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About Hijli Village

Hijli is a mid sized village in Jamboni tehsil, in the district of Paschim Medinipur, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 737, made up of 395 males and 342 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 866 females per 1000 males. The village covers 151.39 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 721503, 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 Jamboni
Pincode 721503
Area (hectares) 151.39 hectares
Population 737
Male Population 395
Female Population 342
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 866
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Hijli compares

By the 2011 count Hijli is the 36th largest of the 269 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 405 residents. Its 151.39 hectares work out to about 4.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 974.

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 10+ km distance. 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 Harina Ganja, Harkichhota, Harpasal and Hate Kada. 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 737. That makes it the 36th largest of the 269 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 405 residents.

Hijli village has 395 males and 342 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Hijli has about 866 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 974.

The pincode recorded for Hijli is 721503. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Hijli covers 151.39 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Hijli falls under Jamboni 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 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Hijli.

Hijli is in Jamboni 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 Hijli today is likely to be higher.

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