Hijli

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Hijli
Neighbourhood
Hijli is located in West Bengal
Hijli
Hijli
Location in West Bengal, India
Coordinates: 22°19′11″N 87°18′36″E / 22.319714°N 87.309964°E / 22.319714; 87.309964Coordinates: 22°19′11″N 87°18′36″E / 22.319714°N 87.309964°E / 22.319714; 87.309964
Country India
StateWest Bengal
DistrictPaschim Medinipur
Languages*
 • OfficialBengali, Santali, English
Time zoneUTC+5:30 (IST)
PIN
721306
Telephone/STD code03221
Lok Sabha constituencyMedinipur
Vidhan Sabha constituencyKharagpur
Websitepaschimmedinipur.gov.in

Hijli is a neighborhood of Kharagpur in the Kharagpur subdivision of the Paschim Medinipur district in the state of West Bengal, India.

Geography[]

[Interactive fullscreen map]
Cities and towns in the northern part of Kharagpur subdivision (including Khararagpur I & II, Debra and Pingla CD blocks) of Paschim Medinipur district
M: municipal city/ town, CT: census town, R: rural/ urban centre, H: historical/ religious centre, F: facilities
Owing to space constraints in the small map, the actual locations in a larger map may vary slightly

Location[]

Hijli is located at

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22°19′11″N 87°19′52″E / 22.319714°N 87.3309964°E / 22.319714; 87.3309964.

Area overview[]

Kharagpur subdivision, shown partly in the map alongside, mostly has alluvial soils, except in two CD blocks in the west – Kharagpur I and Keshiary, which mostly have lateritic soils. Around 74% of the total cultivated area is cropped more than once.[1] With a density of population of 787 per km2nearly half of the district’s population resides in this subdivision. 14.33% of the population lives in urban areas and 86.67% lives in the rural areas.[2]

Note: The map alongside presents some of the notable locations in the subdivision. All places marked in the map are linked in the larger full screen map.

Education[]

Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur was the first Indian Institute of Technology in the country in 1950.[3] It was located in what was earlier Hijli Detention Camp that had been used as a detention camp during the period of British colonial rule in India to imprison Indian independence activists.[4]

Hijli College was established in 1995. Affiliated with the Vidyasagar University it offers honours courses in Bengali, English, Sanskrit, history, education, philosophy, sociology, BCA, chemistry, computer science, geography, mathematics, physics and general courses in arts and science.[5]

.* For language details see Kharagpur I#Language and religion

Healthcare[]

B.C.Roy Technology Hospital at IIT, Kharagpur, functions with 35 beds.[6]

Hijli Rural Hospital, with 60 beds at Hijli, is the major government medical facility in the Kharagpur I CD block.[7]

References[]

  1. ^ "District Human Development Report Paschim Medinipur, 2011". page 27-28. Department of Planning and Statistics, Government of West Bengal. Retrieved 10 September 2020.
  2. ^ "District Statistical Handbook Paschim Medinipur, 2013". Table 2.2, 2.4 (a). Department of Planning and Statistics. Retrieved 10 September 2020.
  3. ^ IIT Kharagpur (2002). Profile of a Trailblazer. India: IIT Kharagpur. pp. (i).
  4. ^ "Pan IIT Speech at University of Warwich" (PDF). University of Warwick. Archived from the original (PDF) on 18 October 2015. Retrieved 15 August 2015.
  5. ^ "Hijli College". Hijli College. Retrieved 12 September 2020.
  6. ^ "Health & Family Welfare Department" (PDF). Health Statistics - Hospitals. Government of West Bengal. Retrieved 12 September 2020.
  7. ^ "Health & Family Welfare Department" (PDF). Health Statistics – Rural Hospitals. Government of West Bengal. Retrieved 12 September 2020.
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