Deuli is a

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in the Narayangarh CD block in the

Kharagpur subdivision Kharagpur subdivision is an administrative subdivision of Paschim Medinipur district in the state of West Bengal, India. Subdivisions Paschim Medinipur district is divided into the following administrative subdivisions, after separation of Jhar ...

of the

Paschim Medinipur district Paschim Medinipur (English: ''West Medinipur'', alternative spelling ''Midnapore'') district is one of the districts of the state of West Bengal, India. It was formed on 1 January 2002 after the partition of Midnapore into Paschim Medinipur a ...

in the state of

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Geography

Location

Deuli is located at

Area overview

Kharagpur subdivision, shown partly in the map alongside, mostly has

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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 during a single year. 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, Deuli had a total population of 9,007 of which 4,468 (50%) were males and 4,539 (50%) were females. Population in the age range 0–6 years was 893. The total number of literate persons in Deuli was 7,138 (79.25% of the population over 6 years). India

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, Deuli had a population of 8165. Males constituted 52% of the population and females 48%. Deuli had an average literacy rate of 69%, higher than the national average of 59.5%: male literacy is 77% and, female literacy is 62%. In Deuli, 11% of the population were under 6 years of age.

Infrastructure

According to the ''District Census Handbook 2011, Paschim Medinipur'', Deuli covered an area of 4.09 km². Among the civic amenities, it had 24 km roads with open drains, the protected water supply involved tap water from untreated sources, borewell, tubewell. It had 4,000 domestic electric connections, 300 road lighting points. Among the medical facilities, it had 1 maternity and child welfare centre. Among the educational facilities it had were 6 primary schools, 2 middle schools, 2 secondary schools, 1 senior secondary school. It had 1 recognised shorthand, typewriting and vocational training institute. Among the social, recreational and cultural facilities, it had 1 public library, 1 reading room. It had branch offices of 2 nationalised banks, 3 cooperative banks, 1 agricultural credit society.

References

Cities and towns in Paschim Medinipur district {{PaschimMedinipur-geo-stub