# Hijlak Village, Bagnan - I, Haora (West Bengal) – Population

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Village · Bagnan - I, Haora 

# Hijlak

Hijlak is a village in Bagnan - I sub-district of Haora district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **3,808 people in 888 households**, the 12th largest of 40 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 91.8%, above the sub-district's rural average of 83.7%.

- 3,808people (2011)
- 888households
- 91.8%literacy
- 939females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Hijlak

Of every 100 households in Hijlak in 2011, 78 had electricity, 84 a toilet at home and 31 cooked with LPG; 74 had a mobile phone, 9 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Hijlak · ■ Bagnan - I rural average

Electricity for lighting ****78%**

**71%

Toilet within the home ****84%**

**60%

No toilet (open defecation) ****14%**

**37%

Tap water ****8%**

**13%

Drinking water within premises ****2%**

**4%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****31%**

**12%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****68%**

**76%

Use banking services ****55%**

**43%

Television ****62%**

**38%

Mobile phone ****74%**

**52%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****9%**

**6%

Car / jeep / van ****2%**

**1%

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

**24%

Own their home ****97%**

**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 Hijlak?

■ Hijlak · ■ Bagnan - I rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****91.8%**

**83.7%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****939**

**939

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****883**

**918

Working population ****34.5%**

**35.5%

### Women and men

Literacy is 95.1% for men and 88.4% for women. 58% of men and 9% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 55 (4%) · **■** Farm labourers 190 (14%) · **■** Household industry 67 (5%) · **■** Other work 831 (63%) · **■** Marginal 170 (13%)

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 Bagnan - I

- Panitras5,227 people
- Purbba Bainan4,746 people
- Joka4,137 people
- Dwipamalita4,025 people
- Khanpur3,794 people
- Mahadebpur3,772 people
- Naoapara3,669 people
- Brahmangram3,603 people

[All 41 villages in Bagnan - I](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/haora/bagnan-i/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Hijlak?3,808 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Hijlak in?Haora district (Bagnan - I sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Hijlak?91.8% (Census 2011)