Depal
Depal | |
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Village | |
  Depal Location in Purba Medinipur, West Bengal, India | |
| Coordinates: 21°43′59″N 87°32′52″E / 21.733123°N 87.547885°E | |
| Country |  India |
| State | West Bengal |
| District | Purba Medinipur |
| Government | |
| • Type | Taluk of Ramnagar II Block, West Bengal, India |
| Languages | |
| • Official | Bengali, English |
| Time zone | UTC+5:30 (IST) |
| PIN | 721453 |
| Area code | 03220 |
| ISO 3166 code | IN-WB |
| Vehicle registration | WB-29, WB-30, WB-31, WB-32, WB-33 |
| Literacy | 87.84% |
| Lok Sabha constituency | Kanthi |
| Vidhan Sabha constituency | Ramnagar |
| Website | http://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[edit]
5miles
Fishing Harbour
Shankarpur
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[edit]
Depal is located at 21°43′59″N 87°32′52″E / 21.733123°N 87.547885°E.
Urbanisation[edit]
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[edit]
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[edit]
Depal stands at the junction point of Depal-Majna-Kanthi Road and Egra-Ramnagar Road.[3]
Education[edit]
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[edit]
There is a primary health centre at Hamirpur, PO Depal (with 2 beds).[7]
References[edit]
- ^ "District Statistical Handbook 2014 Purba Medinipur". Table 2.2. Department of Planning and Statistics, Government of West Bengal. Retrieved 22 April 2019.
- ^ "2011 Census – Primary Census Abstract Data Tables". West Bengal – District-wise. Registrar General and Census Commissioner, India. Retrieved 23 April 2017.
- ^ Google maps
- ^ "Ramnagar College". Ramnagar College. Archived from the original on 14 November 2016. Retrieved 23 April 2017.
- ^ "Ramnagar College". College Admission. Retrieved 23 April 2017.
- ^ "Ramnagar B.Ed. College". Ramnagore B.Ed. College. Archived from the original on 20 April 2017. Retrieved 23 April 2017.
- ^ "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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