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°ECoordinates: 23°40′40.8″N 86°49′08.4″E / 23.678000°N 86.819000°E
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.