# Handigud Village, Hukeri, Belgaum (Karnataka) – PIN Code

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Village · Hukeri, Belgaum 

# Handigud

Handigud is a village in Hukeri sub-district of Belgaum district, Karnataka, PIN code **591340**. The 2011 Census counted **842 people in 205 households**, the 116th largest of 123 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 69.4%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 69.8%.

- 842people (2011)
- 205households
- 69.4%literacy
- 591340PIN code

## Handigud PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Handigud is 591340.** Handigud falls in Hukeri sub-district, Belgaum district, Karnataka.

- PIN code591340
- Gram panchayatAmmanagi
- Community development blockHukeri
- Census village code597566

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

## How far is Handigud from nearby towns?

- Hukkeri (sub-district HQ)10 km by road
- Belgaum (district HQ)60 km by road
- Sankeshwar (nearest town)10 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 Handigud?

13 services counted by the Census are inside Handigud; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1
- ●Veterinary hospitalIn village · 1 · 1 doctors
- ●Family welfare centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Nidasoshi
- ○Degree college5–10 km · Sankeshwar
- ○ITI / vocational school5–10 km · Sankeshwar
- ○Primary health centreunder 5 km
- ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Commercial bankunder 5 km
- ○Ration (PDS) shop5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public libraryunder 5 km

### Water and power

- Drinking watertreated tap water, hand pumps, tube wells / boreholes and tanks / ponds
- Electricity (2011)12 h summer · 16 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 Handigud known for?

The main crops are **groundnut, maize and cotton**. About 70% of the 434 hectares of village land is sown, and 18 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 Handigud

Of every 100 households in Handigud in 2011, 74 had electricity, 4 a toilet at home and 6 cooked with LPG; 56 had a mobile phone, 10 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Handigud · ■ Hukeri rural average

Electricity for lighting ****74%**

**78%

Toilet within the home ****4%**

**15%

No toilet (open defecation) ****96%**

**80%

Tap water ****0%**

**49%

Drinking water within premises ****17%**

**24%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****6%**

**14%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****94%**

**83%

Use banking services ****76%**

**71%

Television ****43%**

**42%

Mobile phone ****56%**

**54%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****10%**

**16%

Car / jeep / van ****1%**

**2%

None of these assets ****21%**

**20%

Own their home ****96%**

**91%

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 Handigud?

■ Handigud · ■ Hukeri rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****69.4%**

**69.8%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****905**

**991

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****722**

**931

Working population ****57.7%**

**48.7%

### Women and men

Literacy is 81.4% for men and 56.5% for women. 59% of men and 57% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 165 (34%) · **■** Farm labourers 26 (5%) · **■** Household industry 1 (0%) · **■** Other work 43 (9%) · **■** Marginal 251 (52%)

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 Hukeri

- Hidkal956 people
- Attihal955 people
- Alur939 people
- Gudaganahatti842 people
- Dhondagatti814 people
- Naganur K.S.720 people
- Khavanewadi697 people
- Nadigudiketra534 people

[All 123 villages in Hukeri](https://wherepedia.org/india/karnataka/belgaum/hukeri/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Handigud?591340
- How far is Handigud from Belgaum?60 km by road
- What is the population of Handigud?842 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Handigud in?Belgaum district (Hukeri sub-district), Karnataka
- What is the literacy rate of Handigud?69.4% (Census 2011)