Hijuli

Infobox Indian Jurisdiction
native_name = Hijuli | type = city | latd = 23.63| longd = 86.35
state_name = West Bengal
district = Puruliya
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population_as_of = 2001
population_total = 6856| population_density =
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website = purulia.gov.in/egov/egov_initiative.html
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Hijuli ( _bn. হিজুলি) is a census town under Neturia police station [cite web | url = http://www.wbcensus.gov.in/DataTables/02/Table4_14.htm | title = Provisional population totals, West Bengal, Table 4, Purulia District | accessdate = 2008-02-02 | last = | first = | work = Census of India 2001 | publisher = Census Commission of India] in Puruliya district in the Indian state of West Bengal.

Geography

The area forms the lowest step of the Chota Nagpur Plateau. The general scenario is undulating land with scattered hills. [Houlton, Sir John, "Bihar, the Heart of India", 1949, p. 170, Orient Longmans Ltd.]

Demographics

As of 2001 India census, [GR|India] 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.

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