About Handiya Village

Handiya is a mid sized village in Koraon tehsil, in the district of Allahabad, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,573, made up of 831 males and 742 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 893 females per 1000 males. The village covers 390 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 212306, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Handiya Overview

Census 2011 figures for Handiya village
Description	Value
State	Uttar Pradesh
District	Allahabad
Tehsil	Koraon
Pincode	212306
Area (hectares)	390 hectares
Population	1,573
Male Population	831
Female Population	742
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	893
Bus Service (public)	Available
Bus Service (private)	Available
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Handiya compares

By the 2011 count Handiya is the 85th largest of the 263 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 1,379 residents. Its 390 hectares work out to about 4.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, much in line with the tehsil average of 904.

Getting to Handiya

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

How far is Handiya from other places

Handiya lies about 18 km from Allahabad, and the nearest railway station is Tharwai, about 7.5 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 Handiya
Nearest railway station	Tharwai	7.5 km
Nearest town	Mau Aimma	11 km
Tehsil headquarters	Koraon	18 km
District headquarters	Allahabad	18 km

Villages closest to Handiya

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Handiya village had a population of 1,573. That makes it the 85th largest of the 263 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,379 residents.

Handiya village has 831 males and 742 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Handiya has about 893 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, much in line with the tehsil average of 904.

The pincode recorded for Handiya is 212306. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Handiya covers 390 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Handiya falls under Koraon tehsil of Allahabad district in Uttar Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Handiya is Tharwai, about 7.5 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 10+ km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available and private bus service as Available for Handiya.

Handiya is about 18 km from Allahabad in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Handiya is in Koraon tehsil of Allahabad district. Tharwai is about 7.5 km away. Mau Aimma is about 11 km away. Koraon is about 18 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.