# Hijla Village, Binpur - II, Paschim Medinipur (West Bengal)

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Village · Binpur - II, Paschim Medinipur 

# Hijla

Hijla is a village in Binpur - II sub-district of Paschim Medinipur district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **1,438 people in 309 households**, the 9th largest of 401 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 75.8%, above the sub-district's rural average of 70.1%.

- 1,438people (2011)
- 309households
- 75.8%literacy
- 912females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Hijla

Of every 100 households in Hijla in 2011, 42 had electricity, 1 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 15 had a mobile phone, 3 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Hijla · ■ Binpur - II rural average

Electricity for lighting ****42%**

**32%

Toilet within the home ****1%**

**7%

No toilet (open defecation) ****99%**

**91%

Tap water ****0%**

**8%

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

**6%

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

**1%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****98%**

**97%

Use banking services ****13%**

**26%

Television ****10%**

**9%

Mobile phone ****15%**

**25%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****3%**

**4%

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

**0%

None of these assets ****42%**

**23%

Own their home ****96%**

**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 Hijla?

■ Hijla · ■ Binpur - II rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****75.8%**

**70.1%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****912**

**990

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****697**

**959

Working population ****58.1%**

**48.3%

### Women and men

Literacy is 87.3% for men and 63.6% for women. 59% of men and 58% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 34 (4%) · **■** Farm labourers 282 (34%) · **■** Household industry 5 (1%) · **■** Other work 28 (3%) · **■** Marginal 486 (58%)

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 Binpur - II

- Muransol2,081 people
- Orgonda2,005 people
- Belpahari1,863 people
- Kechanda1,492 people
- Ergoda1,408 people
- Banspahari1,402 people
- Kurchibani1,291 people
- Joypur1,266 people

[All 469 villages in Binpur - II](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/paschim-medinipur/binpur-ii/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Hijla?1,438 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Hijla in?Paschim Medinipur district (Binpur - II sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Hijla?75.8% (Census 2011)