Handia

Handia
Tehsil
Handia Location in Uttar Pradesh, India
Coordinates: 25°23′N 82°11′E / 25.38°N 82.18°E / 25.38; 82.18Coordinates: 25°23′N 82°11′E / 25.38°N 82.18°E / 25.38; 82.18
Country	India
State	Uttar Pradesh
District	Allahabad
Elevation	92 m (302 ft)
Population (2001)
• Total	776,275
Languages
• Official	Hindi
Time zone	IST (UTC+5:30)
Telephone code	05332
Vehicle registration	UP 70
Sex ratio	871 ♂/♀

Handia is a town and a nagar panchayat in Allahabad district in the Indian state of Uttar Pradesh.

Geography

Handia is located at 25°23′N 82°11′E / 25.38°N 82.18°E / 25.38; 82.18.^[1] It has an average elevation of 92 metres (301 feet). It is the Tehsil comes on the way of NH-2 (National Highway (India))

Demographics

As of 2001 India census,^[2] Handia had a population of 16,439. Males constitute 52% of the population and females 48%. Handia has an average literacy rate of 52%, lower than the national average of 59.5%: male literacy is 63%, and female literacy is 39%. In Handia, 20.5% of the population is under 6 years of age. Out of these populations, 98% live in rural areas and rest of them reside in urban areas. They all are inhabited in 2245 number of households. ^[3]

Handia has one of the oldest polytechnics of the country; it was inaugurated by the first prime minister Jawahar Lal Nehru in 1956 to further rural development. Handia constituency has around 60,000 Brahmins, 70,000 Binds coming under backward classes, 90,000 Muslims, 40,000 Rajputs and 50,000 Yadavs.^[4]

Election Synopsis

Handia is one of the constituencies for assembly election of Allahabad district in state of Uttar Pradesh. As per the details published on 02 Jan 2012, by Chief Electoral Officer of Uttar Pradesh there are 315994 voters registered in Handia assembly, out of these around 56% are Male voters while remaining 44% comprise female voters.^[5]

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