Handia, Uttar Pradesh
| हंडिया | |
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 हंडिया
हंडिया
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| Coordinates: 25°23′N 82°11′E / 25.38°N 82.18°ECoordinates: 25°23′N 82°11′E / 25.38°N 82.18°E | |
| Country |
 India
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| State | Uttar Pradesh |
| District | Allahabad |
| Elevation | 92 m (302 ft) |
| Population (2001) | |
| • Total | 12,681 |
| Languages Awadhi A local version of Hindi,Shri Ramcharit Manas was written by Tulasidas in Awadhi. | |
| • Official | Hindi |
| Time zone | IST (UTC+5:30) |
| PIN |
221503 [1] |
| Telephone code | 05414 |
| Vehicle registration | UP 70 |
| Sex ratio | 871 ♂/♀ |
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Handia is a town and a nagar panchayat in Allahabad district in the Indian state of Uttar Pradesh. Handia was named after Hidimba (An mythological character of Mahabharat) since she belonged to same place.
Handia is located at 25°23′N 82°11′E / 25.38°N 82.18°E. It has an average elevation of 92 metres (301 feet). It is the Tehsil comes on the way of NH-2 also popularly known as G.T. Road (Grand Trunk Road) National Highways of India Ganga or Ganges is the only main river in this area.
As of 2001[update] India census, Handia had a population of 12681. 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.
221503 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.As per census 2011 around 2,03,609 scheduled cast and 352 Scheduled tribs.
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