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Depal

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Depal
Village
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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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Location

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Urbanisation

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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

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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

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

Education

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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

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

References

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