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About Hijli Village

Hijli is a mid sized village in Ranibundh tehsil, in the district of Bankura, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 820, made up of 398 males and 422 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,060 females per 1000 males. The village covers 246.52 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 722135, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Hijli Overview

Census 2011 figures for Hijli village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Bankura
Tehsil Ranibundh
Pincode 722135
Area (hectares) 246.52 hectares
Population 820
Male Population 398
Female Population 422
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,060
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Hijli compares

By the 2011 count Hijli is the 48th largest of the 167 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 701 residents. Its 246.52 hectares work out to about 3.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 985.

Getting to Hijli

Hijli is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Hijli as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance. The nearest villages by name are Hakim Sinan, Halud Kanali, Haramgara and Hatikheda. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

Source: Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. Figures have not been revised since collection. Read more on our about the data page.

Common questions about Hijli

As per the Census of India 2011, Hijli village had a population of 820. That makes it the 48th largest of the 167 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 701 residents.

Hijli village has 398 males and 422 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Hijli has about 1060 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 985.

The pincode recorded for Hijli is 722135. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Hijli covers 246.52 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Hijli falls under Ranibundh tehsil of Bankura district in West Bengal.

The census record for Hijli notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Hijli.

Hijli is in Ranibundh tehsil of Bankura district. The district and tehsil pages linked from here list the neighbouring villages, which is usually the quickest way to place it on a map.

No. It is the count from the Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. The population of Hijli today is likely to be higher.

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