# Hijrar Village, Keshiary, Paschim Medinipur (West Bengal)

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Village · Keshiary, Paschim Medinipur 

# Hijrar

Hijrar is a village in Keshiary sub-district of Paschim Medinipur district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **449 people in 106 households**, the 104th largest of 202 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 90.1%, above the sub-district's rural average of 76.8%.

- 449people (2011)
- 106households
- 90.1%literacy
- 1,004females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Hijrar

Of every 100 households in Hijrar in 2011, 95 had electricity, 39 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 34 had a mobile phone, 2 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Hijrar · ■ Keshiary rural average

Electricity for lighting ****95%**

**35%

Toilet within the home ****39%**

**32%

No toilet (open defecation) ****61%**

**67%

Tap water ****0%**

**8%

Drinking water within premises ****5%**

**20%

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

**2%

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

**93%

Use banking services ****36%**

**41%

Television ****40%**

**12%

Mobile phone ****34%**

**27%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****2%**

**7%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****14%**

**24%

Own their home ****99%**

**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 Hijrar?

■ Hijrar · ■ Keshiary rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****90.1%**

**76.8%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1004**

**974

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1455**

**955

Working population ****54.8%**

**45.1%

### Women and men

Literacy is 95.5% for men and 84.5% for women. 57% of men and 53% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

******

**■** Farm labourers 1 (0%) · **■** Other work 9 (4%) · **■** Marginal 236 (96%)

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 Keshiary

- Chhatrar469 people
- Belar468 people
- Belut468 people
- Sundrar463 people
- Agarpara444 people
- Desenda441 people
- Saharia437 people
- Rangidas418 people

[All 220 villages in Keshiary](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/paschim-medinipur/keshiary/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Hijrar?449 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Hijrar in?Paschim Medinipur district (Keshiary sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Hijrar?90.1% (Census 2011)