What is the population of Contai, West Bengal?

Contai has a population of approximately 92,226 according to the latest available open data.

Where is Contai, West Bengal located?

Contai is located in West Bengal, India, at approximate coordinates 21.7806°, 87.7448°.

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Contai

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Total population

92,226

Coordinates21.78°, 87.74°

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Overview

Contai, also known as Kanthi, is a coastal and subdivisional city and a municipality in East Midnapore district, West Bengal, India. It is the headquarters of the Contai subdivision.

History & geography

History

In 1243, Contai was the site of the Battle of Katasin, in which Narasingha Deva I of the Eastern Ganga dynasty defeated Tughral Tughan Khan, the Bengal governor of the Mamluk dynasty of Delhi. Contai was later a part of the Hijli Kingdom, a tributary state of Orissa ruled by the Hindu king Gopinath Pattanayak. In 1852 the East India Company of British India announced Contai as a Sub-Division consisting of six police stations - Contai, Khejuri, Ramnagar, Bhagwanpur, Egra and Patashpur. But the Government continued working from Negua. The Sub-Division that covered was the second largest in Bengal .In 1863 when Nimak Mahal (the salt factory and business center) at Contai, in the teeth of a serious crisis, ceased functioning, the Sub-Divisional office was shifted from Negua to the abandoned Nimak Mahal building. Bankim Chandra Chottopadhyay, the precursor of Bengali novel, worked as the Deputy Magistrate of Contai, though for a short period, from January 1860 to November of the year.

Geography

Contai is about 160 km from Kolkata and 31 km from the beach town Digha. Contai receives heavy rains during monsoon. Winters are not that severe. Summers are average and cooler than that of northern India. 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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