| Debra | |
| Settlement Type: | Village |
| Pushpin Map: | India West Bengal # India |
| Pushpin Label Position: | right |
| Pushpin Map Caption: | Location in West Bengal, India |
| Coordinates: | 22.3906°N 87.5673°W |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Name: |  India |
| Subdivision Type1: | State |
| Subdivision Name1: | West Bengal |
| Subdivision Type2: | District |
| Subdivision Name2: | Paschim Medinipur |
| Unit Pref: | Metric |
| Population Total: | 2,347 |
| Population As Of: | 2011 |
| Population Density Km2: | auto |
| Demographics Type1: | Languages* |
| Demographics1 Title1: | Official |
| Demographics1 Info1: | Bengali, Santali, English |
| Timezone1: | IST |
| Utc Offset1: | +5:30 |
| Postal Code Type: | PIN |
| Postal Code: | 721126 (Debra Bazar) |
| Area Code Type: | Telephone/STD code |
| Area Code: | 03225 |
| Blank1 Name Sec1: | Lok Sabha constituency |
| Blank1 Info Sec1: | Ghatal |
| Blank2 Name Sec1: | Vidhan Sabha constituency |
| Blank2 Info Sec1: | Debra |
Debra is a village in the Debra CD block in the Kharagpur subdivision of the Paschim Medinipur district in the state of West Bengal, India.
Debra is located at 22.3906°N 87.5673°W.
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.[1] 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.[2]
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.
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).[3]
.*For language details see Debra (community development block)#Language and religion
Debra police station has jurisdiction over Debra CD block. Which is situated at Balichak.[4] [5]
National Highway 6, running from Kolkata to Mumbai, passes through Debra.[6]
There is a station at Balichak on the Howrah-Kharagpur line. It is 90.8 km from Howrah station.[7]
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:
Debra Rural Hospital, with 40 beds at Debra Bazar, is the major government medical facility in the Debra CD block.[8]
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.[9]