# Depal Village, Ramnagar - II, Purba Medinipur (West Bengal)

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Village · Ramnagar - II, Purba Medinipur 

# Depal

Depal is a village in Ramnagar - II sub-district of Purba Medinipur district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **3,359 people in 694 households**, the 12th largest of 134 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 90.8%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 89.4%.

- 3,359people (2011)
- 694households
- 90.8%literacy
- 970females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Depal

Of every 100 households in Depal in 2011, 68 had electricity, 76 a toilet at home and 4 cooked with LPG; 48 had a mobile phone, 7 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Depal · ■ Ramnagar - II rural average

Electricity for lighting ****68%**

**46%

Toilet within the home ****76%**

**91%

No toilet (open defecation) ****24%**

**8%

Tap water ****59%**

**18%

Drinking water within premises ****8%**

**4%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****4%**

**1%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****62%**

**91%

Use banking services ****27%**

**45%

Television ****26%**

**20%

Mobile phone ****48%**

**51%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****7%**

**6%

Car / jeep / van ****2%**

**1%

None of these assets ****31%**

**23%

Own their home ****97%**

**97%

Source: [Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14)](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## What is the population of Depal?

■ Depal · ■ Ramnagar - II rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****90.8%**

**89.4%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****970**

**942

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1028**

**981

Working population ****40.7%**

**36.4%

### Women and men

Literacy is 95.6% for men and 85.8% for women. 60% of men and 21% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 243 (18%) · **■** Farm labourers 262 (19%) · **■** Household industry 13 (1%) · **■** Other work 242 (18%) · **■** Marginal 608 (44%)

Source: [Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## Other villages of similar size in Ramnagar - II

- Dera3,628 people
- Kadua3,615 people
- Mandar3,583 people
- Sabitrapur3,367 people
- Madhabpur3,191 people
- Islampur2,847 people
- Danda Belbani2,705 people
- Narkuli2,597 people

[All 137 villages in Ramnagar - II](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/purba-medinipur/ramnagar-ii/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Depal?3,359 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Depal in?Purba Medinipur district (Ramnagar - II sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Depal?90.8% (Census 2011)