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About Handia Village

Handia is a large village in Meja tehsil, in the district of Allahabad, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 3,452, made up of 1,820 males and 1,632 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 897 females per 1000 males. The village covers 200.15 hectares hectares.

Handia Overview

Census 2011 figures for Handia village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Allahabad
Tehsil Meja
Area (hectares) 200.15 hectares
Population 3,452
Male Population 1,820
Female Population 1,632
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 897
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Handia compares

By the 2011 count Handia is the 33rd largest of the 341 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 1,603 residents. Its 200.15 hectares work out to about 17 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 919.

Getting to Handia

Handia is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Handia as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Handia from other places

Handia lies about 56 km from Allahabad, and the nearest railway station is Manda Road, about 6.6 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
Nearest railway station Manda Road 6.6 km
Tehsil headquarters Meja 16 km
Nearest town Mirzāpur 32 km
District headquarters Allahabad 56 km

Villages closest to Handia

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Handia village had a population of 3,452. That makes it the 33rd largest of the 341 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,603 residents.

Handia village has 1,820 males and 1,632 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Handia has about 897 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 919.

Handia covers 200.15 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 17 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Handia falls under Meja tehsil of Allahabad district in Uttar Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Handia is Manda Road, about 6.6 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 10 km distance.

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

Handia is about 56 km from Allahabad in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Handia is in Meja tehsil of Allahabad district. Manda Road is about 6.6 km away. Meja is about 16 km away. Mirzāpur is about 32 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Girdharpur (under 2 km), Bedauri Tappa Manda (under 2 km) and Beerpur Tappa Manda (under 2 km).

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

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