To describe the demographic characteristics and identity the needs of population diversity are crucial in addressing the issues of population resources and development of a region. Simultaneously, it is very important to highlight different problems and imbalances in population distribution of Contai Municipality in Purba Medinipur district of West Bengal. The prime objective of the study is to understand the diversity in population composition and associated demographic characteristics in the study area with spatio-temporal perspective. The relevant data for the study have been collected from primary and secondary sources and the data so obtained have been analyzed and presented using various statistics and cartographic techniques. The municipality has witnessed a substantial population growth gradually with expansion of the urban areas. Out migration is gaining pace in the Contai municipality in the form of rural to urban migration. However the present paper is an endeavor to study the demographic characteristics, composition and population dynamics in the study area in light of cause and effect relationship with the futuristic approach.