About Handa Village

Handa is a large village in Bangiriposi tehsil, in the district of Mayurbhanj, Odisha. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,738, made up of 1,292 males and 1,446 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,119 females per 1000 males. The village covers 134 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 757032, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Handa Overview

Census 2011 figures for Handa village
Description	Value
State	Odisha
District	Mayurbhanj
Tehsil	Bangiriposi
Pincode	757032
Area (hectares)	134 hectares
Population	2,738
Male Population	1,292
Female Population	1,446
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,119
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within village

How Handa compares

By the 2011 count Handa is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 502 residents. Its 134 hectares work out to about 20 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1018.

Getting to Handa

Handa 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 Handa as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within village. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Handa from other places

Handa lies about 91 km from Mayurbhanj, and the nearest railway station is Kendujhargarh, about 27 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 Handa
Nearest town	Karanjiā	11 km
Tehsil headquarters	Bangiriposi	16 km
Nearest railway station	Kendujhargarh	27 km
District headquarters	Mayurbhanj	91 km

Villages closest to Handa

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

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Common questions about Handa

As per the Census of India 2011, Handa village had a population of 2,738. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 502 residents.

Handa village has 1,292 males and 1,446 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Handa has about 1119 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1018.

The pincode recorded for Handa is 757032. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Handa covers 134 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 20 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Handa falls under Bangiriposi tehsil of Mayurbhanj district in Odisha.

The nearest railway station to Handa is Kendujhargarh, about 27 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within village.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within village for Handa.

Handa is about 91 km from Mayurbhanj in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Handa is in Bangiriposi tehsil of Mayurbhanj district. Karanjiā is about 11 km away. Bangiriposi is about 16 km away. Kendujhargarh is about 27 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.