Durmut

Durmut Durmuth
Small Town
Durmut Location in West Bengal, India Show map of West Bengal Durmut Durmut (India) Show map of India
Coordinates: 21°48′39″N87°46′26″E / 21.810767°N 87.773981°E / 21.810767; 87.773981
Country	India
State	West Bengal
District	East Medinipur
Population  (2011)
• Total	4,617
Languages
• Official	Bengali, English
Time zone	UTC+5:30 (IST)
PIN	721401 (Contai)
Telephone/STD code	03220
Lok Sabha constituency	Contai
Vidhan Sabha constituency	Contai South
Website	purbamedinipur.gov.in

Durmut (also spelled Durmuth) is a small town in Contai 3 CD Block in Contai subdivision of East Medinipur district in the state of West Bengal, India.

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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 site, S: port, sea-beach
Owing to space constraints in the small map, the actual locations in a larger map may vary slightly

Location

Durmut is located at 21°48′39″N87°46′26″E / 21.810767°N 87.773981°E / 21.810767; 87.773981 .

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 Durmut had a total population of 4,617 of which 2,378 (52%) were males and 2,239 (48%) were females. Population below 6 years was 461. The total number of literates in Durmut was 3,648 (87.78% of the population over 6 years). ^[2]

Transport

Durmut is off National Highway 116B (Digha Road). ^[3]

Education

Deshapran Mahavidyalaya at Durmuth was established in 2010 and offers courses in arts. ^{[4] [5]}

References

1. "District Statistical Handbook 2014 Purba Medinipur". Table 2.2. Department of Planning and Statistics, Government of West Bengal. Retrieved 22 April 2019.
2. "2011 Census – Primary Census Abstract Data Tables". West Bengal – District-wise. Registrar General and Census Commissioner, India. Retrieved 23 April 2017.
3. Google maps
4. "Deshapran Mahavidyalaya". Deshapran Mahavidyalaya. Retrieved 10 November 2016.
5. "Dshapran Mahavidyalaya". College Admission. Retrieved 23 April 2017.