Cities and towns in Medinpur Sadar subdivision 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
Paschim Medinipur district (before separation of Jhargram) had a total forest area of 1,700 km2, accounting for 14.31% of the total forested area of the state. It is obvious from the map of the Midnapore Sadar subdivision, placed alongside, is that there are large stretches of forests in the subdivision. The soil is predominantly lateritic.[2] Around 30% of the population of the district resides in this subdivision. 13.95% of the population lives in urban areas and 86.05% lives in the rural areas.[3]
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, Durllabhganj had a total population of 6,796, of which 3,436 (51%) were males and 3,360 (49%) were females. There were 607 persons in the age range of 0–6 years. The total number of literate persons in Durllabhganj was 5,613 (90.69% of the population over 6 years).[4]
As of 2001[update] India census,[5] Durllabhganj had a population of 6129. Males constitute 52% of the population and females 48%. Durllabhganj has an average literacy rate of 79%, higher than the national average of 59.5%: male literacy is 82% and, female literacy is 75%. In Durllabhganj, 12% of the population is under 6 years of age.
According to the District Census Handbook 2011, Paschim Medinipur, Durlabhganj covered an area of 1.11 km2. Among the civic amenities, it had 3 km roads with open drains, the protected water supply involved overhead tank, tap water from treated sources, borewell, tubewell. It had 1,250 domestic electric connections, 28 road lighting points. Among the medical facilities it had 1 hospital. Among the educational facilities it had were 4 primary schools, 1 secondary school, 1 senior secondary school. It had 1 non-formal education centre (Sarba Siksha Abhiyan). Durlabhganj has a chilling plant. It has branch offices of 2 nationalised banks and 1 non-agricultural credit society.[6]
^"District Census Handbook Paschim Medinipur, Census of India 2011, Series 20, Part XII A"(PDF). Section II Town Directory, Pages 2827-2833; Statement I: Status and Growth History, Page 2827; Statement II: Physical Aspects and Location of Towns, Page 2829; Statement III: Civic and other Amenities, Page 2830; Statement IV: Medical Facilities 2831, Page 2832; Statement V: Educational, Recreational and Cultural Facilities, Page 2832,2833; Statement VI:Industry and Banking ,Page 2833. Directorate of census Operations V, West Bengal. Retrieved 5 September 2020.
