Handia is a town and a nagar panchayat

Nagar Panchayat

A nagar palika or nagar panchayat is a form of an urban political unit in India comparable to a municipality.An urban centre with more than 30,000 and less than 100,000 inhabitants is classified as a nagar panchayat....

 in Allahabad district

Allahabad District

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 in the India

India

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n state

States and territories of India

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 of Uttar Pradesh

Uttar Pradesh

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Geography

Handia is located at 25.38°N 82.18°E. It has an average elevation of 92 metres (301 feet).

Demographics

India census

Census

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, Handia had a population of 16,412. Males constitute 53% of the population and females 47%. 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, 18% 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

Prime minister

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 Jawahar Lal Nehru in 1956 to further rural development. Ever since it has provided numerous diploma holders in various branches of engineering.