About Handique Village

Handique is a mid sized village in Nazira tehsil, in the district of Sivasagar, Assam. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 875, made up of 440 males and 435 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 989 females per 1000 males. The village covers 274.14 hectares hectares.

Handique Overview

Census 2011 figures for Handique village
Description	Value
State	Assam
District	Sivasagar
Tehsil	Nazira
Area (hectares)	274.14 hectares
Population	875
Male Population	440
Female Population	435
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	989
Bus Service (public)	Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Handique compares

By the 2011 count Handique is the 74th largest of the 121 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,455 residents. Its 274.14 hectares work out to about 3.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 950.

Getting to Handique

Handique is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Handique as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance. The nearest villages by name are Gochai Kolakhat, Gohain, Gohain Gaon and Gohain Handique. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

Source: Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. Figures have not been revised since collection. Read more on our about the data page.

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Common questions about Handique

As per the Census of India 2011, Handique village had a population of 875. That makes it the 74th largest of the 121 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,455 residents.

Handique village has 440 males and 435 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Handique has about 989 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 950.

Handique covers 274.14 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Handique falls under Nazira tehsil of Sivasagar district in Assam.

The census record for Handique notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Handique.

Handique is in Nazira tehsil of Sivasagar district. The district and tehsil pages linked from here list the neighbouring villages, which is usually the quickest way to place it on a map.