Handiaya Population, Religion, Caste, Working Data Barnala, Punjab - Census 2011

Handiaya is a Nagar Panchayat city situated in Barnala tehsil of Barnala district. The Handiaya city is divided into 11 wards for which elections are held every 5 years. As per the Population Census 2011, there are total 2,702 families residing in the Handiaya city. The total population of Handiaya is 12,507 out of which 6,810 are males and 5,697 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Handiaya is 837.

The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Handiaya city is 1670 which is 13% of the total population. There are 906 male children and 764 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Handiaya is 843 which is greater than Average Sex Ratio (837).

As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Handiaya is 66.3%. Thus Handiaya has lower literacy rate compared to 67.8% of Barnala district. The male literacy rate is 71.29% and the female literacy rate is 60.25% in Handiaya.

Handiaya Nagar Panchayat has total administration over 2,702 houses to which it supplies basic amenities such as water and sewerage. It is also authorize to build roads within Nagar Panchayat limits and impose taxes on properties coming under its jurisdiction.

Handiaya Nagar Panchayat

As per the Population Census 2011 data, following are some quick facts about Handiaya Nagar Panchayat.

Total Male Female
Children 1,670 906 764
Literacy 66.3% 61.8% 52.2%
Scheduled Caste 4,887 2,592 2,295
Scheduled Tribe 0 0 0
Illiterate 5,326 2,601 2,725

Caste-wise Population - Handiaya

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 39.1% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 0% of total population in Handiaya.

Total Male Female
Schedule Caste 4,887 2,592 2,295
Schedule Tribe 0 0 0

Religion-wise Population - Handiaya

As per the Census 2011, the total Hindu population in Handiaya is 4,059 which is 32.45% of the total population. Also the total Muslim population in Handiaya is 671 which is 5.36% of the total population. Below is religion-wise population of Handiaya as per Census 2011.

Religion Total Male Female
Hindu 4,059 (32.45%) 2,335 1,724
Muslim 671 (5.36%) 364 307
Christian 10 (0.08%) 5 5
Sikh 7,765 (62.09%) 4,104 3,661
Buddhist 2 (0.02%) 2 0
Jain 0 (0%) 0 0
Other Religion 0 (0%) 0 0
No Religion Specified 0 (0%) 0 0

Literacy Rate - Handiaya

The total literacy rate of Handiaya was 66.26% in 2011 which is less than average literacy rate 75.84% of Punjab. Population-wise, out of total 7,181 literates, males were 4,209 while females were 2,972. Also the male literacy rate was 71.29% and the female literacy rate was 60.25% in Handiaya.

  Handiaya Punjab
Female 60.25% 70.73%
Male 71.29% 80.44%
Total 66.26% 75.84%

Sex Ratio - Handiaya

The Sex Ratio of Handiaya is 837. Thus per every 1000 men there were 837 females in Handiaya. Also as per Census 2011, the Child Sex Ration was 843 which is greater than Average Sex Ratio ( 837 ) of Handiaya.

Child Population - Handiaya

According to Census 2011, there were 1,670 children between age 0 to 6 years in Handiaya. Out of which 906 were male while 764 were female.

Working Population - Handiaya

In Handiaya Nagar Panchayat out of total population, 4,215 were engaged in work activities. 94.4% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 5.6% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 4,215 workers engaged in Main Work, 247 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 607 were Agricultural labourer.

Total Male Female
Main Workers 3,981 3,592 389
Cultivators 247 240 7
Agriculture Labourer 607 568 39
Household Industries 48 43 5
Other Workers 3,079 2,741 338
Marginal Workers 234 151 83
Non Working 8,292 3,067 5,225

Handiaya Wards

A ward is a local authority area, typically used for electoral purposes. Handiaya is further divided into 11 wards where elections are held every 5 years.

# Ward Population Literacy Sex Ratio
1 Ward No - 1 1,276 49% 893
2 Ward No - 2 1,118 50.2% 866
3 Ward No - 3 1,132 48.9% 838
4 Ward No - 4 1,047 41.2% 883
5 Ward No - 5 972 46.5% 884
6 Ward No - 6 1,288 68.3% 804
7 Ward No - 7 1,145 53.3% 908
8 Ward No - 8 1,186 73.4% 773
9 Ward No - 9 962 71.6% 812
10 Ward No - 10 1,201 56.9% 798
11 Ward No - 11 1,180 70% 769

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