| Hili | |
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| Country | India |
| State | West Bengal |
| District(s) | Dakshin Dinajpur |
| Parliamentary constituency | Balurghat |
| Assembly constituency | Balurghat |
| Population • Density |
77,246 (2001[update]) • 877 /km2 (2,271 /sq mi) |
| Time zone | IST (UTC+05:30) |
| Area | 88.10 square kilometres (34.02 sq mi) |
| Website | ddinajpur.nic.in/ |
Hili (community development block) (Bengali: হিলি সমষ্টি উন্নয়ন ব্লক) is an administrative division in Balurghat subdivision of Dakshin Dinajpur district in the Indian state of West Bengal. Hili police station serves this block. Headquarters of this block is at Hili.[1][2]
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Hili is located at . Hili community development block has an area of 88.10 km2.[2]
There is a small river named Jamuna in the Hili block.[3]
Gram panchayats of Hili block/ panchayat samiti are: Binshira, Dhalpara, Hili, Jamalpur, and Panjul.[4]
As per 2001 census, Hili block has a total population of 77,246, out of which 39,532 were males and 37714 were females. Hili block registered a population growth of 24.98 per cent during the 1991-2001 decade. Decadal growth for the district was 22.11 per cent. [2]Decadal growth in West Bengal was 17.84 per cent.[5]
At the time of partition in 1947, Hili Railway Station got located in Pakistan and is now in Hakimpur Upazila of Bangladesh.[6]
Extension of the Eklakhi-Balurghat Branch Line to Hili was announced in the Rail Budget for 2010-11.[7]
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