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About Hijla Village

Hijla is a mid sized village in Barabazar tehsil, in the district of Puruliya, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,005, made up of 490 males and 515 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,051 females per 1000 males. The village covers 245.18 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 723127, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Hijla Overview

Census 2011 figures for Hijla village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Puruliya
Tehsil Barabazar
Pincode 723127
Area (hectares) 245.18 hectares
Population 1,005
Male Population 490
Female Population 515
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,051
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Hijla compares

By the 2011 count Hijla is the 54th largest of the 195 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 801 residents. Its 245.18 hectares work out to about 4.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 995.

Getting to Hijla

Hijla is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Hijla as Available within 5 - 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 Haramdih, Haritanr, Hatnadih and Herbana. 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 Hijla

As per the Census of India 2011, Hijla village had a population of 1,005. That makes it the 54th largest of the 195 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 801 residents.

Hijla village has 490 males and 515 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Hijla has about 1051 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 995.

The pincode recorded for Hijla is 723127. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Hijla covers 245.18 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Hijla falls under Barabazar tehsil of Puruliya district in West Bengal.

The census record for Hijla 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 village for Hijla.

Hijla is in Barabazar tehsil of Puruliya 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 Hijla today is likely to be higher.

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