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- LGD code
- 610303
- Pincode
- 572113
- Post office
- Baragur
- Population
- 777
- Households
- 209
- Literacy rate
- 58.2%
- Sex ratio
- 1018 ♀/1000♂
- Workers
- 450
- Distance to district centre
- 45 km
- Distance to mandal centre
- 30 km
- Distance to Bengaluru
- 122 km
- Distance to Chennai
- 366 km
- Nearest railway station
- Hindupur · 55 km
- Nearest hospital / PHC
- Goverment Hospital, P. N Halli · 8 km
Census 2011 · in context
How Handikunte compares
By population, Handikunte ranks #115 of 249 villages in Sira mandal.
Literacy rate
%
58.2%
−3.9% vs mandal average
- Handikunte
- 58.2%
- Sira mandal
- 62.1%
- Tumakuru district
- 67.7%
Sex ratio
♀ per 1000 ♂
1,018
+46 vs mandal average
- Handikunte
- 1,018
- Sira mandal
- 972
Household size
people per home
3.7
−0.7 vs mandal average
- Handikunte
- 3.7
- Sira mandal
- 4.4
Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).
Handikunte at a glance
Handikunte is a village of 777 people in 209 households (Census 2011) in Sira taluk, Tumakuru district, Karnataka, the 115th-largest of 249 villages in Sira taluk. Literacy is 58%, 4 points below the taluk average of 62% and the sex ratio is 1,018 women per 1,000 men. It lies 45 km from the Tumakuru district centre, 13 km from Rolla, the nearest town, 55 km from Hindupur railway station (straight-line distances). The pincode is 572113, served by Baragur post office; the LGD village code is 610303. The nearest hospital or health centre is Goverment Hospital, P. N Halli, 8 km away. The village votes in Sira assembly constituency, represented by MLA T B Jayachandra. The population is estimated at 882 in 2026, up 14% since the 2011 Census.
Gram panchayat: Handikunte →
Nearby villages compared
Compare side by side →| village | Population | Literacy | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Handikunte · this village | 777 | 58% | — |
| Badamaranahalli · Sira | 2,250 | 65% | 3 km NE |
| Ragalahalli · Sira | 648 | 63% | 3.1 km S |
| Badenahalli · Sira | 211 | 75% | 4.1 km W |
| Badenahalli · Gubbi | 531 | 78% | 4.1 km W |
| M.Rayapuram · Rolla | 4,754 | 53% | 4.3 km E |
| Harogere · Sira | 1,586 | 62% | 5.4 km NE |
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Amenities · Census 2011 village directory · Handikunte
- Treated tap water
- No
- Untreated tap water
- Yes
- Well water
- No
- Hand pump
- Yes
- Tube well / borewell
- Yes
- Primary school
- 1
- Middle school
- 1
- Secondary school
- 0
- Senior secondary
- 0
- Degree college
- 0
- Primary health centre
- 0
- Health sub-centre
- 0
- Community health centre
- 0
- Dispensary
- 0
- Veterinary hospital
- 0
- Post office
- No
- Sub post office
- Yes
- Commercial bank
- No
- Cooperative bank
- No
- ATM
- No
- Public bus service
- No
- Private bus service
- Yes
- Railway station
- No
- Pucca (paved) road
- Yes
- Anganwadi centre
- Yes
- ASHA worker
- No
- Fair-price shop
- No
- Mandi / regular market
- No
- Weekly haat
- No
- Nearest statutory town
- SIRA
- Distance to nearest town (km)
- 22
- Distance to district HQ (km)
- 72
- Distance to sub-district HQ (km)
- 22
- All-weather road
- Yes
- Gram panchayat (2011)
- HANDIKUNTE
- Total area (ha)
- 531.08
- Irrigated area (ha)
- 153.58
- Forest area (ha)
- 0
Source: Census of India 2011, Village Directory. Facilities may have changed since.
Notice board · Handikunte
No notices this weekWater supply timings, gram sabha dates, camps and drives — residents post them here and they expire on their own.
Key facts — Handikunte
- LGD code
- 610303
- Pincode
- 572113
- Post office
- Baragur
- Population (Census 2011)
- 777
- Population (projected 2026)
- 882
- Households
- 209
- Sex ratio (per 1,000 males)
- 1018
- Literacy rate
- 58.2%
- Coordinates
- 13.89924°N, 76.99388°E
- Lok Sabha constituency
- Chitradurga
- Vidhan Sabha constituency
- Sira
- Member of Parliament
- Govind Karjol
- Member of Legislative Assembly
- T B Jayachandra
- Block / Mandal
- Sira
Getting there
How to reach Handikunte
Distance to cities · straight line
- Bengaluru122 kmcapital
- Chennai366 km
- Hyderabad419 km
- Mumbai724 km
Nearest by kind · anywhere in the region
- Railway stationHindupur55 km
- Bus stopHemavathi Bus Stop14 km
- Hospital / PHCGoverment Hospital, P. N Halli8 km
- Petrol pumpಹೆಚ್ ಪಿ20 km
- CollegeSNK AH Polytechnic College, Madakasira, Anantapur, Andhra Pradesh29 km
- Police stationAimangala Police Station54 km
Same pincode
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- Halenahalli
- Changavara
- Tavarekere
- Baragur
- Tadakalur
- Yaliyuru
- Hunjunalu
- Magodu
- Tarur
- Chiratahalli
- Doddabanagere
- Ratnasandra
- Yaladabagi
- Kadavigere
- Dyagerahalli
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- Chikkabanagere
- Kamagondanahalli
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Sources & freshness
- Population, literacy, households: Census 2011 (PCA)
- Village directory: Local Government Directory, record updated 2026-05-07
- Mandi prices: Agmarknet via data.gov.in, 2026-09-17
- Weather: OpenWeatherMap / Open-Meteo, live
- Places nearby: OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)