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About Handia Khal Village

Handia Khal is a small village in Baisa tehsil, in the district of Purnia, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 270, made up of 140 males and 130 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 929 females per 1000 males. The village covers 69 hectares hectares.

Handia Khal Overview

Census 2011 figures for Handia Khal village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Purnia
Tehsil Baisa
Area (hectares) 69 hectares
Population 270
Male Population 140
Female Population 130
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 929
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Handia Khal compares

By the 2011 count Handia Khal is the 105th largest of the 116 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,641 residents. Its 69 hectares work out to about 3.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 930.

Getting to Handia Khal

Handia Khal is well connected by rural standards, with buses in the village itself and a railway station close by. The census records public bus service for Handia Khal as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within <5 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Handia Khal from other places

Handia Khal lies about 44 km from Purnia, and the nearest railway station is Kanki, about 6.9 km away. The figures below are straight-line distances from the village to each place. A road journey is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again.

Distances from Handia Khal
Nearest railway station Kanki 6.9 km
Nearest town Kishanganj 16 km
Tehsil headquarters Baisa 24 km
District headquarters Purnia 44 km

Villages closest to Handia Khal

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Baisa tehsil.

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.

Common questions about Handia Khal

As per the Census of India 2011, Handia Khal village had a population of 270. That makes it the 105th largest of the 116 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,641 residents.

Handia Khal village has 140 males and 130 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Handia Khal has about 929 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 930.

Handia Khal covers 69 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Handia Khal falls under Baisa tehsil of Purnia district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Handia Khal is Kanki, about 6.9 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within <5 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Handia Khal.

Handia Khal is about 44 km from Purnia in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Handia Khal is in Baisa tehsil of Purnia district. Kanki is about 6.9 km away. Kishanganj is about 16 km away. Baisa is about 24 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Chandel (under 2 km), Dhusmal (under 2 km) and Palankaf (1.6 km).

No. It is the count from the Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. The population of Handia Khal today is likely to be higher.

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