Depal

Village in West Bengal, India From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

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.

Country India
Time zoneUTC+5:30 (IST)
PIN
721453
Websitehttp://purbamedinipur.gov.in
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Depal
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Depal is located in West Bengal
Depal
Depal
Location in Purba Medinipur, West Bengal, India
Coordinates: 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
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Geography

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Jukhia
H Jukhia (H)
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Dariapur
R Dariapur, Purba Medinipur (R)
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Dihibahiri
H Dihibahiri (H)
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Fishing Harbour
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Junput
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Mandarmani
S Mandarmani
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Tajpur Port
S Tajpur Port (S)
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Shankarpur
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Kharipukuria
R Kharipukuria (R)
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Silaberia
R Silaberia (R)
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Depal
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Durmut
R Durmut (R)
R Durmut (R)
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Baratala
R Baratala (R)
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Dholmari
R Dholmari (R)
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Bara Bankuya
R Bara Bankuya (R)
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Janka
R Janka, Contai (R)
R Janka, Contai (R)
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Kamarda
R Kamarda (R)
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Khejuri
R Khejuri (R)
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Majna
R Majna (R)
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Bhupatinagar
R Bhupatinagar (R)
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Marishda
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R Ramnagar, Purba Medinipur (R)
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Digha
R Digha (R)
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Khadalgobra
CT Khadalgobra (CT)
CT Khadalgobra (CT)
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Basantia
CT Basantia (CT)
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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
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Location

Depal is located at 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

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