About Debra Village

Debra is a large village in Debra tehsil, in the district of Paschim Medinipur, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,347, made up of 1,184 males and 1,163 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 982 females per 1000 males. The village covers 122.64 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 721126, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Debra Overview

Census 2011 figures for Debra village
Description	Value
State	West Bengal
District	Paschim Medinipur
Tehsil	Debra
Pincode	721126
Area (hectares)	122.64 hectares
Population	2,347
Male Population	1,184
Female Population	1,163
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	982
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Debra compares

By the 2011 count Debra is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 600 residents. Its 122.64 hectares work out to about 19 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 985.

Getting to Debra

Debra is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Debra as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Debra from other places

Debra lies about 11 km from Paschim Medinipur, and the nearest railway station is Balichak, about 4.2 km away. The figures below are straight-line distances from the village to each place. A road journey is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again.

Distances from Debra
Nearest railway station	Balichak	4.2 km
District headquarters	Paschim Medinipur	11 km
Nearest town	Medinīpur	25 km

Villages closest to Debra

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Debra tehsil.

Source: Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. Figures have not been revised since collection. Read more on our about the data page.

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Common questions about Debra

As per the Census of India 2011, Debra village had a population of 2,347. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 600 residents.

Debra village has 1,184 males and 1,163 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Debra has about 982 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 985.

The pincode recorded for Debra is 721126. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Debra covers 122.64 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 19 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Debra falls under Debra tehsil of Paschim Medinipur district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Debra is Balichak, about 4.2 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 10 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within village for Debra.

Debra is about 11 km from Paschim Medinipur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Debra is in Debra tehsil of Paschim Medinipur district. Balichak is about 4.2 km away. Paschim Medinipur is about 11 km away. Medinīpur is about 25 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.