# Handikhera Village, Aurad, Bidar (Karnataka) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/karnataka/bidar/aurad/handikhera/ Village · Aurad, Bidar # Handikhera Handikhera is a village in Aurad sub-district of Bidar district, Karnataka, PIN code **585443**. The 2011 Census counted **2,874 people in 528 households**, the 23rd largest of 148 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 68.7%, above the sub-district's rural average of 66.6%. - 2,874people (2011) - 528households - 68.7%literacy - 585443PIN code ## Handikhera PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Handikhera is 585443.** Handikhera falls in Aurad sub-district, Bidar district, Karnataka. - PIN code585443 - Gram panchayatChimegaon - Community development blockAurad - Census village code599988 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Handikhera from nearby towns? - Aurad (sub-district HQ)20 km by road - Bidar (district HQ)60 km by road - Aurad (nearest town)20 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 Handikhera? 15 services counted by the Census are inside Handikhera; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Primary schoolIn village · 2 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Post officeIn village - ●Sub post officeIn village - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Public bus serviceIn village - ●Private bus serviceIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Community centreIn village - ●Public libraryIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Kamalnagar - ○Degree college10+ km · Aurad - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Aurad - ○Primary health centre5–10 km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensary10+ km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATMunder 5 km - ○Commercial bank5–10 km - ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km ### Water and power - Drinking waterhand pumps - 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 Handikhera known for? The main crops are **jowar, green gram and black gram**. About 92% of the 870 hectares of village land is sown, and 12 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 Handikhera Of every 100 households in Handikhera in 2011, 92 had electricity, 1 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 24 had a mobile phone, 2 a two-wheeler and 0 a car. ■ Handikhera · ■ Aurad rural average Electricity for lighting ****92%** **84% Toilet within the home ****1%** **7% No toilet (open defecation) ****98%** **91% Tap water ****67%** **43% Drinking water within premises ****4%** **21% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****0%** **2% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****100%** **97% Use banking services ****63%** **46% Television ****12%** **26% Mobile phone ****24%** **46% Computer with internet ****0%** **1% Two-wheeler ****2%** **7% Car / jeep / van ****0%** **3% None of these assets ****52%** **33% Own their home ****96%** **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 Handikhera? ■ Handikhera · ■ Aurad rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****68.7%** **66.6% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****979** **956 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1068** **951 Working population ****41.6%** **44.7% ### Women and men Literacy is 77.6% for men and 59.4% for women. 52% of men and 31% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 147 (12%) · **■** Farm labourers 589 (49%) · **■** Household industry 8 (1%) · **■** Other work 119 (10%) · **■** Marginal 333 (28%) 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 Aurad - Bawalgaon3,196 people - Holesamudra3,167 people - Belkuni Bhopalgad3,127 people - Jambgi3,103 people - Dhupatmahagaon2,659 people - Chimegaon2,498 people - Kherda2,462 people - Koutha2,454 people [All 151 villages in Aurad](https://wherepedia.org/india/karnataka/bidar/aurad/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Handikhera?585443 - How far is Handikhera from Bidar?60 km by road - What is the population of Handikhera?2,874 (Census 2011) - Which district is Handikhera in?Bidar district (Aurad sub-district), Karnataka - What is the literacy rate of Handikhera?68.7% (Census 2011)