Village · Shorapur, Yadgir
# Handral

Handral is a village in Shorapur sub-district of Yadgir district, Karnataka, PIN code 585290. The 2011 Census counted 232 people in 49 households, the 185th largest of 193 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 56.5%, above the sub-district's rural average of 52.6%.
- 232 people (2011)
- 49 households
- 56.5% literacy
- 585290 PIN code

## Handral PIN code and other codes

The PIN code of Handral is 585290. Handral falls in Shorapur sub-district, Yadgir district, Karnataka.
- PIN code 585290
- Gram panchayat Agni
- Community development block Shorapur
- Census village code 620915

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

## How far is Handral from nearby towns?
- Shorapur (sub-district HQ) 48 km by road
- Yadgir (district HQ) 113 km by road
- Talikota (nearest town) 26 km by road

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

## What facilities are there in Handral?

5 services counted by the Census are inside Handral; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village
- ● Primary school In village · 1 govt
- ● Public bus service In village
- ● Pucca (black-topped) road In village
- ● All-weather road In village
- ● Anganwadi centre In village

### Nearest outside
- ○ Senior secondary school 10+ km · Kembhavi
- ○ Degree college 10+ km · Hunasagi
- ○ ITI / vocational school 10+ km · Talikota
- ○ Primary health centre 10+ km
- ○ Allopathic hospital 10+ km
- ○ Dispensary 10+ km
- ○ Post office 10+ km
- ○ Railway station 10+ km
- ○ ATM 10+ km
- ○ Commercial bank 10+ km
- ○ Ration (PDS) shop 5–10 km
- ○ Mandi / regular market 10+ km
- ○ Public library 10+ km

### Water and power
- Drinking water hand pumps, canal / river and tanks / ponds
- Electricity (2011) 8 h summer · 22 h winter

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed.

## What is Handral known for?

The main crops are paddy and sugar cane. About 92% of the 217 hectares of village land is sown, and 192 hectares are irrigated.

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

## Homes and amenities in Handral

Of every 100 households in Handral in 2011, 67 had electricity, 10 a toilet at home and 26 cooked with LPG; 80 had a mobile phone, 53 a two-wheeler and 6 a car.

■ Handral · ■ Shorapur rural average
- Electricity for lighting 67% 72%
- Toilet within the home 10% 6%
- No toilet (open defecation) 90% 89%
- Tap water 0% 26%
- Drinking water within premises 0% 12%
- Cooking with LPG / PNG 26% 5%
- Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 73% 94%
- Use banking services 26% 44%
- Television 47% 30%
- Mobile phone 80% 58%
- Computer with internet 0% 0%
- Two-wheeler 53% 14%
- Car / jeep / van 6% 2%
- None of these assets 8% 28%
- Own their home 67% 88%

Source: Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14).

## What is the population of Handral?

■ Handral · ■ Shorapur rural average
- Literacy (age 7+) 56.5% 52.6%
- Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 950 979
- Child sex ratio (0–6) 1083 945
- Working population 46.1% 48.0%

### Women and men

Literacy is 61.7% for men and 51.0% for women. 59% of men and 33% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

■ Cultivators 41 (38%) · ■ Farm labourers 60 (56%) · ■ Other work 5 (5%) · ■ Marginal 1 (1%)

Source: Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts.

## Other villages of similar size in Shorapur
- Godihal Jagir 329 people
- Bassapur 303 people
- Malkapur 242 people
- Bevinhal 236 people
- Murakanal 226 people
- Badlapur - Becharak 211 people
- Dornahalli 205 people
- Kumbarpeth 49 people

All 201 villages in Shorapur

## Quick answers
- What is the PIN code of Handral? 585290
- How far is Handral from Yadgir? 113 km by road
- What is the population of Handral? 232 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Handral in? Yadgir district (Shorapur sub-district), Karnataka
- What is the literacy rate of Handral? 56.5% (Census 2011)

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