# Bijali Village, Chanchal - II, Maldah (West Bengal)

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Village · Chanchal - II, Maldah 

# Bijali

Bijali is a village in Chanchal - II sub-district of Maldah district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **1,334 people in 253 households**, the 54th largest of 90 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 64.6%, above the sub-district's rural average of 57.4%.

- 1,334people (2011)
- 253households
- 64.6%literacy
- 936females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Bijali

Of every 100 households in Bijali in 2011, 21 had electricity, 19 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 42 had a mobile phone, 4 a two-wheeler and 5 a car.

■ Bijali · ■ Chanchal - II rural average

Electricity for lighting ****21%**

**25%

Toilet within the home ****19%**

**17%

No toilet (open defecation) ****79%**

**80%

Tap water ****1%**

**9%

Drinking water within premises ****14%**

**20%

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

**1%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****100%**

**90%

Use banking services ****19%**

**16%

Television ****8%**

**9%

Mobile phone ****42%**

**25%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****4%**

**3%

Car / jeep / van ****5%**

**0%

None of these assets ****26%**

**46%

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 Bijali?

■ Bijali · ■ Chanchal - II rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****64.6%**

**57.4%

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

**949

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1000**

**953

Working population ****30.6%**

**34.4%

### Women and men

Literacy is 64.8% for men and 64.3% for women. 46% of men and 14% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 68 (17%) · **■** Farm labourers 212 (52%) · **■** Household industry 1 (0%) · **■** Other work 17 (4%) · **■** Marginal 110 (27%)

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 Chanchal - II

- Krishnaganj1,422 people
- Basudebpur1,410 people
- Dakhin Rasulpur1,394 people
- Elam1,383 people
- Anandaganj1,264 people
- Dahuka1,242 people
- Gahulapara1,239 people
- Mirzadpur1,235 people

[All 92 villages in Chanchal - II](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/maldah/chanchal-ii/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Bijali?1,334 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Bijali in?Maldah district (Chanchal - II sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Bijali?64.6% (Census 2011)