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Hijuli Population, Religion, Caste, Working Data Nadia, West Bengal - Census 2011

Hijuli is a Census Town city situated in Ranaghat - II block of Nadia district. As per the Population Census 2011, there are total 3,358 families residing in the Hijuli city. The total population of Hijuli is 13,969 out of which 7,174 are males and 6,795 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Hijuli is 947.

The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Hijuli city is 1196 which is 9% of the total population. There are 638 male children and 558 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Hijuli is 875 which is less than Average Sex Ratio (947).

As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Hijuli is 79.5%. Thus Hijuli has higher literacy rate compared to 75% of Nadia district. The male literacy rate is 82.89% and the female literacy rate is 75.97% in Hijuli.

Hijuli Census Town has total administration over 3,358 houses to which it supplies basic amenities such as water and sewerage. It is also authorize to build roads within Census Town limits and impose taxes on properties coming under its jurisdiction.

Hijuli Census Town

As per the Population Census 2011 data, following are some quick facts about Hijuli Census Town.

Total Male Female
Children 1,196 638 558
Literacy 79.5% 75.5% 69.7%
Scheduled Caste 5,399 2,757 2,642
Scheduled Tribe 432 221 211
Illiterate 3,813 1,756 2,057

Caste-wise Population - Hijuli

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 38.6% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 3.1% of total population in Hijuli.

Total Male Female
Schedule Caste 5,399 2,757 2,642
Schedule Tribe 432 221 211

Religion-wise Population - Hijuli

As per the Census 2011, the total Hindu population in Hijuli is 13,956 which is 99.91% of the total population. Also the total Muslim population in Hijuli is 4 which is 0.03% of the total population. Below is religion-wise population of Hijuli as per Census 2011.

Religion Total Male Female
Hindu 13,956 (99.91%) 7,167 6,789
Muslim 4 (0.03%) 2 2
Christian 2 (0.01%) 1 1
Sikh 1 (0.01%) 0 1
Buddhist 0 (0%) 0 0
Jain 1 (0.01%) 1 0
Other Religion 0 (0%) 0 0
No Religion Specified 5 (0.04%) 3 2

Literacy Rate - Hijuli

The total literacy rate of Hijuli was 79.51% in 2011 which is greater than average literacy rate 76.26% of West Bengal. Population-wise, out of total 10,156 literates, males were 5,418 while females were 4,738. Also the male literacy rate was 82.89% and the female literacy rate was 75.97% in Hijuli.

  Hijuli West Bengal
Female 75.97% 70.54%
Male 82.89% 81.69%
Total 79.51% 76.26%

Sex Ratio - Hijuli

The Sex Ratio of Hijuli is 947. Thus per every 1000 men there were 947 females in Hijuli. Also as per Census 2011, the Child Sex Ration was 875 which is less than Average Sex Ratio ( 947 ) of Hijuli.

Child Population - Hijuli

According to Census 2011, there were 1,196 children between age 0 to 6 years in Hijuli. Out of which 638 were male while 558 were female.

Working Population - Hijuli

In Hijuli Census Town out of total population, 4,976 were engaged in work activities. 94.2% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 5.8% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 4,976 workers engaged in Main Work, 214 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 643 were Agricultural labourer.

Total Male Female
Main Workers 4,686 4,105 581
Cultivators 214 200 14
Agriculture Labourer 643 594 49
Household Industries 430 349 81
Other Workers 3,399 2,962 437
Marginal Workers 290 176 114
Non Working 8,993 2,893 6,100

Hijuli Wards

A ward is a local authority area, typically used for electoral purposes. Hijuli is further divided into 1 wards where elections are held every 5 years.

# Ward Population Literacy Sex Ratio
1 Ward No - 1 13,969 72.7% 947

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