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This article has been extracted from THE IMPERIAL GAZETTEER OF INDIA , 1908. OXFORD, AT THE CLARENDON PRESS.

Note: National, provincial and district boundaries have changed considerably since 1908. Typically, old states, ‘divisions’ and districts have been broken into smaller units, and many tahsils upgraded to districts. Some units have since been renamed. Therefore, this article is being posted mainly for its historical value.

Handia

North-eastern tahsil of Allahabad District, United Pro- vinces, comprising the parganas of Mah and Kiwai, and lying between 2^" 16' and 25° 36' N. and 82° 2' and 82° 21' E., along the northern bank of the Ganges, with an area of 287 square miles. Population fell from 187,089 in 1891 to 183,281 in 1901. There are 582 villages, but no town. The demand for land revenue in 1903-4 was Rs. 3,24,000, and for cesses Rs. 52,000. The density of population, 639 persons per square mile, is considerably above the District average. Most of the /(T/^w/ consists of two depressions, in which rice is largely grown. These are situated in the upland, and are separated by a high ridge. There is a little alluvial land near the Ganges. In 1903-4 the area under cultivation was 186 square miles, of which 88 were irrigated, tanks or jhlls supplying nearly one-third of the total, and wells the remainder.