Handla, Narayangarh, Medinipur West, West Bengal, India

Content updated on May 18, 2024.

Geographic Location of Handla


The village Handla is located in Narayangarh C.D.Block of Medinipur West District in the State of West Bengal in India. It comes under Narayangarh Community Development Block.

Travel and Communication for Handla


There is a railway station less than 5 kms away from the village.

Climate Change, Weather and Environment Reports / Data for Handla


Climate, Environment and Weather data, climate change reports etc. for Handla is available as professional paid service. You may contact us for further details and sample data.

A brief summary of available data for Handla is given below:

CategoryResolutionPeriod
Precipitation - hHalf Hourly / 0.1 deg (11 kms) grid2001 - 2024
Precipitation - lDaily / 0.25 deg (28 kms) grid1901 - 2024
Temperature - hMonthly / 0.5 deg (55 kms) grid1901 - 2023
Temperature - lDaily / 1 deg (111 kms) grid1951 - 2024

Social Structure of Handla


As per available data from the year 2009, 3779 persons live in 936 house holds in the village Handla. There are 1834 female individuals and 1945 male individuals in the village. Females constitute 48.53% and males constitute 51.47% of the total population.

There are 1630 scheduled castes persons of which 785 are females and 845 are males. Females constitute 48.16% and males constitute 51.84% of the scheduled castes population. Scheduled castes constitute 43.13% of the total population.

There are 469 scheduled tribes persons of which 242 are females and 227 are males. Females constitute 51.6% and males constitute 48.4% of the scheduled tribes population. Scheduled tribes constitute 12.41% of the total population.

Population density of Handla is 644.01 persons per square kilometer.

Land and Natural Resources in Handla


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Total area of Handla is 586.79 Hectares as per the data available for the year 2009.

About 27 ha is in non-agricultural use.

About 2.79 ha is culturable waste land.

Schools in Handla


There are 3 government pre-primary schools in the village Handla.

There are 3 government primary schools in the village Handla.

There is a government middle school in the village Handla.

There are no private or government secondary schools in the village. However, there is a private secondary school in Narayangarh, which is less than 5 kms away from Handla.

There are no private or government senior secondary schools in the village. However, there is a private senior secondary school in Narayangarh, which is less than 5 kms away from Handla.

Colleges in Handla


There are no private or government arts and science degree colleges in the village. However, there is a private arts and science degree college in Belda, which is more than 10 kms away from Handla.

There are no private or government engineering colleges in the village. However, there is a private engineering college in Kharagpur, which is more than 10 kms away from Handla.

There are no private or government medical colleges in the village. However, there is a private medical college in Medinipur, which is more than 10 kms away from Handla.

There are no private or government management institutes in the village. However, there is a private management institute in Medinipur, which is more than 10 kms away from Handla.

There are no private or government polytechnic institutes in the village. However, there is a private polytechnic institute in Jhargram, which is more than 10 kms away from Handla.

Other Educational Facilities in Handla


There are no private or government vocational training school / ITIs in the village. However, there is a private vocational training school / ITI in Hijli, which is more than 10 kms away from Handla.

There are no non formal training centres in the village Handla or anywhere in the nearby villages.

There are no private or government differently abled schools in the village. However, there is a private differently abled school in Khakurda, which is more than 10 kms away from Handla.

Healthcare Facilities in Handla


There is a community health centre more than 10 kms away from Handla.

There is a primary health centre more than 10 kms away from Handla.

There is a primary health sub-centre with 2 doctors and paramedical staff in the village Handla.

There is a maternity and child welfare centre more than 10 kms away from Handla.

There is a TB clinic more than 10 kms away from Handla.

There is a allopathic hospital more than 10 kms away from Handla.

There is a alternative medicine hospital more than 10 kms away from Handla.

There is a dispensary more than 10 kms away from Handla.

There is a veterinary hospital more than 10 kms away from Handla.

There is no mobile health centre in the village Handla or anywhere in the nearby villages.

There is a family welfare centre more than 10 kms away from Handla.

*Note: Most of the above information provided as per data compiled from the year 2009.

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