# Hijaldigha Village, Jaypur, Bankura (West Bengal) – Population

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Village · Jaypur, Bankura 

# Hijaldigha

Hijaldigha is a village in Jaypur sub-district of Bankura district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **2,569 people in 580 households**, the 17th largest of 137 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 73.6%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 74.6%.

- 2,569people (2011)
- 580households
- 73.6%literacy
- 932females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Hijaldigha

Of every 100 households in Hijaldigha in 2011, 41 had electricity, 22 a toilet at home and 1 cooked with LPG; 34 had a mobile phone, 10 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Hijaldigha · ■ Jaypur rural average

Electricity for lighting ****41%**

**54%

Toilet within the home ****22%**

**27%

No toilet (open defecation) ****78%**

**73%

Tap water ****24%**

**12%

Drinking water within premises ****3%**

**16%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****1%**

**4%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****65%**

**79%

Use banking services ****70%**

**62%

Television ****19%**

**24%

Mobile phone ****34%**

**40%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****10%**

**10%

Car / jeep / van ****1%**

**1%

None of these assets ****9%**

**12%

Own their home ****100%**

**98%

Source: [Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14)](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## What is the population of Hijaldigha?

■ Hijaldigha · ■ Jaypur rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****73.6%**

**74.6%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****932**

**958

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****882**

**951

Working population ****47.5%**

**40.9%

### Women and men

Literacy is 83.0% for men and 63.6% for women. 61% of men and 33% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 291 (24%) · **■** Farm labourers 344 (28%) · **■** Household industry 128 (10%) · **■** Other work 117 (10%) · **■** Marginal 341 (28%)

Source: [Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## Other villages of similar size in Jaypur

- Jadabnagar3,030 people
- Muraliganja2,893 people
- Hetia2,757 people
- Gopal Nagar2,624 people
- Rajgram2,368 people
- Bharatpur2,233 people
- Banshi2,069 people
- Simulairi1,915 people

[All 139 villages in Jaypur](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/bankura/jaypur/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Hijaldigha?2,569 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Hijaldigha in?Bankura district (Jaypur sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Hijaldigha?73.6% (Census 2011)