# Handiganadu Village, Hiriyur, Chitradurga (Karnataka) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/karnataka/chitradurga/hiriyur/handiganadu/ Village · Hiriyur, Chitradurga # Handiganadu Handiganadu is a village in Hiriyur sub-district of Chitradurga district, Karnataka, PIN code **577529**. The 2011 Census counted **1,382 people in 298 households**, the 65th largest of 151 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 66.5%, below the sub-district's rural average of 71.5%. - 1,382people (2011) - 298households - 66.5%literacy - 577529PIN code ## Handiganadu PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Handiganadu is 577529.** Handiganadu falls in Hiriyur sub-district, Chitradurga district, Karnataka. - PIN code577529 - Gram panchayatYelladakere - Community development blockHiriyur - Census village code606192 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Handiganadu from nearby towns? - Hiriyur (sub-district HQ)28 km by road - Chitradurga (district HQ)72 km by road - Hiriyur (nearest town)28 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 Handiganadu? 11 services counted by the Census are inside Handiganadu; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 govt · 1 private - ●Primary schoolIn village · 3 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Public bus serviceIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Yelladakere - ○Degree college10+ km · Hiriyur - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Hiriyur - ○Primary health centreunder 5 km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensary10+ km - ○Post office10+ km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATM10+ km - ○Commercial bank10+ km - ○Mandi / regular market10+ km - ○Public library5–10 km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water, hand pumps and tube wells / boreholes - Electricity (2011)8 h summer · 10 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 Handiganadu known for? The main crops are **groundnut and millet**. About 59% of the 756 hectares of village land is sown, and 108 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 Handiganadu Of every 100 households in Handiganadu in 2011, 100 had electricity, 1 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 80 had a mobile phone, 20 a two-wheeler and 1 a car. ■ Handiganadu · ■ Hiriyur rural average Electricity for lighting ****100%** **81% Toilet within the home ****1%** **19% No toilet (open defecation) ****99%** **77% Tap water ****28%** **54% Drinking water within premises ****2%** **17% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****0%** **6% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****100%** **93% Use banking services ****88%** **54% Television ****37%** **35% Mobile phone ****80%** **49% Computer with internet ****0%** **0% Two-wheeler ****20%** **13% Car / jeep / van ****1%** **1% None of these assets ****6%** **29% Own their home ****99%** **93% 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 Handiganadu? ■ Handiganadu · ■ Hiriyur rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****66.5%** **71.5% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****927** **980 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****963** **960 Working population ****61.5%** **54.0% ### Women and men Literacy is 71.7% for men and 60.8% for women. 65% of men and 58% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 449 (53%) · **■** Farm labourers 326 (38%) · **■** Household industry 3 (0%) · **■** Other work 56 (7%) · **■** Marginal 16 (2%) 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 Hiriyur - Chillahalli1,446 people - Hulugalakunte1,422 people - Sugur1,409 people - Hulithotlu1,402 people - Vaddikere1,334 people - Lakkavvanahalli1,325 people - Koodlahalli1,309 people - Rangapura1,302 people [All 158 villages in Hiriyur](https://wherepedia.org/india/karnataka/chitradurga/hiriyur/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Handiganadu?577529 - How far is Handiganadu from Chitradurga?72 km by road - What is the population of Handiganadu?1,382 (Census 2011) - Which district is Handiganadu in?Chitradurga district (Hiriyur sub-district), Karnataka - What is the literacy rate of Handiganadu?66.5% (Census 2011)