# Hijli Village, Habra - II – Population, Literacy & Census 2011

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Village · Habra - II, North Twenty Four Parganas 

# Hijli

Hijli is a village in Habra - II sub-district of North Twenty Four Parganas district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **3,543 people in 823 households**, the 4th largest of 76 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 78.5%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 79.8%.

- 3,543people (2011)
- 823households
- 78.5%literacy
- 940females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Hijli

Of every 100 households in Hijli in 2011, 36 had electricity, 66 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 34 had a mobile phone, 6 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Hijli · ■ Habra - II rural average

Electricity for lighting ****36%**

**58%

Toilet within the home ****66%**

**81%

No toilet (open defecation) ****28%**

**16%

Tap water ****6%**

**8%

Drinking water within premises ****19%**

**38%

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

**4%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****93%**

**90%

Use banking services ****16%**

**47%

Television ****6%**

**20%

Mobile phone ****34%**

**40%

Computer with internet ****2%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****6%**

**6%

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

**2%

None of these assets ****29%**

**20%

Own their home ****97%**

**96%

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 · ■ Habra - II rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****78.5%**

**79.8%

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

**948

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****924**

**962

Working population ****35.4%**

**36.7%

### Women and men

Literacy is 80.6% for men and 76.2% for women. 61% of men and 8% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 176 (14%) · **■** Farm labourers 259 (21%) · **■** Household industry 12 (1%) · **■** Other work 514 (41%) · **■** Marginal 293 (23%)

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 Habra - II

- Dighra4,257 people
- Tajpur4,092 people
- Bhatchhala3,710 people
- Randhan Gachha3,513 people
- Matiagachha3,509 people
- Dogachhia3,423 people
- Putia3,382 people

[All 76 villages in Habra - II](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/north-twenty-four-parganas/habra-ii/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Hijli?3,543 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Hijli in?North Twenty Four Parganas district (Habra - II sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Hijli?78.5% (Census 2011)