# Hijalhat Village, Magrahat - I – Population & Literacy

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Village · Magrahat - I, South Twenty Four Parganas 

# Hijalhat

Hijalhat is a village in Magrahat - I sub-district of South Twenty Four Parganas district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **3,603 people in 617 households**, the 15th largest of 78 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 76.1%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 74.0%.

- 3,603people (2011)
- 617households
- 76.1%literacy
- 912females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Hijalhat

Of every 100 households in Hijalhat in 2011, 70 had electricity, 44 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 37 had a mobile phone, 4 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Hijalhat · ■ Magrahat - I rural average

Electricity for lighting ****70%**

**53%

Toilet within the home ****44%**

**46%

No toilet (open defecation) ****54%**

**51%

Tap water ****18%**

**5%

Drinking water within premises ****0%**

**2%

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

**3%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****89%**

**94%

Use banking services ****13%**

**33%

Television ****4%**

**26%

Mobile phone ****37%**

**40%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****4%**

**2%

Car / jeep / van ****1%**

**2%

None of these assets ****51%**

**38%

Own their home ****98%**

**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 Hijalhat?

■ Hijalhat · ■ Magrahat - I rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****76.1%**

**74.0%

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

**954

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****935**

**983

Working population ****25.3%**

**32.7%

### Women and men

Literacy is 77.0% for men and 75.0% for women. 46% of men and 3% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 106 (12%) · **■** Farm labourers 49 (5%) · **■** Household industry 143 (16%) · **■** Other work 363 (40%) · **■** Marginal 252 (28%)

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 Magrahat - I

- Kesili4,167 people
- Tulyan4,003 people
- Ramchandrapur3,982 people
- Chak Jaydi3,692 people
- Hariharpur3,543 people
- Jahangirgar3,484 people
- Keyakona3,473 people
- Rangilabad3,459 people

[All 81 villages in Magrahat - I](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/south-twenty-four-parganas/magrahat-i/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Hijalhat?3,603 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Hijalhat in?South Twenty Four Parganas district (Magrahat - I sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Hijalhat?76.1% (Census 2011)