectares of village land is sown.

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

## Homes and amenities in Handel

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

■ Handel · ■ Thunag rural average

Electricity for lighting ****100%**

**95%

Toilet within the home ****0%**

**74%

No toilet (open defecation) ****100%**

**25%

Tap water ****100%**

**98%

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

**35%

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

**6%

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

**93%

Use banking services ****100%**

**95%

Television ****100%**

**51%

Mobile phone ****100%**

**66%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****0%**

**2%

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

**2%

None of these assets ****0%**

**19%

Own their home ****100%**

**97%

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 Handel?

■ Handel · ■ Thunag rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****71.4%**

**79.7%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****500**

**976

Working population ****66.7%**

**69.1%

### Women and men

Literacy is 75.0% for men and 66.7% for women. 50% of men and 100% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**

**■** Cultivators 6 (100%)

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 Thunag

- D.P.F.Sunah12 people
- D.P.F.Dadhwar11 people
- D.P.F.Bhalaon10 people
- D.P.F.Dhawara10 people
- D.P.F.Kumharla8 people
- D.P.F.Lambi Dhar8 people
- Patak8 people
- D.P.F.Rumhani7 people

[All 258 villages in Thunag](https://wherepedia.org/india/himachal-pradesh/mandi/thunag/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Handel?175054
- How far is Handel from Mandi?113 km by road
- What is the population of Handel?9 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Handel in?Mandi district (Thunag sub-district), Himachal Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Handel?71.4% (Census 2011)