Debra, Paschim Medinipur

For other uses, see Debra (disambiguation).

Debra
Village
Debra Location in West Bengal, India Show map of West Bengal Debra Debra (India) Show map of India
Coordinates: 22°23′26.2″N87°34′02.3″E / 22.390611°N 87.567306°E / 22.390611; 87.567306
Country	India
State	West Bengal
District	Paschim Medinipur
Population  (2011)
• Total	2,347
Languages*
• Official	Bengali, Santali, English
Time zone	UTC+5:30 (IST)
PIN	721126 (Debra Bazar)
Telephone/STD code	03225
Lok Sabha constituency	Ghatal
Vidhan Sabha constituency	Debra
Website	paschimmedinipur.gov.in

Debra is a village in the Debra CD block in the Kharagpur subdivision of the Paschim Medinipur district in the state of West Bengal, India.

Geography

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Cities and towns in the northern part of Kharagpur subdivision (including Khararagpur I & II, Debra and Pingla CD blocks) of Paschim Medinipur district
M: municipal city/ town, CT: census town, R: rural/ urban centre, H: historical/ religious centre, F: facilities
Owing to space constraints in the small map, the actual locations in a larger map may vary slightly

Location

Debra is located at 22°23′26.2″N87°34′02.3″E / 22.390611°N 87.567306°E / 22.390611; 87.567306 .

Area overview

Kharagpur subdivision, shown partly in the map alongside, mostly has alluvial soils, except in two CD blocks in the west – Kharagpur I and Keshiary, which mostly have lateritic soils. Around 74% of the total cultivated area is cropped more than once. ^[1] With a density of population of 787 per km²nearly half of the district's population resides in this subdivision. 14.33% of the population lives in urban areas and 86.67% lives in the rural areas. ^[2]

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

According to the 2011 Census of India Debra had a total population of 2,347 of which 1,184 (50%) were males and 1,163 (50%) were females. Population in the age range 0–6 years was 228. The total number of literate persons in Debra was 1,730 (73.71% of the population over 6 years). ^[3]

.*For language details see Debra (community development block)#Language and religion

Civic administration

Police station

Debra police station has jurisdiction over Debra CD block. Which is situated at Balichak. ^{[4] [5]}

Transport

National Highway 6, running from Kolkata to Mumbai, passes through Debra. ^[6]

There is a station at Balichak on the Howrah-Kharagpur line. It is 90.8 km from Howrah station. ^[7]

Education

Debra Thana Sahid Kshudiram Smriti Mahavidyalaya was established in the year 2006 under Vidyasagar University Medinipur.

There are a number of schools/ institutions in Debra:

• Maa Sarada Vidyamandir
• Debra Kinder Garden School
• Anganbari School Debra
• Sister Nivedita School
• Debra Primary School
• Debra Harimati Saraswat Vidyamandir

Healthcare

Debra Rural Hospital, with 40 beds at Debra Bazar, is the major government medical facility in the Debra CD block. ^[8]

Debra Superspeciality hospital is functioning and is an improvement over the facilities offered by the Rural Hospital, but with specialists leaving frequently, many patients have to face the earlier trouble of being referred to Kharagpur/ Midnapore and that often leads to indignation and trouble. ^[9]

References

1. "District Human Development Report Paschim Medinipur, 2011". page 27-28. Department of Planning and Statistics, Government of West Bengal. Retrieved 10 September 2020.
2. "District Statistical Handbook Paschim Medinipur, 2013". Table 2.2, 2.4 (a). Department of Planning and Statistics. Retrieved 10 September 2020.
3. "2011 Census – Primary Census Abstract Data Tables". West Bengal – District-wise. Registrar General and Census Commissioner, India. Retrieved 27 October 2016.
4. "District Statistical Handbook 2014 Paschim Medinipur". Tables 2.1, 2.2. Department of Planning and Statistics, Government of West Bengal. Retrieved 14 September 2020.
5. "District at a Glance". Paschim Medinipur District Police. Archived from the original on 27 October 2016. Retrieved 27 October 2016.
6. "Rationalisation of Numbering Systems of National Highways" (PDF). New Delhi: Department of Road Transport and Highways. Archived from the original (PDF) on 1 February 2016. Retrieved 27 October 2016.
7. "Howrah-Kharagpur Local". Time Table. IndiaRailInfo. Retrieved 13 September 2020.
8. "Health & Family Welfare Department" (PDF). Health Statistics – Rural Hospitals. Government of West Bengal. Retrieved 1 September 2020.
9. "ডেবরা সুপার স্পেশ্যালিটি: চিকিৎসক নেই, ফেরত যাচ্ছে রোগী {Debra Super Speciality: Patients being returned as doctors are not there)". in Bengali. Ananda Bazar Patrika, 21 January 2018. Retrieved 13 September 2020.