Debra, Paschim Medinipur

Geography

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Location

Debra is located at .

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. 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.

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).

.*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.

Transport

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

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

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.

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.

References

References

1. "District Human Development Report Paschim Medinipur, 2011". Department of Planning and Statistics, Government of West Bengal.
2. "District Statistical Handbook Paschim Medinipur, 2013". Department of Planning and Statistics.
3. "2011 Census – Primary Census Abstract Data Tables". Registrar General and Census Commissioner, India.
4. "District Statistical Handbook 2014 Paschim Medinipur". Department of Planning and Statistics, Government of West Bengal.
5. "District at a Glance". Paschim Medinipur District Police.
6. "Rationalisation of Numbering Systems of National Highways". [[Department of Road Transport and Highways]].
7. "Howrah-Kharagpur Local". IndiaRailInfo.
8. "Health & Family Welfare Department". Government of West Bengal.
9. "ডেবরা সুপার স্পেশ্যালিটি: চিকিৎসক নেই, ফেরত যাচ্ছে রোগী {Debra Super Speciality: Patients being returned as doctors are not there)". Ananda Bazar Patrika, 21 January 2018.