# Hijli Village, Kalna - II, Barddhaman (West Bengal)

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Village · Kalna - II, Barddhaman 

# Hijli

Hijli is a village in Kalna - II sub-district of Barddhaman district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **575 people in 126 households**, the 87th largest of 112 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 73.7%, below the sub-district's rural average of 76.5%.

- 575people (2011)
- 126households
- 73.7%literacy
- 936females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Hijli

Of every 100 households in Hijli in 2011, 15 had electricity, 16 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 27 had a mobile phone, 7 a two-wheeler and 13 a car.

■ Hijli · ■ Kalna - II rural average

Electricity for lighting ****15%**

**55%

Toilet within the home ****16%**

**53%

No toilet (open defecation) ****84%**

**46%

Tap water ****3%**

**20%

Drinking water within premises ****10%**

**13%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****0%**

**6%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****97%**

**85%

Use banking services ****100%**

**62%

Television ****10%**

**31%

Mobile phone ****27%**

**44%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****7%**

**11%

Car / jeep / van ****13%**

**2%

None of these assets ****27%**

**16%

Own their home ****96%**

**97%

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 Hijli?

■ Hijli · ■ Kalna - II rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****73.7%**

**76.5%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****936**

**979

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1086**

**963

Working population ****45.4%**

**43.1%

### Women and men

Literacy is 82.1% for men and 64.6% for women. 67% of men and 23% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 74 (28%) · **■** Farm labourers 135 (52%) · **■** Household industry 15 (6%) · **■** Other work 21 (8%) · **■** Marginal 16 (6%)

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 Kalna - II

- Bahara655 people
- Dakshin Krishnapur652 people
- Potanai629 people
- Paharpur598 people
- Barasat572 people
- Masidpur512 people
- Rukashpur510 people
- Panchdeuli483 people

[All 112 villages in Kalna - II](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/barddhaman/kalna-ii/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Hijli?575 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Hijli in?Barddhaman district (Kalna - II sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Hijli?73.7% (Census 2011)