About Handia Village

Handia is a large village in Phulpur tehsil, in the district of Azamgarh, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 3,060, made up of 1,564 males and 1,496 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 957 females per 1000 males. The village covers 225.37 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 276288, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Handia Overview

Census 2011 figures for Handia village
Description	Value
State	Uttar Pradesh
District	Azamgarh
Tehsil	Phulpur
Pincode	276288
Area (hectares)	225.37 hectares
Population	3,060
Male Population	1,564
Female Population	1,496
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	957
Bus Service (public)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Handia compares

By the 2011 count Handia is the 40th largest of the 474 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 1,369 residents. Its 225.37 hectares work out to about 14 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1050.

Getting to Handia

Handia is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Handia as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. 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 Handia from other places

Handia lies about 127 km from Azamgarh, and the nearest railway station is Handia Khas, about under 2 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	Handia Khas	under 2 km
Tehsil headquarters	Phulpur	23 km
District headquarters	Azamgarh	127 km

Villages closest to Handia

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Handia village had a population of 3,060. That makes it the 40th largest of the 474 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,369 residents.

Handia village has 1,564 males and 1,496 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Handia has about 957 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1050.

The pincode recorded for Handia is 276288. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Handia covers 225.37 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 14 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Handia falls under Phulpur tehsil of Azamgarh district in Uttar Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Handia is Handia Khas, about under 2 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 within 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Handia.

Handia is about 127 km from Azamgarh in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Handia is in Phulpur tehsil of Azamgarh district. Handia Khas is about under 2 km away. Phulpur is about 23 km away. Azamgarh is about 127 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.