About Hijli Village

Hijli is a small village in Binpur II tehsil, in the district of Paschim Medinipur, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 42, made up of 24 males and 18 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 750 females per 1000 males. The village covers 38.83 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 721515, 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	Paschim Medinipur
Tehsil	Binpur II
Pincode	721515
Area (hectares)	38.83 hectares
Population	42
Male Population	24
Female Population	18
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	750
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Hijli compares

By the 2011 count Hijli is the 358th largest of the 379 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 391 residents. Its 38.83 hectares work out to about 1.1 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 995.

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 village. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance. The nearest villages by name are Harinarayanpur, Hatidoba, Helakata and Hetyasol. 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 Hijli

As per the Census of India 2011, Hijli village had a population of 42. That makes it the 358th largest of the 379 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 391 residents.

Hijli village has 24 males and 18 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Hijli has about 750 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 995.

The pincode recorded for Hijli is 721515. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Hijli covers 38.83 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.1 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Hijli falls under Binpur II tehsil of Paschim Medinipur 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 village for Hijli.

Hijli is in Binpur II tehsil of Paschim Medinipur 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.