Depal

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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; 87.547885Coordinates: 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 code(s)03220
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[]

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

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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 B.Ed. course.[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. Retrieved 16 April 2019.


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