# Hijalkola Village, Garbeta - III – Population & Literacy

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Village · Garbeta - III, Paschim Medinipur 

# Hijalkola

Hijalkola is a village in Garbeta - III sub-district of Paschim Medinipur district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **126 people in 31 households**, the 156th largest of 188 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 89.4%, above the sub-district's rural average of 72.9%.

- 126people (2011)
- 31households
- 89.4%literacy
- 1,032females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Hijalkola

Of every 100 households in Hijalkola in 2011, 58 had electricity, 26 a toilet at home and 6 cooked with LPG; 42 had a mobile phone, 16 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Hijalkola · ■ Garbeta - III rural average

Electricity for lighting ****58%**

**49%

Toilet within the home ****26%**

**25%

No toilet (open defecation) ****74%**

**74%

Tap water ****6%**

**42%

Drinking water within premises ****13%**

**12%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****6%**

**4%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****84%**

**90%

Use banking services ****26%**

**42%

Television ****32%**

**21%

Mobile phone ****42%**

**42%

Computer with internet ****3%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****16%**

**12%

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

**2%

None of these assets ****13%**

**13%

Own their home ****97%**

**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 Hijalkola?

■ Hijalkola · ■ Garbeta - III rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****89.4%**

**72.9%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1032**

**969

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****857**

**998

Working population ****37.3%**

**43.8%

### Women and men

Literacy is 92.7% for men and 86.2% for women. 61% of men and 14% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

******

**■** Farm labourers 43 (91%) · **■** Other work 2 (4%) · **■** Marginal 2 (4%)

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 Garbeta - III

- Godasol149 people
- Sonabandi149 people
- Barasuli147 people
- Bhurkuri133 people
- Bengaisol121 people
- Elara119 people
- Panshiuli118 people
- Nishchintapur111 people

[All 230 villages in Garbeta - III](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/paschim-medinipur/garbeta-iii/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Hijalkola?126 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Hijalkola in?Paschim Medinipur district (Garbeta - III sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Hijalkola?89.4% (Census 2011)