| Depal | |
| Settlement Type: | Village |
| Pushpin Map: | India West Bengal |
| Pushpin Label Position: | top |
| Pushpin Map Caption: | Location in Purba Medinipur, West Bengal, India |
| Coordinates: | 21.7331°N 87.5479°W |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Name: |  India |
| Subdivision Type1: | State |
| Subdivision Name1: | West Bengal |
| Subdivision Type2: | District |
| Subdivision Name2: | Purba Medinipur |
| Government Type: | Taluk of Ramnagar II Block, West Bengal, India |
| Unit Pref: | Metric |
| Population Density Km2: | auto |
| Demographics Type1: | Languages |
| Demographics1 Title1: | Official |
| Demographics1 Info1: | Bengali, English |
| Timezone1: | IST |
| Utc Offset1: | +5:30 |
| Postal Code Type: | PIN |
| Postal Code: | 721453 |
| Area Code: | 03220 |
| Registration Plate: | WB-29, WB-30, WB-31, WB-32, WB-33 |
| Blank1 Name Sec1: | Literacy |
| Blank1 Info Sec1: | 87.84% |
| Blank2 Name Sec1: | Lok Sabha constituency |
| Blank2 Info Sec1: | Kanthi |
| Blank3 Name Sec1: | Vidhan Sabha constituency |
| Blank3 Info Sec1: | Ramnagar |
| Website: | http://purbamedinipur.gov.in |
| Iso Code: | IN-WB |
Depal is a village and a gram panchayat in Ramnagar II Block in Contai subdivision of Purba Medinipur district in the Indian state of West Bengal.
Depal is located at 21.7331°N 87.5479°W.
93.55% of the population of Contai subdivision live in the rural areas. Only 6.45% of the population live in the urban areas and it is considerably behind Haldia subdivision in urbanization, where 20.81% of the population live in urban areas.[1]
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.
As per 2011 Census of India, Depal had a total population of 3,359, of which 1,705 (51%) were males and 1,654 (49%) were females. Population below 6 years was 294. The total number of literates in Depal was 2,782 (90.77% of the population over 6 years).[2]
Depal stands at the junction point of Depal-Majna-Kanthi Road and Egra-Ramnagar Road.[3]
Ramnagar College at Depal was established in 1972. In addition to courses in arts, science and commerce, it offers courses in hospitality and tourism, and fishery and farm management.[4] [5]
Ramnagar B.Ed College at Depal offers graduation courses in education.[6]
There is a primary health centre at Hamirpur, PO Depal (with 2 beds).[7]