Handia

Handia
—  tehsil  —
Handia Location of Handia in Uttar Pradesh and India
Coordinates	25°23′N 82°11′E
Country	India
State	Uttar Pradesh
District(s)	Allahabad
Population	776,275 (2001)
Sex ratio	871 ♂/♀
Time zone	IST (UTC+05:30)
Area • Elevation	• 92 metres (302 ft)
Codes • Telephone • +05332 • Vehicle • UP 70

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

Geography

Handia is located at 25.38°N 82.18°E / 25.38; 82.18. 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, Handia had a population of 7,76,275. 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.

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. Ever since it has provided numerous diploma holders in various branches of engineering.^{[citation needed]}

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.