Handiaya Explained

Handiaya
Settlement Type:Town
Pushpin Map:India Punjab#India
Pushpin Map Caption:Location in Punjab, India
Coordinates:30.3413°N 75.5117°W
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name: India
Subdivision Type1:State
Subdivision Name1:Punjab
Subdivision Type2:District
Subdivision Name2:Barnala
Unit Pref:Metric
Population Total:12507
Population As Of:2011
Population Density Km2:auto
Demographics Type1:Languages
Demographics1 Title1:Official
Demographics1 Info1:Punjabi
Timezone1:IST
Utc Offset1:+5:30
Postal Code:148107
Registration Plate:Pb19

Handiaya is a town and a nagar panchayat in Barnala district in the Indian state of Punjab.

Handiaya is a Nagar Panchayat and a town in district of Barnala, Punjab. The town is divided into 11 wards for which elections are held every 5 years.

Demographics

The Handiaya Nagar Panchayat has population of 12,507 of which 6,810 are males while 5,697 are females as per report released by Census India 2011.

Population of Children with age of 0-6 is 1670 which is 13.35 % of total population of Handiaya (NP). In Handiaya Nagar Panchayat, Female Sex Ratio is of 837 against state average of 895. Moreover Child Sex Ratio in Handiaya is around 843 compared to Punjab state average of 846. Literacy rate of Handiaya city is 66.26 % lower than state average of 75.84 %. In Handiaya, Male literacy is around 71.29 % while female literacy rate is 60.25 %.
Handiaya Nagar Panchayat has total administration over 2,702 houses to which it supplies basic amenities like water and sewerage. It is also authorize to build roads within Nagar Panchayat limits and impose taxes on properties coming under its jurisdiction.

The table below shows the population of different religious groups in Handiaya town, as of 2011 census.

Population by religious groups in Handiaya town, 2011 census[1] !Religion!!Total!!Female!!Male
Sikh7,765 3,6614,104
Hindu4,0591,7242,335
Muslim671307364
Christian1055
Buddhist202
Total12,5075,6976,810

Famous for

Out let....(HG EATON PLAZA)

References

Handiaya is historical town in Barnala district, there is a floating stone in Nath Wala Dera, That is floating in water.

Murtia wala Mandir.

Gurdwara Arisar Sahib.

Notes and References

  1. https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog/11389, India - C-01: Population by religious community, Punjab - 2011, Handiaya (NP)