# Handigund Village, Raybag, Belgaum (Karnataka) – PIN Code > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/karnataka/belgaum/raybag/handigund/ Village · Raybag, Belgaum # Handigund Handigund is a village in Raybag sub-district of Belgaum district, Karnataka, PIN code **591312**. The 2011 Census counted **8,617 people in 1,545 households**, the 12th largest of 59 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 65.8%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 65.7%. - 8,617people (2011) - 1,545households - 65.8%literacy - 591312PIN code ## Handigund PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Handigund is 591312.** Handigund falls in Raybag sub-district, Belgaum district, Karnataka. - PIN code591312 - Gram panchayatHandigund - Community development blockRaybag - Census village code597412 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Handigund from nearby towns? - Raibag (sub-district HQ)45 km by road - Belgaum (district HQ)100 km by road - Mahalingpur (nearest town)8 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 Handigund? 24 services counted by the Census are inside Handigund; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 private - ●Primary schoolIn village · 8 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 2 govt · 2 private - ●Secondary schoolIn village · 3 private - ●Senior secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt · 1 private - ●Veterinary hospitalIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Mobile health clinicIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Sub post officeIn village - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Internet / Common Service CentreIn village - ●Public bus serviceIn village - ●State highwayIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Commercial bankIn village - ●Agricultural credit societyIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Weekly haatIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Community centreIn village - ●Sports fieldIn village - ●Public libraryIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Degree college5–10 km · Mahalingpur - ○ITI / vocational school5–10 km · Mahalingpur - ○Primary health centre5–10 km - ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km - ○Dispensary5–10 km - ○Post officeunder 5 km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATM5–10 km - ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water, untreated tap water, hand pumps, tube wells / boreholes and canal / river - Electricity (2011)8 h summer · 12 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 Handigund known for? The main crops are **groundnut, maize and turmeric**. About 96% of the 1,886 hectares of village land is sown, and 1,661 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 Handigund Of every 100 households in Handigund in 2011, 76 had electricity, 10 a toilet at home and 4 cooked with LPG; 54 had a mobile phone, 30 a two-wheeler and 2 a car. ■ Handigund · ■ Raybag rural average Electricity for lighting ****76%** **72% Toilet within the home ****10%** **11% No toilet (open defecation) ****60%** **82% Tap water ****35%** **21% Drinking water within premises ****28%** **21% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****4%** **6% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****95%** **92% Use banking services ****72%** **69% Television ****40%** **34% Mobile phone ****54%** **62% Computer with internet ****1%** **1% Two-wheeler ****30%** **25% Car / jeep / van ****2%** **3% None of these assets ****22%** **12% Own their home ****89%** **88% 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 Handigund? ■ Handigund · ■ Raybag rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****65.8%** **65.7% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****972** **957 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****959** **925 Working population ****40.4%** **41.6% ### Women and men Literacy is 74.5% for men and 56.9% for women. 53% of men and 27% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 1,845 (53%) · **■** Farm labourers 439 (13%) · **■** Household industry 20 (1%) · **■** Other work 325 (9%) · **■** Marginal 853 (24%) 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 Raybag - Raibag10,732 people - Soundatti9,294 people - Nandikurali9,182 people - Morab8,746 people - Bhiradi8,214 people - Itanal8,204 people - Nidagundi7,744 people - Mekhali6,979 people [All 59 villages in Raybag](https://wherepedia.org/india/karnataka/belgaum/raybag/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Handigund?591312 - How far is Handigund from Belgaum?100 km by road - What is the population of Handigund?8,617 (Census 2011) - Which district is Handigund in?Belgaum district (Raybag sub-district), Karnataka - What is the literacy rate of Handigund?65.8% (Census 2011)