Hijuli

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West Bengal • India
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 Hijuli 
Coordinates: 23°38′N 86°21′E / 23.63, 86.35
Time zone IST (UTC+5:30)
District(s) Puruliya
Population 6,856 (2001)
Website: purulia.gov.in/egov/egov_initiative.html

Coordinates: 23°38′N 86°21′E / 23.63, 86.35 Hijuli (Bengali: হিজুলি) is a census town under Neturia police station[1] in Puruliya district in the Indian state of West Bengal.

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[edit] Geography

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

[edit] Demographics

As of 2001 India census,[3] 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.

'In this village One primary school, no health centre,no medical facilities, no pitch road inside the village. no ration shop.'

[edit] References

  1. ^ Provisional population totals, West Bengal, Table 4, Purulia District. Census of India 2001. Census Commission of India. Retrieved on 2008-02-02.
  2. ^ Houlton, Sir John, Bihar, the Heart of India, 1949, p. 170, Orient Longmans Ltd.
  3. ^ Census of India 2001: Data from the 2001 Census, including cities, villages and towns. (Provisional). Census Commission of India. Retrieved on 2007-09-03.

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