# Handanakere Village, Hosdurga, Chitradurga (Karnataka) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population

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Village · Hosdurga, Chitradurga 

# Handanakere

Handanakere is a village in Hosdurga sub-district of Chitradurga district, Karnataka, PIN code **577542**. The 2011 Census counted **11 people in 5 households**, the 195th largest of 201 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 10.0%, below the sub-district's rural average of 71.8%.

- 11people (2011)
- 5households
- 10.0%literacy
- 577542PIN code

## Handanakere PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Handanakere is 577542.** Handanakere falls in Hosdurga sub-district, Chitradurga district, Karnataka.

- PIN code577542
- Gram panchayatBallalasamudra
- Community development blockHosdurga
- Census village code605947

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

## How far is Handanakere from nearby towns?

- Hosdurga (sub-district HQ)9 km by road
- Chitradurga (district HQ)83 km by road
- Hosdurga (nearest town)9 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 Handanakere?

2 services counted by the Census are inside Handanakere; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Primary schoolunder 5 km · Kalkere
- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Madadakere
- ○Degree college5–10 km · Hosdurga
- ○ITI / vocational school5–10 km · Hosdurga
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Public bus serviceunder 5 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Ration (PDS) shop5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public library5–10 km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps
- Electricity (2011)10 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 Handanakere known for?

The main crops are **ragi and green gram**. About 76% of the 343 hectares of village land is sown, and 32 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 Handanakere

Of every 100 households in Handanakere in 2011, 80 had electricity, 0 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 0 had a mobile phone, 0 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Handanakere · ■ Hosdurga rural average

Electricity for lighting ****80%**

**92%

Toilet within the home ****0%**

**17%

No toilet (open defecation) ****100%**

**82%

Tap water ****0%**

**58%

Drinking water within premises ****40%**

**15%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****0%**

**6%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****100%**

**93%

Use banking services ****40%**

**51%

Television ****0%**

**44%

Mobile phone ****0%**

**40%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****0%**

**12%

Car / jeep / van ****0%**

**1%

None of these assets ****80%**

**30%

Own their home ****60%**

**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 Handanakere?

■ Handanakere · ■ Hosdurga rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****10.0%**

**71.8%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****833**

**976

Working population ****90.9%**

**56.3%

### Women and men

Literacy is 20.0% for men and 0.0% for women. 83% of men and 100% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

****

**■** Cultivators 5 (50%) · **■** Marginal 5 (50%)

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 Hosdurga

- Sirigepura18 people
- Bommenahalli13 people
- Yaraduguddasandi Kaval13 people
- Agrahara11 people
- Thimmalapura9 people
- Kenchihalli8 people
- Byrapura7 people
- Kudurekanive Forest6 people

[All 225 villages in Hosdurga](https://wherepedia.org/india/karnataka/chitradurga/hosdurga/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Handanakere?577542
- How far is Handanakere from Chitradurga?83 km by road
- What is the population of Handanakere?11 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Handanakere in?Chitradurga district (Hosdurga sub-district), Karnataka
- What is the literacy rate of Handanakere?10.0% (Census 2011)