# Hijuli, Puruliya (West Bengal) – Town Population & Facts

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Town · Puruliya, West Bengal 

# Hijuli

Hijuli is a town in Neturia sub-district of Puruliya district, West Bengal (census town). The 2011 Census counted **7,917 people** in 1,498 households. Literacy was 79.1%.

- 7,917people (2011)
- 1,498households
- 79.1%literacy
- 851females per 1,000 males

## Population of Hijuli

■ Hijuli · ■ Puruliya urban average

Literacy (age 7+) ****79.1%**

**76.2%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****851**

**936

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****883**

**933

Working population ****30.9%**

**31.9%

Source: [Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## Homes and amenities in Hijuli

Of every 100 households in Hijuli in 2011, 97 had electricity, 73 a toilet at home and 24 cooked with LPG; 80 had a mobile phone, 36 a two-wheeler and 3 a car.

■ Hijuli · ■ Puruliya urban average

Electricity for lighting ****97%**

**67%

Toilet within the home ****73%**

**51%

No toilet (open defecation) ****26%**

**48%

Tap water ****87%**

**49%

Drinking water within premises ****61%**

**29%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****24%**

**31%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****7%**

**25%

Use banking services ****85%**

**60%

Television ****80%**

**55%

Mobile phone ****80%**

**60%

Computer with internet ****2%**

**3%

Two-wheeler ****36%**

**22%

Car / jeep / van ****3%**

**3%

None of these assets ****6%**

**19%

Own their home ****42%**

**82%

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 people in Hijuli work as

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**■** Services, trade & industry 1,942 (79%) · **■** Household industry 37 (2%) · **■** Farming 19 (1%) · **■** Marginal 449 (18%)

Source: [Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Hijuli?7,917 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Hijuli in?Puruliya district, West Bengal