Gujarat rural women turn traditional handicrafts into source of livelihood
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Handi observes Navratri (Garba) on Sunday, 11 October 2026, along with the rest of Gujarat.
The principal temple recorded for Nandod mandal is Hanumanji Mandir Ravapar Road હનુમાનજી મંદિર રવાપર રોડ. No temple of this dedication is on record within Handi itself.
Nine nights of Garba and Dandiya Raas circling a perforated earthen lamp, the garbo, or an image of Amba — dancers moving anticlockwise, singing and clapping together. Garba of Gujarat was inscribed on UNESCO's Representative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity in December 2023, the fifteenth element from India to join it.
The regional form observed across Gujarat. How any one household or village keeps it varies, and is not something recorded here.
By population, Handi ranks #101 of 111 villages in Nandod mandal.
Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).
Handi Gujarat ਦੇ Narmada ਜ਼ਿਲ੍ਹੇ ਦੇ Nandod ਤਾਲੁਕਾ ਵਿੱਚ 219 ਲੋਕਾਂ 45 ਪਰਿਵਾਰਾਂ ਵਿੱਚ (ਜਨਗਣਨਾ 2011) ਦਾ ਪਿੰਡ ਹੈ, ਜੋ Nandod ਤਾਲੁਕਾ ਦੇ 111 ਪਿੰਡਾਂ ਵਿੱਚੋਂ 101ਵਾਂ ਸਭ ਤੋਂ ਵੱਡਾ ਹੈ। ਸਾਖਰਤਾ 47% ਹੈ, ਤਾਲੁਕਾ ਔਸਤ 68% ਤੋਂ 22 ਅੰਕ ਘੱਟ ਅਤੇ ਲਿੰਗ ਅਨੁਪਾਤ ਪ੍ਰਤੀ 1,000 ਮਰਦਾਂ ਪਿੱਛੇ 1,086 ਔਰਤਾਂ। ਇਹ Narmada ਜ਼ਿਲ੍ਹਾ ਕੇਂਦਰ ਤੋਂ 207 ਕਿਮੀ, ਨੇੜਲੇ ਕਸਬੇ Limdi ਤੋਂ 20 ਕਿਮੀ, Jekot ਰੇਲਵੇ ਸਟੇਸ਼ਨ ਤੋਂ 36 ਕਿਮੀ ਸਥਿਤ ਹੈ (ਸਿੱਧੀ ਲਕੀਰ ਦੂਰੀ)। ਪਿੰਨਕੋਡ 392025 ਹੈ, Samni ਡਾਕਖਾਨੇ ਅਧੀਨ; LGD ਪਿੰਡ ਕੋਡ 521550 ਹੈ। ਨੇੜਲਾ ਹਸਪਤਾਲ Government Hospital, 6 ਕਿਮੀ ਦੂਰ। ਸਰਪੰਚ Vasava premilaben rajendrbhai ਹਨ; ਪਿੰਡ Tankara ਵਿਧਾਨ ਸਭਾ ਹਲਕੇ ਵਿੱਚ ਹੈ, ਵਿਧਾਇਕ Durlabhjibhai Harakhjibhai Dethariya। 2026 ਵਿੱਚ ਅਨੁਮਾਨਿਤ ਆਬਾਦੀ 1,571, 2011 ਤੋਂ 617% ਵੱਧ।
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| ਪਿੰਡ | ਆਬਾਦੀ | ਸਾਖਰਤਾ | ਦੂਰੀ |
|---|---|---|---|
| Handi · ਇਹ ਪਿੰਡ | 219 | 47% | — |
| Handi · Singvad | 2,444 | 42% | 0 ਕਿਮੀ N |
| Handi · Gangadtalai | 1,741 | 31% | 0 ਕਿਮੀ N |
| Kundla · Gangadtalai | 194 | 37% | 1 ਕਿਮੀ N |
| Sallo Pat · Gangadtalai | 1,899 | 50% | 1.5 ਕਿਮੀ SW |
| Munna Doongar · Gangadtalai | 2,308 | 33% | 1.7 ਕਿਮੀ S |
| Doongiya Kiser · Gangadtalai | 1,164 | 32% | 1.9 ਕਿਮੀ W |
Source: Census of India 2011, Village Directory. Facilities may have changed since.
Water supply timings, gram sabha dates, camps and drives — residents post them here and they expire on their own.
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Sources: Office of the Registrar General & Census Commissioner of India (Census 2011 + Population Projections 2011-2036) · International Institute for Population Sciences (NFHS-5) · Election Commission of India · data.gov.in (Jal Jeevan Mission, PMAY-G, SBM-G dashboards). Projections may differ from on-the-ground reality by ±20% for individual villages. An asterisk next to a sex-ratio value (—*) flags a Census 2011 figure outside the plausible range of 300–2000 ♀/1000♂; the underlying source row is suppressed pending review.
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