Hijuli

Hijuli
হিজুলি
Census Town
Hijuli
Hijuli

Location in West Bengal, India

Coordinates: 23°40′40.8″N 86°49′08.4″E / 23.678000°N 86.819000°E / 23.678000; 86.819000Coordinates: 23°40′40.8″N 86°49′08.4″E / 23.678000°N 86.819000°E / 23.678000; 86.819000
Country  India
State West Bengal
District Puruliya
Population (2011)
 • Total 7,917
Languages
 • Official Bengali, English
Time zone IST (UTC+5:30)
Vehicle registration WB
Website purulia.gov.in

Hijuli is a census town in Neturia CD Block in Puruliya district in the Indian state of West Bengal.[1]

Geography

The area forms the lowest step of the Chota Nagpur Plateau. The general scenario is undulating land with scattered hills.[2]

Demographics

As per 2011 Census of India Hijuli had a total population of 7,917 of which 4,277 (54%) were males and 3,640 (46%) were females. Population below 6 years was 836. The total number of literates in Hijuli was 5,604 (79.14% of the population over 6 years).[3]

As of 2001 India census,[4] Hijuli had a population of 6856. Males constitute 53% of the population and females 47%. Hijuli has an average literacy rate of 61%, higher than the national average of 59.5%: male literacy is 71%, and female literacy is 50%. In Hijuli, 15% of the population is under 6 years of age.

References

  1. ↑ "Provisional population totals, West Bengal, Table 4, Puruliya District". Census of India 2001. Census Commission of India. Archived from the original on 28 September 2011. Retrieved 12 September 2016.
  2. ↑ Houlton, Sir John, Bihar, the Heart of India, 1949, p. 170, Orient Longmans Ltd.
  3. ↑ "2011 Census – Primary Census Abstract Data Tables". West Bengal – District-wise. Registrar General and Census Commissioner, India. Retrieved 5 October 2016.
  4. ↑ "Census of India 2001: Data from the 2001 Census, including cities, villages and towns (Provisional)". Census Commission of India. Archived from the original on 2004-06-16. Retrieved 2008-11-01.


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