# Ujal Village, Hilli, Dakshin Dinajpur (West Bengal)

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Village · Hilli, Dakshin Dinajpur 

# Ujal

Ujal is a village in Hilli sub-district of Dakshin Dinajpur district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **1,158 people in 278 households**, the 30th largest of 79 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 71.6%, below the sub-district's rural average of 76.0%.

- 1,158people (2011)
- 278households
- 71.6%literacy
- 940females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Ujal

Of every 100 households in Ujal in 2011, 54 had electricity, 47 a toilet at home and 1 cooked with LPG; 53 had a mobile phone, 5 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Ujal · ■ Hilli rural average

Electricity for lighting ****54%**

**42%

Toilet within the home ****47%**

**38%

No toilet (open defecation) ****52%**

**60%

Tap water ****0%**

**12%

Drinking water within premises ****73%**

**54%

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

**5%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****66%**

**86%

Use banking services ****12%**

**36%

Television ****32%**

**28%

Mobile phone ****53%**

**39%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****5%**

**5%

Car / jeep / van ****0%**

**2%

None of these assets ****30%**

**32%

Own their home ****100%**

**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 Ujal?

■ Ujal · ■ Hilli rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****71.6%**

**76.0%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****940**

**949

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****951**

**966

Working population ****36.7%**

**44.9%

### Women and men

Literacy is 78.4% for men and 64.4% for women. 56% of men and 16% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 86 (20%) · **■** Farm labourers 130 (31%) · **■** Household industry 21 (5%) · **■** Other work 116 (27%) · **■** Marginal 72 (17%)

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 Hilli

- Chapahat1,293 people
- Sahapur1,223 people
- Dabra1,187 people
- Purbba Mustafapur1,169 people
- Tior1,133 people
- Banara1,114 people
- Lakma1,036 people
- Dharanda1,017 people

[All 82 villages in Hilli](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/dakshin-dinajpur/hilli/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Ujal?1,158 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Ujal in?Dakshin Dinajpur district (Hilli sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Ujal?71.6% (Census 2011)