# Handla Village, Narayangarh, Paschim Medinipur (West Bengal)

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Village · Narayangarh, Paschim Medinipur 

# Handla

Handla is a village in Narayangarh sub-district of Paschim Medinipur district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **3,779 people in 936 households**, the 3rd largest of 466 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 76.9%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 77.9%.

- 3,779people (2011)
- 936households
- 76.9%literacy
- 943females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Handla

Of every 100 households in Handla in 2011, 33 had electricity, 28 a toilet at home and 1 cooked with LPG; 26 had a mobile phone, 6 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Handla · ■ Narayangarh rural average

Electricity for lighting ****33%**

**40%

Toilet within the home ****28%**

**56%

No toilet (open defecation) ****72%**

**44%

Tap water ****0%**

**7%

Drinking water within premises ****15%**

**26%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****1%**

**2%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****98%**

**96%

Use banking services ****26%**

**61%

Television ****15%**

**17%

Mobile phone ****26%**

**36%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****6%**

**7%

Car / jeep / van ****0%**

**1%

None of these assets ****18%**

**17%

Own their home ****99%**

**98%

Source: [Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14)](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## What is the population of Handla?

■ Handla · ■ Narayangarh rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****76.9%**

**77.9%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****943**

**973

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****803**

**942

Working population ****42.1%**

**45.0%

### Women and men

Literacy is 85.3% for men and 68.1% for women. 57% of men and 26% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 127 (8%) · **■** Farm labourers 470 (30%) · **■** Household industry 5 (0%) · **■** Other work 128 (8%) · **■** Marginal 860 (54%)

Source: [Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## Other villages of similar size in Narayangarh

- Bahurupa5,071 people
- Bara Matkatpur3,800 people
- Kasba Narayangar3,627 people
- Duria3,606 people
- Mahammadpur3,278 people
- Dhaharpur3,200 people

[All 516 villages in Narayangarh](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/paschim-medinipur/narayangarh/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Handla?3,779 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Handla in?Paschim Medinipur district (Narayangarh sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Handla?76.9% (Census 2011)