Pingla

Village in West Bengal, India From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Pingla is a village in the Pingla CD block in the Kharagpur subdivision of the Paschim Medinipur district in the state of West Bengal, India.

Country India
Time zoneUTC+5:30 (IST)
PIN
721140 (Pingla)
Websitepaschimmedinipur.gov.in
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Pingla
Village
Pingla is located in West Bengal
Pingla
Pingla
Location in West Bengal, India
Pingla is located in India
Pingla
Pingla
Pingla (India)
Coordinates: 22°16′18.9″N 87°35′08.4″E
Country India
StateWest Bengal
DistrictPaschim Medinipur
Population
 (2011)
 • Total
5,253
Languages
 • OfficialBengali, English
Time zoneUTC+5:30 (IST)
PIN
721140 (Pingla)
Telephone/STD code03228
Lok Sabha constituencyGhatal
Vidhan Sabha constituencyDebra
Websitepaschimmedinipur.gov.in
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Geography

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8km
5miles
U
Kangsabati River
H
Satyapur
H Satyapur, Paschim Medinipur (H)
H Satyapur, Paschim Medinipur (H)
H
Raj Ballabh
H Raj Ballabh (H)
H Raj Ballabh (H)
H
Loyada
H Loyada, Paschim Medinipur (H)
H Loyada, Paschim Medinipur (H)
H
Jalchak
H Jalchak (H)
H Jalchak (H)
H
Dhaneshwarpur
Madhyabar
H Dhaneshwarpur Madhyabar (H)
H Dhaneshwarpur Madhyabar (H)
H
Chak Bajit
H Chak Bajit (H)
H Chak Bajit (H)
F
IIT, Kharagpur
F Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur (F)
F Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur (F)
M
Kharagpur
M Kharagpur (M)
M Kharagpur (M)
R
Hijli
R Hijli (R)
R Hijli (R)
R
Satkul
R Satkul (R)
R Satkul (R)
R
Salua
R Salua, Paschim Medinipur (R)
R Salua, Paschim Medinipur (R)
R
Pingla
R
Maligram
R Maligram (R)
R Maligram (R)
R
Madpur
R Madpur (R)
R Madpur (R)
R
Gangaram Chak
R Gangaram Chak (R)
R Gangaram Chak (R)
R
Debra
R Debra, Paschim Medinipur (R)
R Debra, Paschim Medinipur (R)
R
Changual
R Changual (R)
R Changual (R)
CT
Kharagpur
Railway Settlement
CT Kharagpur Railway Settlement (CT)
CT Kharagpur Railway Settlement (CT)
CT
Kalaikunda
CT Kalaikunda (CT)
CT Kalaikunda (CT)
CT
Balichak
CT Balichak (CT)
CT Balichak (CT)
Cities and towns in the northern part of Kharagpur subdivision (including Khararagpur I & II, Debra and Pingla CD blocks) of Paschim Medinipur district
M: municipal city/ town, CT: census town, R: rural/ urban centre, H: historical/ religious centre, F: facilities
Owing to space constraints in the small map, the actual locations in a larger map may vary slightly

Location

Pingla is located at 22°16′18.9″N 87°35′08.4″E.

Area overview

Kharagpur subdivision, shown partly in the map alongside, mostly has alluvial soils, except in two CD blocks in the west – Kharagpur I and Keshiary, which mostly have lateritic soils. Around 74% of the total cultivated area is cropped more than once.[1] With a density of population of 787 per km2nearly half of the district’s population resides in this subdivision. 14.33% of the population lives in urban areas and 86.67% lives in the rural areas.[2]

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.

Demographics

As per 2011 Census of India Pingla had a total population of 5,253 of which 2,639 (50%) were males and 2,614 (50%) were females. Population below 6 years was 665. The total number of literates in Pingla was 3,538 (67.35% of the population over 6 years).[3]

Civic administration

CD block HQ

The headquarters of Pingla CD block are located at Pingla.[4]

Police station

Pingla police station has jurisdiction over Pingla CD Block.[5][6]

Education

Pingla Thana Mahavidyalaya, located at Maligram, was set up in 1965. It is affiliated to Vidyasagar University and as of 2016 offers undergraduate courses in Humanities, Commerce and Science. Post-graduate programme in Bengali was added in 2014-15 and efforts are on to add PG programme in commerce.[7]

Healthcare

Pingla Rural Hospital, with 30 beds at Pingla, is the major Government medical facility in the Pingla CD block.[8]

References

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