Handia (Meja, Allahabad)

Handia
Village
Coordinates: Coordinates: 25°27′N 81°51′E / 25.450°N 81.850°E / 25.450; 81.850
Country	India
Government
• Type	Sarpanch
Area
• Total	175 ha (432 acres)
Population  (2011)
• Total	944,717
• Density	540,000/km2 (1,400,000/sq mi)
Languages
Time zone	UTC+5.30
Pincode	212306[1]
Village code	05652900
Vehicle registration	UP-70
Sex ratio	1000/951 ♂/♀
Website	prayagraj.nic.in

Handia is a small village of 175 hectares in Meja Tehsil in Allahabad district in the State of Uttar Pradesh, India.^[2] The village is administrated by a sarpanch who is elected representative of the village by the local elections. Handia depends on Bharatganj (Np), the nearest town for all major economic activities.^[3] The village has government-provided water facilities that include One tap, One Well supply, One tubewell and One handpump. The villagers also acquire water from some of the natural water sources. The population of the village depends on the source of drinking water during summer on Tap. Handia's pin code is 212306^[4], and village code is 05652900. The area of Handia is segregated as 70 hectares irrigated area, 40 hectares unirrigated area. the 20 hectare area under culturable waste (including gauchar and groves) and remaining 30 hectare area not available for cultivation.

Handia has One post office (Koraon S.O) and One public telephone. Handia has Two banks and Two credit societies for the regulation of economic activity. The village is also equipped with Two recreational centers.

The village has an uninterrupted 24 hours electric supply from a power grid.

Demographics[edit]

Handia is a census village in the district of Allahabad, Uttar Pradesh. The village has a total population of 944717 and has total administration over 144880 houses which are connected to supplies basic amenities like water and sewerage.

• Handia has 153483 children, 81175 boys and 72308 girls.
• Scheduled caste counts for 203609 (21.55%) males constitute 106332 (11.26%) of the population and females 97277 (10.30%).
• Scheduled tribe counts for 352 (0.04%) males constitute 188 (0.02%) of the population and females 164 (0.02%).

Medical facility[edit]

• Handia has 3 hospitals in nearby town.

Educational institutions[edit]

As per the census 2011 report, 549924 people are literate in Handia out of which 336995 are males and 212929 are females.

Handia has the following educational facilities:

• 1 Education facility
• 1 Primary school
• 1 Secondary school
• 1 Colleges in the nearby range

Employment[edit]

According to a census 2011 report, 340583 people of the total population are employed. The workforce is 211640 male, 128943 female with 178423 (52.39%) of all workers being employed full-time, this includes 129352 males and 49071 females. 48750 males and 14284 females are considered as the main cultivators with the help of 22191 male and 11753 female agricultural labor. 162160 people are reported to work for a marginal period of time in the year.

They depend on the agricultural markets (Mandi) of the nearby towns of Bharatganj (Np) and Allahabad to sell agricultural produce and make their living.

References[edit]

External link[edit]

• Official website