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Durmut

Small Town in West Bengal, India

Durmut (also spelled Durmuth) is a small town in Contai 3 CD Block in Contai subdivision of East Medinipur district in the state of West Bengal, India.

01Geography

Location

Durmut is located at 21°48′39″N 87°46′26″E / 21.810767°N 87.773981°E / 21.810767; 87.773981.

Urbanisation

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.

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02Demographics

As per 2011 Census of India Durmut had a total population of 4,617 of which 2,378 (52%) were males and 2,239 (48%) were females. Population below 6 years was 461. The total number of literates in Durmut was 3,648 (87.78% of the population over 6 years).

03Transport

Durmut is off National Highway 116B (Digha Road).

04Education

Deshapran Mahavidyalaya at Durmuth was established in 2010 and offers courses in arts.

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Sources and credits

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