Pingla Explained

Pingla
Settlement Type:Village
Pushpin Map:India West Bengal # India
Pushpin Label Position:right
Pushpin Map Caption:Location in West Bengal, India
Coordinates:22.2719°N 87.5857°W
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name: India
Subdivision Type1:State
Subdivision Name1:West Bengal
Subdivision Type2:District
Subdivision Name2:Paschim Medinipur
Unit Pref:Metric
Population Total:5,253
Population As Of:2011
Population Density Km2:auto
Demographics Type1:Languages
Demographics1 Title1:Official
Demographics1 Info1:Bengali, English
Timezone1:IST
Utc Offset1:+5:30
Postal Code Type:PIN
Postal Code:721140 (Pingla)
Area Code Type:Telephone/STD code
Area Code:03228
Blank1 Name Sec1:Lok Sabha constituency
Blank1 Info Sec1:Ghatal
Blank2 Name Sec1:Vidhan Sabha constituency
Blank2 Info Sec1:Debra

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

Location

Pingla is located at 22.2719°N 87.5857°W.

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]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: District Human Development Report Paschim Medinipur, 2011. page 27-28. Department of Planning and Statistics, Government of West Bengal . 10 September 2020.
  2. Web site: District Statistical Handbook Paschim Medinipur, 2013. Table 2.2, 2.4 (a). Department of Planning and Statistics . 10 September 2020.
  3. Web site: 2011 Census – Primary Census Abstract Data Tables . West Bengal – District-wise . Registrar General and Census Commissioner, India . 27 October 2016 .
  4. Web site: District Census Handbook: Paschim Medinipur . Map of Paschim Medinipur with CD Block HQs and Police Stations (on the fifth page) . Directorate of Census Operations, West Bengal, 2011 . 20 November 2016 .
  5. Web site: District Statistical Handbook 2014 Paschim Medinipur . Tables 2.1, 2.2 . Department of Planning and Statistics, Government of West Bengal . 14 September 2020.
  6. Web site: District at a Glance . Paschim Medinipur District Police . 27 October 2016 . https://web.archive.org/web/20161027124602/http://policewb.gov.in/wbp/district/wmdp/wmdpstat.php . 27 October 2016 . dead .
  7. Web site: Pingla Thana Mahavidyalaya . Pingla Thana Mahavidyalaya . 27 October 2016.
  8. Web site: Health & Family Welfare Department . Health Statistics – Rural Hospitals . Government of West Bengal . 1 September 2020.