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Handiganadu Population - Chitradurga, Karnataka

Handiganadu is a medium size village located in Hiriyur Taluka of Chitradurga district, Karnataka with total 298 families residing. The Handiganadu village has population of 1382 of which 717 are males while 665 are females as per Population Census 2011.

In Handiganadu village population of children with age 0-6 is 159 which makes up 11.51 % of total population of village. Average Sex Ratio of Handiganadu village is 927 which is lower than Karnataka state average of 973. Child Sex Ratio for the Handiganadu as per census is 963, higher than Karnataka average of 948.

Handiganadu village has lower literacy rate compared to Karnataka. In 2011, literacy rate of Handiganadu village was 66.48 % compared to 75.36 % of Karnataka. In Handiganadu Male literacy stands at 71.70 % while female literacy rate was 60.82 %.

As per constitution of India and Panchyati Raaj Act, Handiganadu village is administrated by Sarpanch (Head of Village) who is elected representative of village. Our website, don't have information about schools and hospital in Handiganadu village.

Handiganadu Data

Particulars Total Male Female
Total No. of Houses 298 - -
Population 1,382 717 665
Child (0-6) 159 81 78
Schedule Caste 591 302 289
Schedule Tribe 0 0 0
Literacy 66.48 % 71.70 % 60.82 %
Total Workers 850 465 385
Main Worker 834 - -
Marginal Worker 16 8 8

Caste Factor

In Handiganadu village, most of the villagers are from Schedule Caste (SC). Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 42.76 % of total population in Handiganadu village. The village Handiganadu currently doesn’t have any Schedule Tribe (ST) population.

Work Profile

In Handiganadu village out of total population, 850 were engaged in work activities. 98.12 % of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 1.88 % were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 850 workers engaged in Main Work, 449 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 326 were Agricultural labourer.