# Hijla Village, Gopiballavpur - II – Population & Literacy

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Village · Gopiballavpur - II, Paschim Medinipur 

# Hijla

Hijla is a village in Gopiballavpur - II sub-district of Paschim Medinipur district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **479 people in 97 households**, the 82nd largest of 175 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 82.2%, above the sub-district's rural average of 71.4%.

- 479people (2011)
- 97households
- 82.2%literacy
- 947females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Hijla

Of every 100 households in Hijla in 2011, 86 had electricity, 9 a toilet at home and 1 cooked with LPG; 67 had a mobile phone, 6 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Hijla · ■ Gopiballavpur - II rural average

Electricity for lighting ****86%**

**35%

Toilet within the home ****9%**

**17%

No toilet (open defecation) ****91%**

**83%

Tap water ****22%**

**7%

Drinking water within premises ****4%**

**28%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****1%**

**1%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****99%**

**95%

Use banking services ****100%**

**50%

Television ****22%**

**10%

Mobile phone ****67%**

**26%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****6%**

**6%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****2%**

**32%

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 Hijla?

■ Hijla · ■ Gopiballavpur - II rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****82.2%**

**71.4%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****947**

**964

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1231**

**940

Working population ****42.0%**

**42.4%

### Women and men

Literacy is 89.1% for men and 74.6% for women. 48% of men and 36% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 12 (6%) · **■** Farm labourers 97 (48%) · **■** Household industry 5 (2%) · **■** Other work 15 (7%) · **■** Marginal 72 (36%)

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 Gopiballavpur - II

- Poradiha492 people
- Banshda487 people
- Kanthalia487 people
- Harki479 people
- Bhakta Pat475 people
- Bagha Gerya471 people
- Tentulia469 people
- Agarbani467 people

[All 192 villages in Gopiballavpur - II](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/paschim-medinipur/gopiballavpur-ii/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Hijla?479 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Hijla in?Paschim Medinipur district (Gopiballavpur - II sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Hijla?82.2% (Census 2011)