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About Hijalda Village

Hijalda is a mid sized village in Debra tehsil, in the district of Paschim Medinipur, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,344, made up of 663 males and 681 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,027 females per 1000 males. The village covers 258.08 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 721131, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Hijalda Overview

Census 2011 figures for Hijalda village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Paschim Medinipur
Tehsil Debra
Pincode 721131
Area (hectares) 258.08 hectares
Population 1,344
Male Population 663
Female Population 681
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,027
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Hijalda compares

By the 2011 count Hijalda is the 32nd largest of the 432 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 600 residents. Its 258.08 hectares work out to about 5.2 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 Hijalda

Hijalda is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Hijalda as Available within <5 km distance. 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 Harina Dangi, Harinagerya, Harinarayanpur and Hasimpur. 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 Hijalda

As per the Census of India 2011, Hijalda village had a population of 1,344. That makes it the 32nd largest of the 432 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 600 residents.

Hijalda village has 663 males and 681 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Hijalda has about 1027 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 985.

The pincode recorded for Hijalda is 721131. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Hijalda covers 258.08 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Hijalda falls under Debra tehsil of Paschim Medinipur district in West Bengal.

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

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

Hijalda is in Debra 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.

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

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