Village · Chiknayakanhalli, Tumkur # Handanakere Handanakere is a village in Chiknayakanhalli sub-district of Tumkur district, Karnataka, PIN code 572119. The 2011 Census counted 3,587 people in 945 households, the 4th largest of 222 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 71.5%, below the sub-district's rural average of 74.7%. - 3,587 people (2011) - 945 households - 71.5% literacy - 572119 PIN code ## Handanakere PIN code and other codes The PIN code of Handanakere is 572119. Handanakere falls in Chiknayakanhalli sub-district, Tumkur district, Karnataka. - PIN code 572119 - Gram panchayat Handanakere - Community development block Chiknayakanhalli - Census village code 610047 Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## How far is Handanakere from nearby towns? - Chikkanayakanahalli (sub-district HQ) 39 km by road - Tumkur (district HQ) 93 km by road - Chikkanayakanahalli (nearest town) 39 km by road Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## What facilities are there in Handanakere? 27 services counted by the Census are inside Handanakere; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ● Pre-primary school In village · 1 govt - ● Primary school In village · 3 govt - ● Middle school In village · 2 govt · 1 private - ● Secondary school In village · 3 govt - ● Senior secondary school In village · 1 govt - ● Primary health centre In village · 1 · 1 doctors - ● Health sub-centre In village · 1 - ● Maternity & child welfare centre In village · 1 · 1 doctors - ● TB clinic In village · 1 · 1 doctors - ● Veterinary hospital In village · 1 · 1 doctors - ● Family welfare centre In village · 1 - ● Post office In village - ● Mobile phone coverage In village - ● Public bus service In village - ● Private bus service In village - ● Pucca (black-topped) road In village - ● All-weather road In village - ● ATM In village - ● Commercial bank In village - ● Agricultural credit society In village - ● Ration (PDS) shop In village - ● Weekly haat In village - ● Anganwadi centre In village - ● ASHA health worker In village - ● Community centre In village - ● Public library In village - ● Polling station In village ### Nearest outside - ○ Degree college 10+ km · Tiptur - ○ ITI / vocational school 10+ km · Chikkanayanahalli - ○ Allopathic hospital 10+ km - ○ Dispensary 10+ km - ○ Railway station 10+ km - ○ Mandi / regular market 10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking water covered wells, hand pumps, tube wells / boreholes and tanks / ponds - Electricity (2011) 4 h summer · 4 h winter Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed. ## What is Handanakere known for? The main crops are ragi and horsegram. About 67% of the 1,125 hectares of village land is sown, and 49 hectares are irrigated. Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## Homes and amenities in Handanakere Of every 100 households in Handanakere in 2011, 94 had electricity, 22 a toilet at home and 8 cooked with LPG; 44 had a mobile phone, 13 a two-wheeler and 1 a car. ■ Handanakere · ■ Chiknayakanhalli rural average - Electricity for lighting 94% 86% - Toilet within the home 22% 14% - No toilet (open defecation) 78% 85% - Tap water 64% 51% - Drinking water within premises 26% 12% - Cooking with LPG / PNG 8% 4% - Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 91% 95% - Use banking services 49% 46% - Television 52% 46% - Mobile phone 44% 43% - Computer with internet 0% 0% - Two-wheeler 13% 15% - Car / jeep / van 1% 1% - None of these assets 28% 24% - Own their home 90% 96% Source: Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14). ## What is the population of Handanakere? ■ Handanakere · ■ Chiknayakanhalli rural average - Literacy (age 7+) 71.5% 74.7% - Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 1025 1006 - Child sex ratio (0–6) 919 995 - Working population 50.7% 49.9% ### Women and men Literacy is 79.9% for men and 63.4% for women. 61% of men and 40% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ■ Cultivators 635 (35%) · ■ Farm labourers 313 (17%) · ■ Household industry 21 (1%) · ■ Other work 341 (19%) · ■ Marginal 509 (28%) Source: Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts. ## Other villages of similar size in Chiknayakanhalli - Kenkere 5,082 people - Thimmanahalli 4,337 people - Dasudi 3,767 people - Settikere 3,158 people - Thammadihalli 3,052 people - Belaguli 3,051 people - Kandikere 2,785 people All 233 villages in Chiknayakanhalli ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Handanakere? 572119 - How far is Handanakere from Tumkur? 93 km by road - What is the population of Handanakere? 3,587 (Census 2011) - Which district is Handanakere in? Tumkur district (Chiknayakanhalli sub-district), Karnataka - What is the literacy rate of Handanakere? 71.5% (Census 2011) --- Canonical: https://wherepedia.org/india/karnataka/tumkur/chiknayakanhalli/handanakere/ · Updated 2026-11-02 · Data: national censuses and statistics offices (sources named in each section); © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL); Overture Maps; GeoNames; NASA POWER.