# Handigona Village, Kumta, Uttara Kannada (Karnataka) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/karnataka/uttara-kannada/kumta/handigona/ Village · Kumta, Uttara Kannada # Handigona Handigona is a village in Kumta sub-district of Uttara Kannada district, Karnataka, PIN code **581332**. The 2011 Census counted **1,281 people in 313 households**, the 29th largest of 110 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 87.3%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 85.2%. - 1,281people (2011) - 313households - 87.3%literacy - 581332PIN code ## Handigona PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Handigona is 581332.** Handigona falls in Kumta sub-district, Uttara Kannada district, Karnataka. - PIN code581332 - Gram panchayatKalbhag - Community development blockKumta - Census village code603482 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Handigona from nearby towns? - Kumta (sub-district HQ)4 km by road - Karwar (district HQ)90 km by road - Kumta (nearest town)4 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 Handigona? 12 services counted by the Census are inside Handigona; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Primary schoolIn village · 3 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 2 govt - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 - ●Family welfare centreIn village · 1 - ●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 school5–10 km · Kumta - ○Degree collegeunder 5 km · Kumta - ○ITI / vocational schoolunder 5 km · Kumta - ○Primary health centre10+ km - ○Allopathic hospitalunder 5 km - ○Dispensaryunder 5 km - ○Post officeunder 5 km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATMunder 5 km - ○Commercial bankunder 5 km - ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 km - ○Public library5–10 km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water, covered wells and hand pumps - Electricity (2011)18 h summer · 20 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 Handigona known for? The main crops are **paddy and chillies**. About 3% of the 242 hectares of village land is sown, and 8 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 Handigona Of every 100 households in Handigona in 2011, 85 had electricity, 68 a toilet at home and 31 cooked with LPG; 62 had a mobile phone, 32 a two-wheeler and 4 a car. ■ Handigona · ■ Kumta rural average Electricity for lighting ****85%** **86% Toilet within the home ****68%** **48% No toilet (open defecation) ****32%** **52% Tap water ****2%** **7% Drinking water within premises ****66%** **57% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****31%** **17% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****63%** **80% Use banking services ****74%** **85% Television ****52%** **40% Mobile phone ****62%** **50% Computer with internet ****2%** **1% Two-wheeler ****32%** **16% Car / jeep / van ****4%** **3% None of these assets ****17%** **23% Own their home ****92%** **95% 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 Handigona? ■ Handigona · ■ Kumta rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****87.3%** **85.2% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****983** **980 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****736** **934 Working population ****42.0%** **42.5% ### Women and men Literacy is 94.1% for men and 80.5% for women. 57% of men and 27% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 102 (19%) · **■** Farm labourers 246 (46%) · **■** Household industry 1 (0%) · **■** Other work 178 (33%) · **■** Marginal 11 (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 Kumta - Bargi1,537 people - Math1,377 people - Valgalli1,347 people - Torke1,306 people - Chitragi1,242 people - Kalkeri1,191 people - Karkimakki1,191 people - Nagur1,187 people [All 118 villages in Kumta](https://wherepedia.org/india/karnataka/uttara-kannada/kumta/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Handigona?581332 - How far is Handigona from Karwar?90 km by road - What is the population of Handigona?1,281 (Census 2011) - Which district is Handigona in?Uttara Kannada district (Kumta sub-district), Karnataka - What is the literacy rate of Handigona?87.3% (Census 2011)