# Handerki Village, Sedam, Gulbarga (Karnataka) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population

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Village · Sedam, Gulbarga 

# Handerki

Handerki is a village in Sedam sub-district of Gulbarga district, Karnataka, PIN code **585222**. The 2011 Census counted **4,002 people in 719 households**, the 6th largest of 109 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 44.5%, below the sub-district's rural average of 53.1%.

- 4,002people (2011)
- 719households
- 44.5%literacy
- 585222PIN code

## Handerki PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Handerki is 585222.** Handerki falls in Sedam sub-district, Gulbarga district, Karnataka.

- PIN code585222
- Gram panchayatHanderki
- Community development blockSedam
- Census village code620554

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

## How far is Handerki from nearby towns?

- Sedam (sub-district HQ)28 km by road
- Gulbarga (district HQ)78 km by road
- Sedam (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 Handerki?

20 services counted by the Census are inside Handerki; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 private
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 3 govt · 1 private
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt · 1 private
- ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Senior secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1
- ●Family welfare centreIn village · 1
- ●Post officeIn village
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●State highwayIn 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

- ○Degree college10+ km · Sedam
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Sedam
- ○Primary health centreunder 5 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking wateruntreated tap water, hand pumps and tube wells / boreholes
- Electricity (2011)6 h summer · 6 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 Handerki known for?

The main crops are **bengalgram**. About 96% of the 2,887 hectares of village land is sown, and 28 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 Handerki

Of every 100 households in Handerki in 2011, 67 had electricity, 3 a toilet at home and 1 cooked with LPG; 51 had a mobile phone, 6 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Handerki · ■ Sedam rural average

Electricity for lighting ****67%**

**86%

Toilet within the home ****3%**

**6%

No toilet (open defecation) ****97%**

**86%

Tap water ****54%**

**56%

Drinking water within premises ****10%**

**23%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****1%**

**5%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****98%**

**94%

Use banking services ****10%**

**37%

Television ****26%**

**31%

Mobile phone ****51%**

**52%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****6%**

**8%

Car / jeep / van ****1%**

**2%

None of these assets ****43%**

**34%

Own their home ****95%**

**91%

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 Handerki?

■ Handerki · ■ Sedam rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****44.5%**

**53.1%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1006**

**1019

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1000**

**980

Working population ****45.1%**

**48.9%

### Women and men

Literacy is 52.9% for men and 36.2% for women. 56% of men and 34% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 318 (18%) · **■** Farm labourers 483 (27%) · **■** Household industry 5 (0%) · **■** Other work 242 (13%) · **■** Marginal 755 (42%)

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 Sedam

- Mudhole9,349 people
- Kodla6,421 people
- Kolkunda5,176 people
- Itkal4,760 people
- Adki3,714 people
- Udgi3,628 people
- Benkanhalli3,072 people
- Batgera3,068 people

[All 117 villages in Sedam](https://wherepedia.org/india/karnataka/gulbarga/sedam/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Handerki?585222
- How far is Handerki from Gulbarga?78 km by road
- What is the population of Handerki?4,002 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Handerki in?Gulbarga district (Sedam sub-district), Karnataka
- What is the literacy rate of Handerki?44.5% (Census 2011)
