Hijla Population, Caste, Working Data Paschim Medinipur, West Bengal - Census 2011

Hijla is a village situated in Binpur - II block of Paschim Medinipur district in West Bengal. As per the Population Census 2011, there are total 309 families residing in the village Hijla. The total population of Hijla is 1,438 out of which 752 are males and 686 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Hijla is 912.

The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Hijla village is 151 which is 11% of the total population. There are 89 male children and 62 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Hijla is 697 which is less than Average Sex Ratio (912) of Hijla village.

Population
1,438
Families
309
Literacy
75.84%
Sex Ratio
912

As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Hijla is 75.8%. Thus Hijla village has higher literacy rate compared to 69% of Paschim Medinipur district. The male literacy rate is 87.33% and the female literacy rate is 63.62% in Hijla village.

As per constitution of India and Panchyati Raaj Act (Amendment 1998), Hijla village is administrated by Sarpanch (Head of Village) who is elected representative of the village.

Hijla Data as per Census 2011

As per the Population Census 2011 data, following are some quick facts about Hijla village.

Total Male Female
Children 151 89 62
Literacy 75.84% 87.33% 63.62%
Scheduled Caste 159 78 81
Scheduled Tribe 98 56 42
Illiterate 462 173 289

Caste Data as per Census 2011

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 11.1% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 6.8% of total population in Hijla village.

Working Population as per Census 2011

In Hijla village out of total population, 835 were engaged in work activities. 41.8% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 58.2% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 835 workers engaged in Main Work, 34 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 282 were Agricultural labourer.

Total Male Female
Main Workers 349 324 25
Cultivators 34 32 2
Agriculture Labourer 282 267 15
Household Industries 5 5 0
Other Workers 28 20 8
Marginal Workers 486 116 370
Non Working 603 312 291

Nearby Villages to Hijla,

Below are the list of villages near Hijla village in Binpur - II.

Village Population
Dumur Kunda 75
Enthela 310
Bankra 415
Dhuliapur 626
Bhararu 436
Baraara 202
Dhobajan 90
Orgonda 2,005
Jabarpur 128
Barakharpal 236

Reference