Handihal Population, Caste, Working Data Bellary, Karnataka - Census 2011

Handihal is a village situated in Bellary taluka of Bellary district in Karnataka. As per the Population Census 2011, there are total 594 families residing in the village Handihal. The total population of Handihal is 3,104 out of which 1,568 are males and 1,536 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Handihal is 980.

The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Handihal village is 418 which is 13% of the total population. There are 221 male children and 197 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Handihal is 891 which is less than Average Sex Ratio (980) of Handihal village.

Population
3,104
Families
594
Literacy
57.59%
Sex Ratio
980

As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Handihal is 57.6%. Thus Handihal village has lower literacy rate compared to 58% of Bellary district. The male literacy rate is 70.38% and the female literacy rate is 44.73% in Handihal village.

As per constitution of India and Panchyati Raaj Act (Amendment 1998), Handihal village is administrated by Sarpanch (Head of Village) who is elected representative of the village.

Handihal Data as per Census 2011

As per the Population Census 2011 data, following are some quick facts about Handihal village.

Total Male Female
Children 418 221 197
Literacy 57.59% 70.38% 44.73%
Scheduled Caste 369 184 185
Scheduled Tribe 587 287 300
Illiterate 1,557 620 937

Caste Data as per Census 2011

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 11.9% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 18.9% of total population in Handihal village.

Working Population as per Census 2011

In Handihal village out of total population, 1,675 were engaged in work activities. 98.7% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 1.3% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 1,675 workers engaged in Main Work, 873 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 618 were Agricultural labourer.

Total Male Female
Main Workers 1,654 911 743
Cultivators 873 498 375
Agriculture Labourer 618 293 325
Household Industries 5 3 2
Other Workers 158 117 41
Marginal Workers 21 12 9
Non Working 1,429 645 784

Nearby Villages to Handihal,

Below are the list of villages near Handihal village in Bellary.

Village Population
Karichedu 1,595
Gudadur 2,040
Basarakodu 2,634
Dammur 4,187
Hirehadagali 3,557
Korlagundi 6,906
Chanahal 4,069
Kolur 5,872
Dammur Kaggal 2,781
Yarringaligi 5,119

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