# Handiganala Village, Sidlaghatta, Chikkaballapura (Karnataka) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/karnataka/chikkaballapura/sidlaghatta/handiganala/ Village · Sidlaghatta, Chikkaballapura # Handiganala Handiganala is a village in Sidlaghatta sub-district of Chikkaballapura district, Karnataka, PIN code **562102**. The 2011 Census counted **1,174 people in 242 households**, the 34th largest of 245 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 80.2%, above the sub-district's rural average of 68.0%. - 1,174people (2011) - 242households - 80.2%literacy - 562102PIN code ## Handiganala PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Handiganala is 562102.** Handiganala falls in Sidlaghatta sub-district, Chikkaballapura district, Karnataka. - PIN code562102 - Gram panchayatHandiganala - Community development blockSidlaghatta - Census village code624189 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Handiganala from nearby towns? - Sidlaghatta (sub-district HQ)2 km by road - Chikkaballapur (district HQ)20 km by road - Sidlaghatta (nearest town)2 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 Handiganala? 9 services counted by the Census are inside Handiganala; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Veterinary hospitalIn village · 1 - ●Private bus serviceIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Public libraryIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Sidlaghatta - ○Degree collegeunder 5 km · Sidlaghatta - ○ITI / vocational schoolunder 5 km · Sidlaghatta - ○Primary health centreunder 5 km - ○Allopathic hospitalunder 5 km - ○Dispensaryunder 5 km - ○Post officeunder 5 km - ○Public bus serviceunder 5 km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATMunder 5 km - ○Commercial bankunder 5 km - ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 km ### Water and power - Drinking wateruntreated tap water, tube wells / boreholes and canal / river - Electricity (2011)7 h summer · 9 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 Handiganala known for? The main crops are **ragi**. About 48% of the 189 hectares of village land is sown, and 80 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 Handiganala Of every 100 households in Handiganala in 2011, 95 had electricity, 37 a toilet at home and 17 cooked with LPG; 65 had a mobile phone, 32 a two-wheeler and 5 a car. ■ Handiganala · ■ Sidlaghatta rural average Electricity for lighting ****95%** **92% Toilet within the home ****37%** **32% No toilet (open defecation) ****63%** **65% Tap water ****83%** **73% Drinking water within premises ****45%** **15% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****17%** **11% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****77%** **85% Use banking services ****19%** **62% Television ****77%** **56% Mobile phone ****65%** **55% Computer with internet ****0%** **1% Two-wheeler ****32%** **26% Car / jeep / van ****5%** **3% None of these assets ****8%** **19% Own their home ****95%** **94% 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 Handiganala? ■ Handiganala · ■ Sidlaghatta rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****80.2%** **68.0% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****973** **967 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1000** **960 Working population ****56.1%** **51.7% ### Women and men Literacy is 88.2% for men and 71.9% for women. 57% of men and 55% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 200 (30%) · **■** Farm labourers 136 (21%) · **■** Household industry 15 (2%) · **■** Other work 299 (45%) · **■** Marginal 9 (1%) 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 Sidlaghatta - Sonaganahalli1,212 people - Abbaludu1,193 people - Belluti1,191 people - Basavapatna1,187 people - Goramadagu1,173 people - Kumbiganahalli1,173 people - Iddalodu1,133 people - Thimmanayakanahalli1,111 people [All 291 villages in Sidlaghatta](https://wherepedia.org/india/karnataka/chikkaballapura/sidlaghatta/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Handiganala?562102 - How far is Handiganala from Chikkaballapur?20 km by road - What is the population of Handiganala?1,174 (Census 2011) - Which district is Handiganala in?Chikkaballapura district (Sidlaghatta sub-district), Karnataka - What is the literacy rate of Handiganala?80.2% (Census 2011)