Depal
Village
Depal is located in West Bengal
Depal
Depal
Location in Purba Medinipur, West Bengal, India
Coordinates: 21°43′59″N 87°32′52″E / 21.733123°N 87.547885°E / 21.733123; 87.547885
Country India
StateWest Bengal
DistrictPurba Medinipur
Government
 • TypeTaluk of Ramnagar II Block, West Bengal, India
Languages
 • OfficialBengali, English
Time zoneUTC+5:30 (IST)
PIN
721453
Area code03220
ISO 3166 codeIN-WB
Vehicle registrationWB-29, WB-30, WB-31, WB-32, WB-33
Literacy87.84%
Lok Sabha constituencyKanthi
Vidhan Sabha constituencyRamnagar
Websitehttp://purbamedinipur.gov.in

Depal is a village and a gram panchayat in Ramnagar II Block in Contai subdivision of Purba Medinipur district in the Indian state of West Bengal.

Geography

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Jukhia
H
Jukhia (H)
Dariapur
R
Dariapur, Purba Medinipur (R)
Dihibahiri
H
Dihibahiri (H)
Petuaghat
Fishing Harbour
S
Petuaghat Fishing Harbour
Junput
S
Junput
Mandarmani
SV
Mandarmani
Tajpur Port
S
Tajpur Port (S)

Shankarpur
S
Shankarpur (S)
New Digha
S
Digha (S)
Kharipukuria
R
Kharipukuria (R)
Silaberia
R
Silaberia (R)
Depal
R
Durmut
R
Durmut (R)
Baratala
R
Baratala (R)
Dholmari
R
Dholmari (R)
Bara Bankuya
R
Bara Bankuya (R)
Janka
R
Janka, Contai (R)
Kamarda
R
Kamarda (R)
Khejuri
R
Khejuri (R)
Majna
R
Majna (R)
Bhupatinagar
R
Bhupatinagar (R)
Marishda
R
Marishda (R)
Ramnagar
R
Ramnagar, Purba Medinipur (R)
Digha
R
Digha (R)
Khadalgobra
CT
Khadalgobra (CT)
Basantia
CT
Basantia (CT)
Contai
M
Contai (M)
Map
Cities and towns in Contai subdivision of Purba Medinipur district
M: municipal city/ town, CT: census town, R: rural/ urban centre, H: historical/ religious centre, S: port, sea-beach
Owing to space constraints in the small map, the actual locations in a larger map may vary slightly

Location

Depal is located at 21°43′59″N 87°32′52″E / 21.733123°N 87.547885°E / 21.733123; 87.547885.

Urbanisation

93.55% of the population of Contai subdivision live in the rural areas. Only 6.45% of the population live in the urban areas and it is considerably behind Haldia subdivision in urbanization, where 20.81% of the population live in urban areas.[1]

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.

Demographics

As per 2011 Census of India, Depal had a total population of 3,359, of which 1,705 (51%) were males and 1,654 (49%) were females. Population below 6 years was 294. The total number of literates in Depal was 2,782 (90.77% of the population over 6 years).[2]

Transport

Depal stands at the junction point of Depal-Majna-Kanthi Road and Egra-Ramnagar Road.[3]

Education

Ramnagar College at Depal was established in 1972. In addition to courses in arts, science and commerce, it offers courses in hospitality and tourism, and fishery and farm management.[4][5]

Ramnagar B.Ed College at Depal offers graduation courses in education.[6]

Healthcare

There is a primary health centre at Hamirpur, PO Depal (with 2 beds).[7]

References

  1. ^ "District Statistical Handbook 2014 Purba Medinipur". Table 2.2. Department of Planning and Statistics, Government of West Bengal. Retrieved 22 April 2019.
  2. ^ "2011 Census – Primary Census Abstract Data Tables". West Bengal – District-wise. Registrar General and Census Commissioner, India. Retrieved 23 April 2017.
  3. ^ Google maps
  4. ^ "Ramnagar College". Ramnagar College. Archived from the original on 14 November 2016. Retrieved 23 April 2017.
  5. ^ "Ramnagar College". College Admission. Retrieved 23 April 2017.
  6. ^ "Ramnagar B.Ed. College". Ramnagore B.Ed. College. Archived from the original on 20 April 2017. Retrieved 23 April 2017.
  7. ^ "Health & Family Welfare Department". Health Statistics. Government of West Bengal. Archived from the original on 28 October 2021. Retrieved 16 April 2019.


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