About Handulia Village

Handulia is a small village in Simlapal tehsil, in the district of Bankura, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 278, made up of 143 males and 135 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 944 females per 1000 males. The village covers 101.62 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 722160, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Handulia Overview

Census 2011 figures for Handulia village
Description	Value
State	West Bengal
District	Bankura
Tehsil	Simlapal
Pincode	722160
Area (hectares)	101.62 hectares
Population	278
Male Population	143
Female Population	135
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	944
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 Handulia compares

By the 2011 count Handulia is the 141st largest of the 185 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 702 residents. Its 101.62 hectares work out to about 2.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 967.

Getting to Handulia

Handulia is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Handulia 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. The nearest villages by name are Gilirpahari, Godabahara, Gorakata and Gotkanali. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

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 Handulia

As per the Census of India 2011, Handulia village had a population of 278. That makes it the 141st largest of the 185 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 702 residents.

Handulia village has 143 males and 135 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Handulia has about 944 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 967.

The pincode recorded for Handulia is 722160. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Handulia covers 101.62 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Handulia falls under Simlapal tehsil of Bankura district in West Bengal.

The census record for Handulia notes the nearest railway station 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 Handulia.

Handulia is in Simlapal tehsil of Bankura district. The district and tehsil pages linked from here list the neighbouring villages, which is usually the quickest way to place it on a map.