Deula, Magrahat


Deula is a village within the jurisdiction of the Usthi police station in the Magrahat I CD block in the Diamond Harbour subdivision of the South 24 Parganas district in the Indian state of West Bengal.

Geography

Deula is located at. It has an average elevation of.

Demographics

As per the 2011 Census of India, Deula had a total population of 5,169, of which 2,653 were males and 2,516 were females. Population below 6 years was 597. The total number of literates in Seula was 3,310.

Transport

Deula is on the Usthi-Mandirbazar Road.
Deula railway station is on the Sealdah–Diamond Harbour line of the Kolkata Suburban Railway system.

Commuters

With the electrification of the railways, suburban traffic has grown tremendously since the 1960s. As of 2005-06, more than 1.7 million commuters use the Kolkata Suburban Railway system daily. After the partition of India, refugees from East Pakistan/ Bangladesh had a strong impact on the development of urban areas in the periphery of Kolkata. The new immigrants depended on Kolkata for their livelihood, thus increasing the number of commuters. Eastern Railway runs 1,272 EMU trains daily.

Healthcare

Baneswarpur Rural Hospital, with 30 beds, at Baneswarpur is the major government medical facility in Magrahat I CD block.