About Hijal Village

Hijal is one of the larger villages in Kandi tehsil, in the district of Murshidabad, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 11,480, made up of 5,919 males and 5,561 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 940 females per 1000 males. The village covers 3680.22 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 742138, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Hijal Overview

Census 2011 figures for Hijal village
Description	Value
State	West Bengal
District	Murshidabad
Tehsil	Kandi
Pincode	742138
Area (hectares)	3680.22 hectares
Population	11,480
Male Population	5,919
Female Population	5,561
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	940
Bus Service (public)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Hijal compares

By the 2011 count Hijal is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 2,638 residents. Its 3680.22 hectares work out to about 3.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 945.

Getting to Hijal

Hijal is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Hijal as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance. The nearest villages by name are Gobindapur, Gokarna, Gopalnagar and Gopalpur. 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.

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Common questions about Hijal

As per the Census of India 2011, Hijal village had a population of 11,480. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,638 residents.

Hijal village has 5,919 males and 5,561 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Hijal has about 940 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 945.

The pincode recorded for Hijal is 742138. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Hijal covers 3680.22 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Hijal falls under Kandi tehsil of Murshidabad district in West Bengal.

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

The census records public bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Hijal.

Hijal is in Kandi tehsil of Murshidabad 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.