About Hijrar Village

Hijrar is a small village in Keshiary tehsil, in the district of Paschim Medinipur, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 449, made up of 224 males and 225 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,004 females per 1000 males. The village covers 81.03 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 721424, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Hijrar Overview

Census 2011 figures for Hijrar village
Description	Value
State	West Bengal
District	Paschim Medinipur
Tehsil	Keshiary
Pincode	721424
Area (hectares)	81.03 hectares
Population	449
Male Population	224
Female Population	225
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,004
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 Hijrar compares

By the 2011 count Hijrar is the 102nd largest of the 199 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 741 residents. Its 81.03 hectares work out to about 5.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 991.

Getting to Hijrar

Hijrar is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Hijrar 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 Hajighat, Hari Pura, Haro Pur and Hasim Pur. 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 Hijrar

As per the Census of India 2011, Hijrar village had a population of 449. That makes it the 102nd largest of the 199 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 741 residents.

Hijrar village has 224 males and 225 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Hijrar has about 1004 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 991.

The pincode recorded for Hijrar is 721424. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Hijrar covers 81.03 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Hijrar falls under Keshiary tehsil of Paschim Medinipur district in West Bengal.

The census record for Hijrar 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 Hijrar.

Hijrar is in Keshiary 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.