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About Handla Village

Handla is a large village in Narayangarh tehsil, in the district of Paschim Medinipur, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 3,779, made up of 1,945 males and 1,834 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 943 females per 1000 males. The village covers 586.79 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 721437, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Handla Overview

Census 2011 figures for Handla village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Paschim Medinipur
Tehsil Narayangarh
Pincode 721437
Area (hectares) 586.79 hectares
Population 3,779
Male Population 1,945
Female Population 1,834
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 943
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Handla compares

By the 2011 count Handla is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 618 residents. Its 586.79 hectares work out to about 6.4 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 977.

Getting to Handla

The census records public bus service for Handla 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 km distance. The nearest villages by name are Gopinath Pur, Gotgerya, Gurdala and Guri Batitaki. 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.

Common questions about Handla

As per the Census of India 2011, Handla village had a population of 3,779. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 618 residents.

Handla village has 1,945 males and 1,834 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Handla has about 943 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 977.

The pincode recorded for Handla is 721437. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Handla covers 586.79 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 6.4 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Handla falls under Narayangarh tehsil of Paschim Medinipur district in West Bengal.

The census record for Handla notes the nearest railway station as Available within <5 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 Handla.

Handla is in Narayangarh tehsil of Paschim Medinipur 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.

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

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