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About Handalpur Village

Handalpur is a mid sized village in Sambhal tehsil, in the district of Moradabad, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 825, made up of 409 males and 416 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,017 females per 1000 males. The village covers 207.21 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 244301, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Handalpur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Handalpur village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Moradabad
Tehsil Sambhal
Pincode 244301
Area (hectares) 207.21 hectares
Population 825
Male Population 409
Female Population 416
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,017
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Handalpur compares

By the 2011 count Handalpur is the 282nd largest of the 362 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 2,056 residents. Its 207.21 hectares work out to about 4.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 906.

Getting to Handalpur

Handalpur is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Handalpur 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 <5 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Handalpur from other places

Handalpur lies about 24 km from Moradabad, and the nearest railway station is Sirsi Mukhdampur, about 4.7 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 Handalpur
Nearest town Sirsi 4.6 km
Nearest railway station Sirsi Mukhdampur 4.7 km
Tehsil headquarters Sambhal 13 km
District headquarters Moradabad 24 km

Villages closest to Handalpur

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Handalpur village had a population of 825. That makes it the 282nd largest of the 362 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,056 residents.

Handalpur village has 409 males and 416 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Handalpur has about 1017 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 906.

The pincode recorded for Handalpur is 244301. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Handalpur covers 207.21 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Handalpur falls under Sambhal tehsil of Moradabad district in Uttar Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Handalpur is Sirsi Mukhdampur, about 4.7 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 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Handalpur.

Handalpur is about 24 km from Moradabad in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Handalpur is in Sambhal tehsil of Moradabad district. Sirsi is about 4.6 km away. Sirsi Mukhdampur is about 4.7 km away. Sambhal is about 13 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Hadakpur (under 2 km), Hazratnagar Garhi (1.6 km) and Timanpur (3.1 km).

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

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