# Hijalna Village, Raina - I, Barddhaman (West Bengal)

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Village · Raina - I, Barddhaman 

# Hijalna

Hijalna is a village in Raina - I sub-district of Barddhaman district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **1,685 people in 374 households**, the 41st largest of 110 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 71.3%, below the sub-district's rural average of 80.2%.

- 1,685people (2011)
- 374households
- 71.3%literacy
- 946females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Hijalna

Of every 100 households in Hijalna in 2011, 39 had electricity, 52 a toilet at home and 2 cooked with LPG; 42 had a mobile phone, 12 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Hijalna · ■ Raina - I rural average

Electricity for lighting ****39%**

**52%

Toilet within the home ****52%**

**64%

No toilet (open defecation) ****48%**

**34%

Tap water ****24%**

**14%

Drinking water within premises ****29%**

**36%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****2%**

**5%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****96%**

**83%

Use banking services ****28%**

**67%

Television ****20%**

**30%

Mobile phone ****42%**

**47%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****12%**

**9%

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

**2%

None of these assets ****13%**

**16%

Own their home ****99%**

**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 Hijalna?

■ Hijalna · ■ Raina - I rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****71.3%**

**80.2%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****946**

**958

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****845**

**950

Working population ****38.8%**

**39.6%

### Women and men

Literacy is 78.4% for men and 63.9% for women. 61% of men and 15% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 169 (26%) · **■** Farm labourers 378 (58%) · **■** Household industry 1 (0%) · **■** Other work 57 (9%) · **■** Marginal 48 (7%)

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 Raina - I

- Balla1,743 people
- Bayra1,725 people
- Babarakpur1,712 people
- Sahajpur1,712 people
- Mogalmari1,644 people
- Kukura1,635 people
- Natu1,626 people
- Hakrishnapur1,613 people

[All 112 villages in Raina - I](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/barddhaman/raina-i/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Hijalna?1,685 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Hijalna in?Barddhaman district (Raina - I sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Hijalna?71.3% (Census 2011)