Pingla

Pingla
Village
Pingla Location in West Bengal, India Show map of West Bengal Pingla Pingla (India) Show map of India
Coordinates: 22°16′18.9″N87°35′08.4″E / 22.271917°N 87.585667°E / 22.271917; 87.585667 Coordinates: 22°16′18.9″N87°35′08.4″E / 22.271917°N 87.585667°E / 22.271917; 87.585667
Country	India
State	West Bengal
District	Paschim Medinipur
Population  (2011)
• Total	5,253
Languages
• Official	Bengali, English
Time zone	UTC+5:30 (IST)
PIN	721140 (Pingla)
Telephone/STD code	03228
Lok Sabha constituency	Ghatal
Vidhan Sabha constituency	Debra
Website	paschimmedinipur.gov.in

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.

Geography

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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″N87°35′08.4″E / 22.271917°N 87.585667°E / 22.271917; 87.585667 .

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

1. "District Human Development Report Paschim Medinipur, 2011". page 27-28. Department of Planning and Statistics, Government of West Bengal. Retrieved 10 September 2020.
2. "District Statistical Handbook Paschim Medinipur, 2013". Table 2.2, 2.4 (a). Department of Planning and Statistics. Retrieved 10 September 2020.
3. "2011 Census – Primary Census Abstract Data Tables". West Bengal – District-wise. Registrar General and Census Commissioner, India. Retrieved 27 October 2016.
4. "District Census Handbook: Paschim Medinipur" (PDF). Map of Paschim Medinipur with CD Block HQs and Police Stations (on the fifth page). Directorate of Census Operations, West Bengal, 2011. Retrieved 20 November 2016.
5. "District Statistical Handbook 2014 Paschim Medinipur". Tables 2.1, 2.2. Department of Planning and Statistics, Government of West Bengal. Retrieved 14 September 2020.
6. "District at a Glance". Paschim Medinipur District Police. Archived from the original on 27 October 2016. Retrieved 27 October 2016.
7. "Pingla Thana Mahavidyalaya". Pingla Thana Mahavidyalaya. Retrieved 27 October 2016.
8. "Health & Family Welfare Department" (PDF). Health Statistics – Rural Hospitals. Government of West Bengal. Retrieved 1 September 2020.